"My spouse hasn't said I love you in maybe a decade, but I still say it every day."

 

"I want my partner to be happy. I know that the undercurrent of anger is getting in the way of that, so I wish it could stop, but not for my sake, just to bring my spouse more peace."

 

It is delightful to be in the presence of a cozy couple. Their playful banter and cooperation are like a song well sung. 

 

But being a witness to someone who chooses to walk kindly into a cold gale is another feeling.  It is as if I am watching grain be ground in a mill, and baked in an oven on its way to becoming bread. Part of me wants to rescue the kernels from being crushed, but I realize that the death is only temporary. On the other side is a human being on the rise. 

 

 

 

 

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