The C word. We all know it. It's a word I feel we need to take back. A word that more people need to know and to support:
Connection.
It's the eloquence of vulnerability. It's that beautiful marriage of trust and love.
When I drew this picture just yesterday it was inspired by a woman I love. But it went deeper than that. It's a picture of two humans facing each other. Connecting. The shirts are different colors because they are individuals. The roots are not tangled because they are rooted independently. Grounded like a pillar, but connected to an equal.
This blog was gonna be awesome and poignant and beautiful but after todays events, this picture looks different right now.
My dear friend is dying. It's happening. I am accepting that. At this time he is on life support. I have asked to be there when they disconnect him. As I stood by his bed today rubbing his arm I thought of all the times we connected. We all have the ability to connect to one another and I'm so glad he and I connected on so many levels so many times.
The hardest thing about connection is that eventually, we have to disconnect. The easiest thing about disconnecting is knowing that eventually, we will reconnect once more.