something i wrote...

i was contemplating on what i would write about today but i do not have much time. i have a huge assignment to work on, and then i have to get my yoga practice in. so i decided that i would post something that i wrote previously, as i have a lot of these tidbits stashed on my computer or scribbled in a journal. here it goes:

couples day

no, there is no special sales reward if you show up as a couple at our store...it's just that today, there seemed to be a great wave of couples, more so than usual. generally, they are young ones...just starting out, fresh looks on their faces, armed with their lists to select items for their wedding registry. or the ones that have been in it a few years, still trying to figure one another out and what is marriage really about, he's pushing a stroller, or she's ripe as a summer peach and round as a basketball. that's the general population i deal with in my position as a design studio specialist...the girl who gets to sit on sofas with you, gives you fabric samples, questions your lifestyle, and then tells you exactly what you need so you are no longer confused and terrified about buying your first piece of real adult furniture. that's me.

but today was different. today my couples were my age and older. they were seasoned veterans of love, with years of partnering shoulder to shoulder as they faced life's ups and downs. that's who was out shopping today. and they all wanted to talk to me. not the other younger associates. it was if i were a magnetic force they gravitated to. especially since i was not close to the entrance, they certainly had been asked if they needed help by at least 3 - 4 others before happening upon me.

each couple was unique but the same. i saw in each one of them what happens when you share your life with your best friend. and as we spoke, i was both engaged in conversation with them - graciously included in their humorous comments about each others shopping habits, and how they both don't always like the same thing - as well as a spectator to their intimate banter...their own personal language, their secret code. i often witness this and find it fascinating and delightful...yes, to be able to find that secure niche in your relationship with someone who loves you back just for who you are must be a wonderful thing.

the circumstances of this particular couples day all seemed too coincidental. unusually so. is the universe trying to tell me something? perhaps. undoubtedly, after the fifth couple, i began to believe someone had a message for me. is it because i generally question myself on the practically of believing in the idea of finding love and sharing a life with my best friend?

such foolishness; it's late. i should stop thinking and send my brain to slumber.

*12.17.2006*