A Vow To My Partner

Photo © Lumir Koutnik

 

For Ron ♥ 

A Vow To My Partner

I will be mindful of the act of loving you every day of my life.
I will not take you for granted, but will keep my eyes open 

to the treasure that you are, allowing room for your 

individuality and your own uniqueness. 
I will not try to bend you to my ways, but rather open 

myself to your ways as being part of who you are. 
I will embrace all of you. The dark parts along with the light, 

because, together, those parts create the being that I love. 
I will accept you, respect you and admire you. 
And if something comes between us to make me stumble 

with this, I will go to you and ask your help with my struggle. 
I will bring my challenges to you, looking for your thoughts 

and support and I will return that support to you freely.  

When I'm hurt, I will believe in your love for me, 

I will bring you my hurt, and together we will 

grow from it and then put it aside. 
I will share all of myself with you, for I know to receive 

your entire heart, you must have mine. 
Together, we will work, we will play, we will laugh, 

we will grieve, and we will find our way. 
Together we will live gratitude, together we will touch love.

~Terri St. Cloud

 

from Rivers in the Ocean