Over time, we build our vision of reality and the laws that govern it. We formulate the rules by which it exists. A part of this structure lies in the relationships and connections around us. We build some stability for ourselves out of long-standing arrangements. It's like physics for the soul.
For me, this is my parents' partnership. My sister and her husband. My love of the JRL ranch. My aunts and uncles. All my beautiful cousins and their darling spouses. The fact that Oregon is a magical place. That my hometown of Butte Falls raises honest citizens who want a happy and healthy life.
These things have stood for years as pillars shaping who I am.
Today I got some news that a friend is going through a divorce. I didn't know until today that their relationship was one of the support beams of my life. I have known this pair for years and though we don't talk much right now, the fact that they were together and seemingly happy was comforting to me across space and time. Their togetherness reinforced my hope that our generation will figure out how to love long-term.
But now it's ending.
And I'm out of words to describe how it feels.
If I believed in stupid emoticons, I'd make a frowny face.
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