Sunday, February 5, 2012

Oh, the Comfort!

"But oh! the blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely.  Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person- having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."
~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

I love this quote.  It's more than communication, it's about genuine and true acceptance.  It is intimacy to the very core.  I think it would take a very strong, open and loving spirit to to give you this comfort.  A soulmate.

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