Intimacy

Into-me-I-see.. This is what I hear every time the word, "Intimacy," is spoken. We all know what it means, but do we realize we can embody being intimate with nearly every action we take? Intimacy is so much more than most give it credit for! Most of us only consider the word relevant when we are thinking in terms of being with a lover. However, closeness is subjective in any circumstance! Sure, intimacy is usually affiliated with what goes on behind closed doors, but truly the notion goes far beyond physical! Building off of the physical aspect, though - have you ever experienced having somatic relations with someone that directly affected the way you see yourself!? Into me I see. Being so close to another entity and allowing that energetic charge to flow between the two is arguably one of the most effective paths to self-reflection! What you see before you and how you feel in these vulnerable moments becomes a direct and immediate projection of how you see yourself! To gaze upon another, to see them in the light of passionate expansion while penetrating into each others' being - is surely a sacred act of intimacy. However, we cannot gaze upon another without our own eyes. The very eyes that can only perceive that which already exists within oneself! Into me I see.. When we look at someone, our emotions will tell us precisely what we should know about ourselves. Bring yourself closer to anyone - no matter how you feel about them, allow that act of closeness to reveal yourself to yourself. Intimacy. Closeness. One on one or very few. No matter how you perceive it, the ultimate message is that you will be revealed! I sit with my feet firmly planted on the earth and I appreciate this intimacy because here I see into me. I sit still, looking at the sky - I appreciate that intimacy while I recognize how small, yet significant I am. I stand nearby a stranger while I observe their behavior and I appreciate this intimacy while I gain a new perspective. I watch my children interact and I appreciate this intimacy while I absorb the fleeting moments of their childhood. I share a profound thought with someone I care about and we spiral into a dozen ideas together and I appreciate this intimacy paired with fun and sometimes heartfelt expansion. The bond is in the becoming! Intimacy with existence itself - in undeniable presence - is intoxicating! The intimacy of simply being! Have you ever looked at someone - anyone - and felt intense emotion just being close to them? That is a result of the intimacy that we all long for in any type of relationship. Did you know that when you see the best in someone and turn your focus to things that feel good - it is merely a reflection of yourself!? We believe that we are falling in love with another as a result of our focus on their desirable traits, habits, and quirks paired the distribution of happy hormones while gaining this closeness! In reality we are actually sharing a perspective as one and recognizing our best qualities in ourselves through one another! THIS is the ultimate intimacy! Literally, seeing ourselves through the eyes of someone else! We feel like the best version of ourselves, because we are allowing ourselves to see what's always been there but for some reason it takes someone else to focus on us for us to remember who we are! Very few of us recognize ourselves on our own and there is nothing wrong with that! We are only human, after all. Though, when one finds another and desires that more sacred closeness, it creates inspiration through the action of any type of intimacy to carry through with being the version of ourselves that we desire! We often hear people say, "they make me better!" What that really means is that the person has chosen to be the better version of themselves because they believe that they have found something meaningful and sacred that has inspired them to keep seeing themselves as they genuinely are and want to be!! That is the inspiration of deep intimacy! It reveals us! How beautiful it is to have the option to allow ourselves to be revealed to everyone and everything we love! Intimacy is sacred, yet should be practiced wrecklessly in the most cherished manner in honor of expansion! I see you, therefore I see me. Into me I see.