(until i change my mind again)

This is what I need in Love
Spinning in the sun and laughing really really hard
I need DESIRE and "AHHH! AWE!
I need to be told brave True Words
I need myself
I need my VOICE
I need a partner who will giggle and cherish me to my bones
I need real real REAL GENUINENESS,
and I need strength-- strength to trust and let down the ropes and the storyline
I need honest dinner time talking
I need loving gestures and LOTS of drawing on the floor
I need to be met halfway
I need to feel needed
I need to SURRENDER
I NEED TO FEEL HEARD
I need to not be mocked when I am being true
I need real KINDNESS + a love that glows BRIGHTLY

(Sabrina Ward Harrison, The True and the Questions)

yep. these are the things i need. i should tell this writer to stop reading my mind and being so good at articulating things that i couldn't say. so i only wrote these when it was time for me to fill in the blanks to her question:

OH, IN LOVE I NEED __________
faith.
forgiveness.
my God's strength in my weaknesses
to wait. and wait.
to see things as they really are
to hear the truth
strong arms, steady hands
grace to embrace even when not everything fits
to laugh at silly things
be serious when needed
to sing

i figure i'll put in more things as i go along, but for now, these will do.

(The True and the Questions is a journal made by Sabrina Ward Harrison designed to make the reader reflect as she shares her thoughts and asks difficult questions. i'll sometimes post the questions and answers here. feel free to respond with your own reflections.)