Comments | bettybaker: The Road Almost Traveled

bettybaker

The Road Almost Traveled

Jun 27, 2007 07:21

Nearly seven years ago, Dr. Sweetheart was pressed against my back, dropping kisses on my neck. I had a choice. I could turn my head and let him kiss me, or I could climb off of his bed and sleep on his couch. I was torn: should I kiss my best friend and chance ruining the wonderful connection we had, or should I let the most wonderful man I knew ( Read more... )

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carosconundrum June 27 2007, 14:38:48 UTC

This is beautiful. You should go speak to high school kids and mid-20's crisis people who are blinded by the roads that lay before them, this is an excellent perspective on making choices.

bettybaker June 27 2007, 15:15:33 UTC

Thank you! Thing is, I'm mid-20's crisis-riddled myself. ;) I'm very glad that you like this.

vsoul June 27 2007, 14:45:20 UTC

Your writing is consistently thought-provoking and introspection-inducing. I'm so glad that we're friends :-)

bettybaker June 27 2007, 14:47:22 UTC

Ohhhhhhh! *hugs and squeezes* I'm so glad you feel that way. I'm really glad that we're friends too. How's your mouth feeling?

vsoul June 27 2007, 15:16:08 UTC

It's doing a lot better, although part of my lower lip is still numb and the area is (of course) sensitive. All in all, I can't complain :-)
*hugs and squeezes back*

ladyynara June 27 2007, 14:56:04 UTC

10 years ago, I had a choice. I could go to university, taken the "safe" option. Or, I could leave England and move to America with a man I hardly knew and had only met less than a handful of times. I chose the man. Everyone thought I was crazy, but my reasoning was that I could always have another go at going to university, I wouldn't get another go at seeing how this relationship would pan out. We married 6 weeks after I moved out there, and will have been married 10 years next January. We've had two beautiful children in the last few years, and ironically we're living back in England (for now). Oh, and a few months ago I started university :)

bettybaker June 27 2007, 15:16:13 UTC

Sounds like your roads have converged together quite nicely. =)

norda June 27 2007, 15:07:30 UTC

I frequently do meditation exercises where I psychically explore alternate paths.

Kissing one person versus making the choice not to kiss... I re-walk this path frequently.

bettybaker June 27 2007, 15:17:09 UTC

*nods* That sounds like a powerful exercise. I think I'd be afraid to confront all of those choices so mindfully, for fear of the emotion that'd come up. How do you handle that?

sami406 June 27 2007, 16:54:48 UTC

it is funny how choices we make change our paths in a heartbeat. i am glade you found your happiness even if it was a debate in your mind. :)