I'm in a really good mood today. I had dinner and went to a yoga class with a dear friend; both were excellent. I was telling her, and experiencing with her, that I've felt more intimacy than usual with various friends lately, in the last month or two. With her and The Cute Redhead and other friends near and far. I've just had some really great ( Read more... )

Lately I've been appreciating a couple of good friendships that have been going very well and have been insightful to me. I describe them as intimate, without being romantic or physical. Supportive, safe, mellow, and really enjoyable. Good stuff there.

"[Intimacy] means feeling natural and comfortable in the presence of someone else. It means being totally unself-conscious, relaxing into simply being yourself. If you want to be yourself, you have to be willing to reveal yourself. For every secret you keep, you must tense up a bit to keep it from view."
-A Fine Romance, Judith Sills Ph. D., p 54 ( Read more... )