Essence in Relationships – How to get there

Once in a workshop, a woman asked us if her
longing to be in deep and intimate relationships
was co-dependent. I answered that there is never
 a problem with longing. Our longing to be in a deep,
 intimate, sustained sharing with someone is
natural and healthy. The problem is that the
longing often lacks consciousness.

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THE BUZZARD AND THE BUTTERFLY

For many moons around Quenby Hall
The buzzard has ruled the skies
With feathery wing and a plaintive call
High in the sky it soars and flies.
Jonathan Ward

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AIR DANCER
I hatched on a high ledge above a window at Quenby Hall. Sheltered
from the wind I faced the morning sun. My parents had arrived a month
before, riding the jetstream on fine black wings northwards from the
South African tablelands
Sam Clark, Quenby Hall
 
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KATE ROACH - ESSENCE WRITING
The wind gently rustled the leaves in the trees around her.
She felt his strong arms envelop her as she
stood gazing lovingly into his eyes, deep blue pools of water.
Kate Roach
 
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LUCY COATES - ESSENCE WRITING
She dances,
passionate pilgrim, 
down each road of life;
Lucy Coats
 
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ASHES OF SHAME
Stand here on the ashes of shame and regret
Soles grind at the pain as lungs breathe in the air.
Tender young fern unwinds in the mind to steady
Aubyn de Lisle
 
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THE OLD BOY
The old boy’s gold all year
Without its bloom its missable
Missed nothing the old boy dear
Andrew Buxton
 
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I WISH I WERE A FISH
I wish I wish,
I wish I were a fish,
So I could swim down deep
and watch the mermaids sleep.
Miss Vivienne
 
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I AM THE LAKE
I am the lake,
I am the murky depths,
I am the shimmering sunlit surface.
Miss Vivienne
 
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