A few months ago, my partner and I attended a lovely fundraising event in town. We got to get all dressed up and fancy for the first time in our relationship … we clean up good!
This is a new relationship and one that I feel I’ve waited my whole life for. He’s slowly coming out with me to events that my previous relationships didn’t attend or, when they did, it demonstrated to me that they were not my “forever partner”. I was ok with that at the time because I truly didn’t believe that anyone would fully accept me without masking or, more importantly, accept my children and I with all our neurospicy-ness. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my former partners but even when I married one of them (my childrens’ dad), I knew they weren’t my “forever”. This time is different. Our souls match… and it feels like they knew eachother even before we did.
I digress to the point of my story…
As he’s been joining me in attending events that are important to me (and vice versa), he realized quickly that I get recognized especially in the city we live in. I’ve owned a storefront business, I’ve been advocating for at least 15 years here, and I’m an extrovert; he moved here during Covid.
This event a few months ago was no different, but we were “expecting” to see people I know and who know me (those two things are not always mutually exclusive lol). It started with the first person we saw at the welcoming table. I haven’t seen this woman in approximately five years. At our table, there was another volunteer for my former organization and her family. It was lovely seeing both women again. The woman who founded the organization who the fundraiser was for… she and I are big advocates in the community. We’ve known eachother for more than a decade but never actually met in person. Plus, a friend of mine attended with us. There were some amazing items being offered through the live and silent auctions too.
At the end of the evening, we made our rounds and said goodbye to each of the women I knew. The one I remet at the welcoming table was now sitting at her dinner table. She and I spoke for much longer than expected. She said some extremely kind and unexpected words to me as we said goodbye. I was speechless… and I blushed, a lot. My partner thought it was adorable.
The conversation restated the old adage that you never know who you is watching you; that you never know who you are inspiring...whether it's your children, or someone within your community who you rarely see.
Live your life authentically, live your truth. Help others, and let your soul glow.
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