Food for the Soul

I just want to share this very sweet and food for thought line my partner just told me last night. He's not the typical romantic with flowers and chocolates but I believe he speaks from the heart.

I always ask him and I know it sounds a little cheesy but I constantly, if we have moments together that I would ask him why he would stay with me until this time when clearly there are days that I push him away. I try to get this out of him because I know I shove him to his limits sometimes. Aside from the fact that he is way mature than me, I get carried away by my anxieties and I tend to more vulnerable than ever.

I really thought he would say what he always says, that I am his partner and I am the mother of his son and he loves me. That's his line, most of the time. But I was a bit surprised and a little flattered because for the first time he told me 'because you have a good heart'. He believes that even if I go raging for whatever reason, he knows that it's just temporary and that I will go back to my old calm and collect self once more. This was better than I love you. I smiled.

Taken three years ago, if I'm not mistaken.

Now that I think about it, perhaps I have been too hard on myself all this time. I haven't given myself enough pat on the back for the good things that I have achieved. I love it that he reminds me to love myself more and have more faith. I couldn't ask for anything. I am happy.