Birthday re-birth

I asked her what she was doing for her Birthday and she said I have a date with myself. She went on to explain that it had been nine months since her break-up and she felt as if this day signified a kind of re-birth. She wanted to start over and create a new life. I am tired of telling the story, she said. I don't want to talk about what happened anymore. I wish to celebrate my life and I feel empowered. She talked to me about making a creativity box. The box represents her dreams and ideas and thoughts and is a place of exploration and release. I could hear the strength and conviction in her voice as she proclaimed her new found freedom. As she stood before me she was beaming with energy.

So, why is it that we fail to maintain that freedom within our relationships? When do we lose our sense of individualism and fall into patterns and habits based on our partners? How do we set appropriate boundaries and respect the boundaries of others enough to form a lasting partnership, yet remain true to ourselves? What sacrifices are we willing to pay for the price of love? When is love enough and when do we need to relinguish love in order to live? Now that she knows the feeling of empowerment will her approach to relationships change or will old habits and patterns of behavior kick in?

It is wonderful to witness her sense of self and to see the strength she is drawing from within. We all have the power to remain true and to share and to set boundaries and to let our inner self shine!