Sister Wednesdays
Today is Wednesday and it is the day that my sister and my brother in law come by with a feasst of food and fun antics. Today she brought some chili with six beans in it and garnished it with red pepper and spinach and much more. It was in a word "impeccable" as is usual for her cooking. As I ate her and my brother in law danced to Jessie J and warmed my heart. To see my brother in law dance is just a kind of quirky visual that is in a word funny and cute. He is six feet seven and my sister is likely about five foot three which adds to the funny aspect for some reason. The look on their faces as they dance is animated and joyful as well. Wednesdays are just very special to me not just because of the food which is great all the time but because I get this feeling of being special to someone that loves me enough to travel over an hour from the south end of chicago to be with me, love me, entertain me and make me laugh.
When I got up this morning I was four times more joyful thinking about the arrival of my sister and my brother in law. I don't know how else to express it but I look forward to this visit as if it were me as a child wating for Santa Claus to bring me my gifts. This time she walked in with a long robe in emerald green and gold and suggested it would be a great Christmas robe. I am thinking seriously of wearing it and just allowing myself to feel like a little royalty. Like a little king of God's. Like a beautiful soulful Latino man. When I look at this gift I feel like I am someone wonderful because the fabric and the color depict it. In short I am so happy to have something of my sisters that she deems beautiful for me. Unlike other men I feel as though clothing has energy and that the energy I want to depict and feel can be depicted and shared by what I present myself in, how I present my body and myself. I guess that is why this garment means something to me.
I love Wednesdays and even though I am unsure as to how many more Wednesdays I will receive from my beautiful and compassionate sister I have this one today. This moment when I get to share a space, my space, my home with her and she share her space of energy and love with me. This is all I need for now. I am feeling so fortunate to have what I have in my life like Wednesdays with my sibling who brings with her all sorts of celebrations and love.
I think about my daughters and their sisterly love. I think about the meals and love they share. How passionate they are even when they get upset with each other. How fogiving they are to one another. How thankful I am to see the love they share in my presence. I have observed my daughters and the way they show love and the way they unfold as sisters and I bring that to my relationship with my sister. I recall the times when we were young and she was so untouchable to me and how as adults we are such good friends. I respect her and she respects me, like my daughters do one another.
Love is not without flaws. We all have made our mistakes and my sister and I are no exception. We have failed each other sometimes but we keep beiing the best we can be. We continue to love each other in spite of our differences and maybe if the world were more like that we would have more harmony in the world. To love each other as a brother loves a sister like I love mine and a sister loves a sister like my daughters love each other. What a wonderful world this would be.
When I got up this morning I was four times more joyful thinking about the arrival of my sister and my brother in law. I don't know how else to express it but I look forward to this visit as if it were me as a child wating for Santa Claus to bring me my gifts. This time she walked in with a long robe in emerald green and gold and suggested it would be a great Christmas robe. I am thinking seriously of wearing it and just allowing myself to feel like a little royalty. Like a little king of God's. Like a beautiful soulful Latino man. When I look at this gift I feel like I am someone wonderful because the fabric and the color depict it. In short I am so happy to have something of my sisters that she deems beautiful for me. Unlike other men I feel as though clothing has energy and that the energy I want to depict and feel can be depicted and shared by what I present myself in, how I present my body and myself. I guess that is why this garment means something to me.
I love Wednesdays and even though I am unsure as to how many more Wednesdays I will receive from my beautiful and compassionate sister I have this one today. This moment when I get to share a space, my space, my home with her and she share her space of energy and love with me. This is all I need for now. I am feeling so fortunate to have what I have in my life like Wednesdays with my sibling who brings with her all sorts of celebrations and love.
I think about my daughters and their sisterly love. I think about the meals and love they share. How passionate they are even when they get upset with each other. How fogiving they are to one another. How thankful I am to see the love they share in my presence. I have observed my daughters and the way they show love and the way they unfold as sisters and I bring that to my relationship with my sister. I recall the times when we were young and she was so untouchable to me and how as adults we are such good friends. I respect her and she respects me, like my daughters do one another.
Love is not without flaws. We all have made our mistakes and my sister and I are no exception. We have failed each other sometimes but we keep beiing the best we can be. We continue to love each other in spite of our differences and maybe if the world were more like that we would have more harmony in the world. To love each other as a brother loves a sister like I love mine and a sister loves a sister like my daughters love each other. What a wonderful world this would be.
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