Comfort…
It is one of the greatest joys in life to have comfort with another person. Not just feeling “comfortable” but having a comfort. There is a difference. “Comfortable” comes to the surface, remains for a while and then passes until the next encounter. “Comfort” goes deeper, stays much longer and can last forever.
Sometimes that comfort can come over many years of experiences and years of friendship. My friend Julie and I have known each other since pre-school. We have a comfort with one another that never alters or changes. We went a few years at one time without contact other than a yearly Christmas card and then have had a year when we spoke every day helping one another through loss, divorce, sickness. Whether there is an every day contact or not, she is with me and we have comfort with one another.
I have a comfort with my kids- my greatest joy. I feel very blessed to be able to talk with them and them to me about anything and also to be silent in one anothers company. We are transparent to one another- and that is a comfort beyond words.
There is also a comfort that can come with someone almost instantaneously. It is unexplainable but very real. For me, it is when you meet someone and immediately have a feeling that you have known them for many many years. The door opens and there is a person that you have not seen before with whom you have a comfort and peace. Amazing.
I have been so fortunate to have had new people cross my path in these first six months of business that have given me great comfort. I am generally very comfortable with people. I love meeting new people and having those brief and nice conversations as they come in and out of my shop. I also see that some of those people will stay an bit longer, come back again and again, and share their life’s moments with me. It is “comforting” to me to hear my door open and see someone who immediately gives me a sense of peace, familiarity, and comfort. I love hearing the door open for reasons other than business- it is personal. This shop and the people I meet are personal for me. I feel at ease with those who come in the door and after six months, I have grown to have great comfort with some that have entered. I have been in their homes, been a part of a gathering that has meaning for them or welcomed them into my world through the cooking classes or the private dinners here. Whatever the situation, there are people new in my life that have roots and I am happy about that and grateful for that.
I have mentioned “comfort food” before in another blog. I said there is a reason for that in our lives as it stirs happy memories and takes us to a place of peace. Once again, comfort is a good thing. With all the variables in life and the challenges to let in and keep out of our lives so many things, comfort with another person is needed. I hope you find it and if you are fortunate to do so- share it with others.
Claudia
