Jaime,

Its sounds like you have a real eye for beauty, such as being able to really rest with appreciative joy for the warmth and connection with others. With such an eye, its important to be able to accept the impermanence of experiences. For instance, a flower blooms in our garden, and it is rich with sensual beauty, a treasure. And after a few days, it fades, wilts. As we can accept this, enjoy the beauty as it rises, accept the beauty as it fades, we don’t experience as much grief.

The same is true of connections with friends and other loved ones. When we are close and dancing with them, there is beauty, richness. And when the song stops, the beauty fades. As we accept this, the appreciation, joy, remains with us no matter what is happening in our present day to day life, and letting go of past blooms becomes simple, like breathing out.

With warmth,
Matt