I said in a previous post that “I wonder sometimes how I developed such a strong affection for Diane in such a short period of time.” In the last day, however, a thought has occurred to me. Diane is really the first woman I’ve encountered since meeting my wife some 20 years ago who really rivals my wife in every aspect of who she is. It’s not that Diane is just like my wife – she’s not – it’s that she is the same kind of beautiful, exceptional person that my wife is, but in her own unique way. So, in retrospect I suppose it’s not that difficult to understand how I could start falling for Diane in a more-than-platonic way because many years ago I met this same kind of amazing woman and fell head-over-heels in love with her and married her.
And now that I think about it in this way, another thought occurs to me and it is that I am a doubly blessed person. For 20 years, I have been blessed to have an amazing friend/wife/lover to share my life with outside of work. And now, I have the additional blessing of having an equally amazing friend that I get to spend time with every day at work. All I can say is that God is good and I am humbled to have this incredible blessing in my life.
“Breathe this moment a little bit longer; make each sensation a little bit stronger.” -Rush, Time Stand Still
