Unconditional Presence

Dealing with my own mood swings

Is difficult enough, that when

A friend begins showing mood-swing-tendencies
My first reaction is to

Get away

Fast. Pronto. Now!

But that’s not loving is it?

Not to myself and not to my friends
Deserting a friend when the "going gets tough"
Can only mean ONE thing

That I desert myself under the same circumstances

And if there's a life lesson

To be learned from acknowledging this,

Is that to desert one's self is the

Ultimate abandonment

The ultimate pain

The ultimate betrayal

So to begin practicing

Unconditional love

I consciously chose to remain in the
Presence of my friend

The change of perspective

Changed the dynamic between

My friend, her mood, and myself

Into one of fun and appreciation

So as Dr. Wayne Dyer says:

"Change the way you look at things,

the things you look at change"