“You clarify me and I amplify you.”

My friend Bao and I met at an MNRI event, but didn’t become well acquainted until a few weeks later when we attended a class in the Netherlands. Our intentions of “respecting ourselves”, as Bao used to say, were completely ignored as we stayed up all night talking, for four nights straight.

Early on I wasn’t sure if we would remain friends for a long time or if our fast friendship would be a passing one. Since, we have become the poster children of the stereotypical advice for a successful marriage: our marriage continues because we have grown together, but not in the typical sense.

I’ve only known Bao for four months, but as she has said, we are both on a “fast track”. She means that we are both constantly morphing because in this life we are both ready to fulfill our purpose. Our paths have been vastly different, but somehow since we met, we seem to parallel each other. I learn a skill, tell her, she gains it within a few days. I overcomes an internal obstacle and then She evolves in the same way within a few weeks.

Bao is like Google; I present an idea and without judgment, she immediately spits back multiple ideas of what something could mean, how to execute it and any other background information that may be relevant. In addition to her ability to organize and decode the cloud of information I bring to her, we realized that she amplifies my abilities.

My relationship with Bao has taught me a lot of how a human relationship can be when it is in an optimal state. I haven’t had many of these in my life because I used to attract people who needed something from me, but weren’t conscious of it. With Bao, our skills are complimentary. We enhance each other’s lives significantly, but don’t need anything from the other. We are in a flow. In fact, we do things for each other and only realize after the fact how perfectly the other’s action or words were in the moment. It is like having a 2000 piece puzzle laid out on the table and just as I begin to search for the last edge piece on the table, Bao walks up and picks the piece up from under my chair.

It has been really cool to know a relationship like this. It has enhanced my ability to see people for the important role they play rather than just a person to interact with. Every relationship has so much more meaning and therefore I have a lot more respect for every interaction, even if momentary.

The entire planet is in a symbiotic dance. It’s players support our ability to move down an infinite number of timelines. As my energy amplifies, I see that I am finding the timelines that support not only my greatest good, but the good of all. My time knowing Bao has supported growth and freedom within myself. Our paths seem to be firmly intertwined and I’m excited to see how our marriage evolves. And as we both choose to move in the flow together, I can feel this love between friends develop so naturally. Mature love. It needs nothing and appreciates everything.

With gratitude and love for the first of many relationships like this.