Last night I was at the symphony with some of my dear friends and we were talking about my relationship. “What’s your favorite thing about being with your partner?” asked my gay friend Paul. That, for me, was easy. “The gift of coffee”.
I am not much of a morning person. In fact, left to my own devices, I would stay up every night until at least 2 a.m. and then get up around 10 a.m. Unfortunately, my life does not function well on that timeline. My struggle with mornings started when I was in high school and my mother used to wake me for swim team at 5:30 a.m. These days, when the alarm goes off at 6:30 a.m., I struggle even more to open my eyes and journey to the shower… I slowly come out of my fog as the water wakes me enough to receive my morning cup of coffee from my partner…
Ever since we started living together over two years ago, my partner has brought me the gift of coffee every morning we are together. It is such a simple act but my partner is endlessly amused by my unwavering daily delight! He does not get the impact this simple act of generosity has on me every day…or does he? Every morning as I hug my coffee cup, I experience the joy of our partnership and wonder what gift can I bring to my partner that will delight him for the day?
Performing simple acts of kindness for each other makes such a difference. Do you treat your partner like your favorite house guest every day?
Try the gift of coffee….