I have joined but never yielded. I stood apart – protecting my soul from the pain of rejection by constructing boundaries to keep away the very people I desired to have closer. Naturally I experienced over and over the very thing I was seeking so desperately to avoid – more rejection. And now my soul is finally open, my heart welcoming. I am now able to give freely the gifts that I bear for the love of my life the understanding, patience, inspiration and motivation that when swirled together with his strength, patience and passion will create the elixir for soul quenching delight and contentment. If this passage spoke to your soul – not just your heart then. . . take a chance