Feeling. Feeling deeply like I have never felt before. Experiencing with my entire being. Diving in the light and sinking in the darkness. Being completely overwhelmed by sensations coming form within me. A pleasant change from being perpetually drummed down by the stimuli from without.
I first experience that while being pregnant with my son.
I felt what he felt. It was amazing, life-changing, world-changing, vivid, eye-opening, sublime.
I found myself at loss for words to describe my experience to others. Some things evade words... I resorted to analogies in hope of evoking feelings that could perhaps resemble mine, at least to some degree.
It started with my son's love for my husband. It was boundless. It was the purest light I have ever seen. It was powerful and all-encompassing.
When my husband's hand neared my son, it was as if the sun rose in my belly.
I sat quietly, in awe, wondering if I could ever share this experience with others. It was too much to keep to myself. So I started trying. And I am still trying.