Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I had my little getaway with my friend, and though it was slightly less that 23 hours, it felt like a relaxing, renewing time.  We swam, wrote, went to a bookstore and shoestore, ate a lovely lunch and dinner at the club, explored the architechture, and she played on two different grand pianos while I was her sole audience.  We really had fun.  We had two swims and she taught me some of the water aerobics she'd learned at the Y.  But mainly we reconnected, listened to each other, and enjoyed each other's company.  This retreat will stand me in good stead as the wedding festivities come up next week.  I feel reenergized.  We were careful in our speech, and it made the time together dear.  The effort and the risk was worth it.