Attraction

I haven't posted in several days, especially stitchy updates. I haven't stitched in over a week mainly because I was fighting a bad wicked bad cold. Yeah, I captured the bug that has been going around. I am on the mend and hope to get back into a stitching mode soon. But for now, I want to speak on a topic that has been on my mind lately: Attraction.

What is attraction? According to Merriam-Webster (online), Attraction is...

1

a :  the act, process, or power of attracting

b :  personal charm

2

:  the action or power of drawing forth a response :  an attractive quality

3

:  a force acting mutually between particles of matter, tending to draw them together, and resisting their separation

4

:  something that attracts or is intended to attract people by appealing to their desires and tastes <coming attractions>

The type of attraction I want to talk about is the first definition. What causes us to be attracted to someone or something? There's a saying that says "opposites attract" much like polar opposites. For instance, we learn in school that opposing sides of a magnet will stick together while the same sides will not.
Why is that? In relationships, we tend to attract similar- or like-minded people, yet in romantic relationships something in our chemistry makes us attracted to opposites. Much like the picture to the left, it has to do with the poles, I think. No, not the poles of the earth, but the poles that center us.


Ok, another way to explain this is more personal. I tend to be highly attracted to men who are educated, intelligent. I enjoy deep conversation with the man in my life; although I may not have one in my life right now. I made a conscious decision that the man I am supposed to be with is the man God has intended for me, so I wait. And while I wait, I continue to find myself attracted to someone and not completely understanding why. It was almost an instantaneous attraction on my part. LOL...I keep hearing this song in my mind as I type this post, so I have to share with you "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul.

I digress. This person has no idea (or maybe does) of how I feel in part because I don't want to reveal it at this time. I am still trying to learn about myself and my place in this world as God has planned. This isn't the first time I have been attracted to someone. And like I stated already, it's all about the mind. I'm lucky in a way because I have some friends, and you here, to bounce this off of. Not for feedback, but to just get my feelings out. Maybe try to figure out if this is genuine or from a deeper place. And then not knowing how the feelings would be reciprocated...if they even would be.

Of course the most difficult thing for me is to not show my hand too soon. I tend to do that and then lose out on what could be a great friend.