So we sat in different chairs

One of the knowns in the world of systems is that one change in the system calls for things to reorganize around that change.  It is true in marriages, in families, in businesses, in churches.  Yesterday I sat in that different chair, and so did he.  We were level with one another.  It was enough to change the dynamic for me, and, it seemed, for him.  Now the trick is to hold this loosely, not set it in stone, feel This is the Answer.  It*s not.  This is a beginning, a glorious beginning.

So we sat in different chairs.

So we found

It was different there.

A simple change

But simply

Profound.

One change made two and three.

Different chairs

Different levels

Of call and response,

Response and call.

So we sat in different chairs.

So we found a difference

There.