Thinkers, listen, tell me what you know of that is not inside the soul?
Kabir
My lifetime listens to yours.
Muriel Rukeyser
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances:
If there is any reaction, both are transformed.
C. G Jung
Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again.
The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before.
Samuel Johnson
Have you ever had a friend that you felt like you have known forever? As you listen to them speak of their story, you hear your story and threads of who you are and a bond is born, a relationship grows that will continue forever. A Course in Miracles teaches that relationships are eternal, and they come into our lives for a reason, a season, a lifetime, for a chance to heal. When you heal a relationship with one person, you heal yourself and all the same types of relationships in your life. It is like the calming of an ocean after a storm, life then settles into more even flow and you feel the peace of loving yourself and seeing yourself as One with all and that being separated is just an illusion of time and of our egos.
A Chinese Proverb says, “An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but never break.” That reassurance is nice to remember as we traverse the rivers and rapids that we encounter as we navigate change. Change, like the rapids can be scary and sometimes painful as we move forward and learn to embrace that change in our lives. I find it is comforting to have life preserver snip to hold onto during those times.
Jim
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