Connecting, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, changes our relationships. As I walk the threads of new and older relationships, the bond which brings them together is the experiential trust. A trust growing through authentic, positive relationships.
While I do not think there is a strict formula which determines our willing decision to remain in relationship, I find the foundations are consistent. Each element is a lesson which can guide me as I aspire to strengthen my connection with others and Divinity.
Life likes to replay the foundation of listening, patience, and curiosity. In the dialogue, each player is listening to understand with an open heart. I find myself mentally responding to my preconceived bias by intentionally seeking what is beyond the limits I might impose. With time, the trust is tangible, often visible to others in the gift of waiting on the other.
In every situation, there is a desire to understand more than words. The affirmation of understanding, even to the edge of where it has gone, strengthens everything. It is the reality of the psalmist thankful acknowledgement, “as I sink in despair, my spirit ebbing away, you know how I’m feeling, know the danger I’m in, the traps hidden in my path.” (Psalm 142.3). In hope, struggles, doubt, and celebration, one’s relationship with the other becomes more than it is. The act of taking a step together nurtures something bigger, more complex and sweeter than the milestones which mark our journey.
Change is a natural outcome of the process. As I think of who I was yesterday and who I am today, I can see the mark left by each connection in my life. The peace I feel as I write is there because of Divinity and Divinity’s connection through their part of my life.
In the quietness of a new morning, I long for harmony and new creations. I am thankful for the connections in my life which bring both to my soul. My prayer is that I can, in the time I have, gift the same to each touch point in my life.
