This is a blog I wrote weeks ago, but for some reason couldn’t push the “Publish” button, so I let it sit here. It works in tandem with my previous post today. Now, three weeks later, I see a two-fold purpose in letting it sit. First, it’s the blog I “forgot” the other day. I’m back on track and “really” didn’t miss a day. Second, and much more importantly, it took a month for the lesson in this experience to grow and take hold. I needed to do the work, then be able to come back and reread the lesson, just as I had written it, on the day it was given to me:
Spontaneity & Mutual Respect
Yesterday I was praying for someone. When I was done praying, I simply whispered “I love you”. I immediately heard “I know you do. Let’s leave it at that for now” not out loud, but coming into my head from somewhere. Then I picked up my newspaper as I do everyday. I always, just for the fun of it, check out my Horoscope. It said:
“Stay mellow in your dealings with a creative and dynamic person. You do not need to show off; instead you need to transform this relationship by allowing more spontaneity and greater mutual respect.”
Mutual respect and spontaneity stuck in my mind. Later I went for a beach walk and brought home two stones to write those words on because, as I thought more and more about them, they began teaching me their meaning.
Mutual respect : Think about what the other person is asking. Think about what the other person wants. Put aside that you think you know what to do to solve a problem. Put aside what you think will make you feel so much better. Stop and just consider, without any strings attached to you, only what the other person really really wants.
Spontaneity: Drop your agenda. Forget your plans. Stop scheming and fixing. Let God run things. Go about your business without giving it another thought.
Whether or not the person’s spirit spoke to me, whether or not this horoscope has anything to do with this relationship, spontaneity and mutual respect are two things not to be discounted lightly. They are part of letting go of past restraints and moving on into the new and unknown. Good vehicles.
And so, as another day goes by, revisiting this experience today has brought me reassurance of my path, peace and calm, and ….I have written.
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