This got me thinking. Yes, yes I do need to reconnect with the people who make me feel authentic. I am tired of trying to be someone else for people and just want to be myself.

When I am with authentic people, I feel larger than myself and feel like I am truly living and sharing what life has to offer. Being connected makes me feel part of a larger picture.

 

 

 

The greatest gift one can give is to allow a person to be.  If it is child, adult, animal, plant, or God.  They have always returned the gift.  My connections then grow.

That is probably the hardest gift of all, letting someone be.  I know this is especially true when it comes to my son.  It is very difficult to let him be himself regardless if I disagree with him.

Nobody ever said it would be easy.  It gives us something to work on.  Does allowing someone to be also include allowing our selves to be?

 

By the way VickiR I like your topics for the forum.  They are good things for people to think about.

 I too think the topics have been great, very introspective.

I know I find it very hard to just be.  Taking in your own space can be daunting.  To let everything else go, and just let your mind wander is not as easy as it seems.  I always feel happier and more content when I feel I am part of a larger picture.  Whether being in temple and praying, or enjoying a soccer game with other parents.  It really makes me feel grounded and secure. 

 

Today being the first night of Passover, it is the perfect time for reflection.  While preparing the sedar meal, I can't help but feel connected to the generations before me.  I remember my grandmother in the kitchen and my family coming together at the table.  It always makes me feel like I am part of a larger picture, a centuries old faith.  When I pray tonight, I will think of all before me.

It is so important to be involved in the lives of our family, our friends and our community. The sad reality is that when you live a life that is filled with happiness and joy to realize that not all are as blessed as you are. That is why it is so important to give back to the universe, to make a difference, to help those in need in tangible ways. By doing this, there IS a sense of being involved in something that is bigger than yourself. The reward is emotional and spiritual renewal at giving without thought to getting and realizing that one person can make a difference in the life of one person.

What a wonderfully shared feeling!

I think we don't always realize the impact we can have on a person.  Sometimes the briefest encounter can mean something so powerful to another.  It is about the connection and sometimes that can happen in a few minutes or several years.