Relationship WELL

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Life doesn't add up it OPENS up! ~Mark Nepo

My husband and I share a belief about relationships; be a well, not a fence. Imagine a horse in a corral where the boundaries are clearly delineated. It is unable to run to its full potential; always stopped by the parameters setup by the rancher. Whereas a wild horse can run free and knows where to go for hydration. 

In a relationship, any relationship[self, others, God], much the same thing can happen. Expectations and judgements and opinions all work to create a limited space within the relationship, thereby limiting its potential. When we carry expectations or get disappointed because of an action or an opinion, we close down that relationship and make it smaller. You may decide to stop engaging that person in outings or conversations or even on social media. 

However, when you stay open, you are a well! The ability to set your ego aside, create a space for understanding, then provide an opportunity for communication that creates compassion and understanding and empathy.  Animals and humans know where their thirst is quenched.  As a result it keeps the relationship open and soft to return once again for connection. 

Faith is knowing where our SOURCE is and where we can return, over and over and over again. When we live life with an open hand we can follow the whispers of the Universe [our Soul] and make our voice heard in the world.  It allows our story to be a part of a larger context. When we forget, it's like the fenced in horse. Our condition or situation fills up the space we inhabit. It's confined, restricted, and small. When we live life with an open hand and an open heart our condition dissipates within the whole.  The fence is removed and we enjoy the limitless view of the horizon - unbounded potential - open, free, & available. 

When we can surrender our perspective to something beyond ourselves, bigger than ourselves it is healing. We realize that our story is a part of a much larger whole. We become a well! It connects us to the spirit that lives within us and others. Then we can pour into others and allow our light to shine. 



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