Each soul is utterly unique, no? I mention this because what might seem like misguided activity to one may not seem – or even be - misguided to another; it may actually be a necessary part of one’s spiritual evolution to experience what and who they do, and when – and within which circumstances. It seems to me that friends are simply friends; you feel them, you celebrate them – you enjoy their company when they are there, and miss them when they are gone – but one does not weigh and measure the intent of a friend, or analyze their life – or have expectations, etc. Sometimes old (soul) friends appear when we need a little support. Sometimes they come when we need a push in the tush, and they look more like an enemy than a friend. Sometimes no matter how great the desire, there is no friend to be felt. All of this is as it is, and I trust there is a good reason behind it. Time is also a very funny thing. We use words like ‘current’ and ‘aspiring’ which both imply a sense of time and movement, but really…. we are who we are, and a friend is a friend is a friend. Does this make any sense? It isn’t what we do that connects us so much as who we are.
Shannon May i add this;
We are who we are. Yet what we were is not what we are. Our discovery on the path from life to life and even in this life makes us quite different in our approach to ourselves and others. Time acts like an act of attrition wearing away the sharp edges and creating a diamond over many lives. We are who we are but how many have really recognized who we really are? How many play out roles that are worn out and no longer serve any useful function? The role we are playing out today is quite different then the one we played out as teenagers and the costume and script we are rehearsing this life time is quite different then other lives we have lived.
Our motivations change. Our ideas change. Our friends change. Our partners change. All the result of an unfolding and awakening consciousness.
J.
