Thought for the Week
Life is a solo performance. While we have family and friends around us, we are the ones who decide the direction and attitude of our life. We are responsible for how we think, which determines how we look at life. We decide on our goals, our mission and how we get things done.
If we are dependant on some people for their approval on what we do or don’t do, then we have handed our freedom to them. They in turn may need approval form us and others, for what they do and so we are bound in a circle of approval and dependence, which can tie us down and limit our lives.
I have many friends who are married and many who are single. I often hear from my single friends that they wish they were in a relationship and from my married friends that they want to be single. These two different desires illustrate our need of friendship and also our need to be independent. We learn about life from our friends, partners and close relatives but we also need the freedom to learn from others.
If we think of significant people throughout history we see that they are all individuals. There are very few couples who have made an impact on the world. It seems to be individuals who get things done. They have a singular vision to achieve whatever their mission is.
Of course all of these heroes and leaders couldn't achieve anything without the support of the people around them. We need people to help us to:
Get things done,
Learn things,
Reach goals together,
Be friends with,
Be lovers,
Have fun with,
Have children,
Build businesses,
Enjoy life together.
We are the hero in our own life. We are the one responsible for how our life goes. While we are putting on a solo performance, we are not alone on the stage. We are performing with many others. We have a particular part to play in the lives of others and they play a part in ours. We can play each of these parts simultaneously or separately. We can be a:
Child,
Parent,
Friend,
Enemy,
Employee,
Employer,
Student,
Teacher,
Follower,
Leader.
We need to be careful of our hero image and how our ego and pride can inflate it. It is ok to be happy with our achievements but if we begin to think we are better than others we begin to create a new problem for ourselves. We have to keep in mind that as Soul we are equal but not better than anyone else. While others may appear to be behind us in a certain skill or position, they are on a different path to us and may well be way ahead of us in other areas.
If we can treat all the Souls in our lives with love and do everything with love, we should have a happy life with a lot of love in it. This way we can make our lives significant to others and ourselves.
Lots of Love
*Ed Parkinson
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