Connection To Others

[Guest guest]

Even though I can't solve your problems,

I will be there

as your sounding board

whenever you need me.-- K. LambersonThe prize we each have been given

is our ability to offer

full and interested attention

to people seeking our counsel.

And seldom does a day pass

that we aren't given

the opportunity to listen,

to nurture,

to offer hope

where it's been dashed.We are not separate,

one from another.

Interdependence

is our blessing;

however, we fail to recognize it

at our crucial crossroads.

Alone we ponder.

Around us, others, too,

are often suffering

in silence...The secrets we keep,

keep us from the health

we deserve.Our emotional well-being

is enhanced each time

we share ourselves -

our stories or our attentive ears.

We need to be

a part of someone else's pain

and growth in order to make

use of the pain

that we have grown beyond.

Pain has its purpose

in our lives.

And in the lives of our friends, too.

It's our connection to one another,

the bridge that closes the gap.We dread our pain.

We hate the suffering

our friends must withstand.

But each of us

gains when we accept these challenges

as our invitations

for growth and closeness

to others.

~ CaseyFrom "Each Day a New Beginning"

Posted by: LINELLA BRECKENRIDGE