Love: Part 2: A Sacred Walk
“We are all just walking each other home.” -Ram Das
When I really sit with this thought, it reminds me what an honor it is to be spending time with someone whether it be: our kids, our partner, a client, a friend, a collegue, or the person checking us out at the grocery store. Whether we know someone a life time or chapter or a brief moment, we had the chance to walk with that person on their lifes journey home. And OUR life journey home. If we really think about that, that is a sacred honor. And as I write these words, I realize there are also those that we encounter in life that it’s not so fun to be walking with… we all have those people in our lives, where we have to make the hard decision to move on and no longer walk with them for a variety of reasons.
Recently a client said to me that they felt guilty for moving forward without a certain person. I get it. It is one of the hardest things I have had to do, end a relationship. For some of us, we never want to hurt another person. Especially knowing our choices will cause pain. And it our responsiblily to also ensure that we choose people in our lives that continue to support our growth as we walk ourselves home. If we are wise, life helps us to grow, to change, to become more and more conscious about who we want to be and that is why we are here on earth, to be the best version of ourselves in order to do good things for others and the world and ourselves. At least that is how I see it.
But if we think of it as though each encounter with another human (or animal) is just a moment in time of walking each other home. Then the moment, day, weeks and years become more sacred and our hearts become a tad more soft and open and thoughtful… this is how we evolve and become the better versions ourselves.
In my last blog post I shared about the 5 significant relationships I have been in in my adult life and each one of those men, I had an opportunity walk them home for a short (or long) part of their lives and that was gift to me. Whether it was a gift to them, is their choice in how they choose to think about our time together on our lifes journey. That is not my responsibility nor more concern nor my business at all. It is theirs.
If we embrace Ram Das’ quote, every encounter with a person is a sacred walk, every encounter. And we get to choose how we want to be with the person we encounter whether it is for a brief moment or a longer term relationship.
Who do you want to be as you walk yourself and others home every day?
