a (Raw) response to a confessional call for wisdom

written during monthly Healers/Therapists Group on Nov 7, 2012

Dear Writing Group,

 

After receiving your letters this morning I found myself feeling so grateful that each of you is in the world.

 

I don't believe it's a coincidence that, in submitting your letters of concern, you each wrote about that most important of human experiences: your relationships.

 

One of you is launching your only child into the world of possible bullies and mistreatment, and one of you is launching your only child into a new family through marriage. I am touched that, whether entering kindergarten or marriage, your children's relationships are what draw your concern. How do they handle new in-laws or pushy kids on the playground? You are willing to be there and help them sort it out. That's what counts.

 

One of you holds the concerns and challenges of a divided country within your own marriage. That cannot be easy and at times it might feel like civil war. Yet your recognition that you love each other and both want it to work better is a great place to start. Do you recognize that in finding ways to bridge your differences you could be helping a whole wounded nation begin to heal?

 

As far as worries about the future go, trust the relationships that you are building right now to sustain those you love. Play hard with your grandkids. Be available, in the present moment, to your grown children. Share. Enjoy beauty, community, fun, kindness, humor. In carrying forward this gift of relationship your children and grandchildren will be best prepared for whatever comes. And they'll know what to give their grandchildren.

 

And you'll all live on, as relationships truly built on love, always do.

 

My very best to the four of you, and to all those touched by your deep caring, now and forward,

 

Soothsayer

(Brier M)