dailydatewithgod

Have you ever watched the face of a child as they describe what they like?  Whether it is their favorite ice cream flavor or a person they are close to, they light up from the inside.  Our connections to other people are profound.  We like to think we are so independent and don’t need other people but there is nothing in nature or life that supports this idea that we are all islands.  Besides, even an island relies upon the water to separate it from other islands and sun to keep its vegetation going.  It is an illusion that we get what we need from being separate.  Our ego thrives on this ideal and when we buy into it we deny ourselves the fullness of being.  Connecting with others, liking others, all brings risk.  And because we are all just doing the best we can to show up, it means we will mess up.  But there is a difference between connecting and interdependence and relying on other people to validate our existence.  God calls us to connect with each other’s hearts. We are not called to rely so much on other people for love that we suck them dry or make them gods.  The God that we truly want to be like and be liked by is the one that lives deep down within us who knows us through and through.  The One from which our light was created. When we are connected to that sense of who we are we can interconnect with other human beings freely and allow them to be their own version of the light of creation.  My prayer for us today is that we be open to seeing how we light up when we connect with others because we want to connect from the place in us that is full of light.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen