First Key Lesson: United we see, and are free; divided we struggle… and fall.
Second Key Lesson:Only complete action on our part has the power to teach us – completely – the one great lesson at the heart of what real Life would have us learn.
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The real underlying limitation in our relationships is rooted in how we look at and think about others who are in our life. But, perhaps more accurately stated: the real problem we have with others is what we don’t yet see and understand about ourselves!
All of our relationships are a kind of mirror; they serve us somewhat in the same way as does the bedroom mirror before which we dress when getting ready to leave the house. Its reflection lets us see how we look, and decide if we like how we feel about what we’ve put on that day.
Standing before the mirror of our relationships – a ceaseless reflection of that relationship as it unfolds – we are given to see something about who we are in that same moment. In this way each relationship serves to reveal to us something we may have not yet realized as being true about our present nature. In other words, whenever I’m around “you” there’s the prospect of being introduced to a “me” – parts of myself – that I may have not yet met!Here’s an example of this powerful idea, and how it works its magic in us.
Maybe we’re on a nature hike where we round a bend, suddenly finding ourselves standing at the foot of a towering waterfall. It’s majestic. A delicate mist covers everything, catching the sunlight, creating a million tiny prisms of colored light.
There’s never been such a moment for us because we have never been who we are in that same instant. In such moments we are filled with an incomparable sensation that is one and the same as meeting a whole new level of our own being.
Or, perhaps we look up to see an unending night sky, and in our relationship with that dark expanse we experience the feeling of something deep and vast within us; we sense the presence of something eternal. In that moment, we are given a glimpse of something we would never see otherwise: the timelessness we feel stirring in us... has always lived in us.
Much as in the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty is awakened from her deep sleep by the “kiss” of Prince Charming, so can all of our relationships – with everyone, with anyone – serve to stir us awake, not only that we might experience some deeper, truer, sense of self, but so that through that same awakening we may touch and be touched by a higher order of love that can be realized in no other way.
About Guy Finley: For over 40 years Guy Finley has helped individuals around the world find inner freedom and a deeper, more satisfying way to live. His in-depth and down-to-earth teachings cut straight to the heart of today’s most important personal and social issues –stress, fear, relationships, addiction, meditation, and peace. His work is widely endorsed by doctors, business professionals, celebrities, and spiritual leaders of all denominations.
Guy is the author of 45 books and video/audio programs including his international bestseller “The Secret of Letting Go” which has been translated into 30 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide.
He is the founder and director of Life of Learning Foundation, a nonprofit Center for Spiritual Discovery located in Southern Oregon, with over 40,000 online newsletter
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Through Life of Learning, Guy has presented over 5,000 unique self-realization seminars to thousands of grateful students throughout North America and Europe over the past 30 years and has been a guest on over 700 television and radio shows, including national appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and NPR. Guy is a faculty member at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York and 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, California. He is a regular expert contributor to Beliefnet, Insight Timer, Simple Habit, and many other popular spiritual sites.
Finley holds regular classes at Life of Learning including two free talks each week that are live-streamed https://www.guyfinley.org/lettinggo These classes are open to all. For more information about Guy Finley and Life of Learning Foundation visit www.guyfinley.org
