People make mistakes - mind the gap

[doodlemaier]

Our mistakes show us the gaps in our consciousness - they either kill us, or we grow.

The inexcusable mistakes will kill us outright.
Even those fatal mistakes will often give us the opportunity for insight and time enough to make our peace.
The rest will require the exercise of free will, that we will inevitably either orbit these events for long periods of time like black holes in the past until we wither, or we will diligently seek to explore the meanings of the symbolism that represented through them, tracing our emotional connections to a relevent underlying reality.

Certainly, learning from our errors makes a huge difference for the impermanent states of mind and body but, with the conscious element of forgiveness, both in our interpersonal relationships and our intrapersonal, these lessons are tailored toward the maturation of the the soul.

Comments

[helcat.livejournal.com]

It is never enough to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Rather, it's important to do unto others as THEY would have you do. That is the big challenge of empathy. We all come from different worlds of experience, and no matter how many levels we process in the conscious state, it is always the subconscious triggers, the intuition, that pulls apart our carefully constructed realities and exposes the raw gore that underlies existence, the hell on the other side of the fabric of the universe. That shoulder of mine still hurts, though less so. It is an old wound reopened and needs time to heal.

Thank you for listening. I am not yet well. I am better, though, and I appreciate your compassion and concern, and more than anything your love.

[deansavatar.livejournal.com]

I feel badly, not only because you feel badly but because you were able to show me why you feel the way you do, in no uncertain terms. Thank you for sharing your 'shelf' with me. You are amazingly creative and insightful. I give you my promise to address gaps with earnest and honest0y as I become aware of them. My compassion is nurtured by you and by those like you who would promote that in the world. And you are the focus of my Love for as long as you will choose me, too.

[misssassycat.livejournal.com]

Well said both of you. I wish you both well and hope to finally see you guys in the near future!

In recent events in my life I'm also finding that you often do things for other people that you want them to do for you. However if this benevolence goes unasked by the other party you cannot hold them responsible for lack of reciprocation. Hel is right that you should do what you think they would like you to do. Hop on my blog to see recent events. http://home.comcast.net/~missassycat to see what's been up. I have found that sometimes no matter how big your heart is and how much you do not only will you receive nothing from certain people, but you will also receive a kick in the face. There are true mistakes and then there are those who mask deliberate behavior behind the guise of a mistake so as not to be questioned. In relationships communication is key. Also key is finding someone who has a heart as big as yours and who will love you as much as you love them. Those who say in a relationship that there is always one who loves more than the other are severely misguided.