New Consciousness Review Spring, 2017 | Page 30

We all have ’ em . Friends
W that we love deeply who have friends we can ’ t stand . Extended family members who are disruptive , emotionally diminishing , or just plain pains in the butt ! If we had the choice , these people wouldn ’ t be a part of our lives but because they are , through loving connections with others , we have to find a way of making the relationship with them work .

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You and the Unloved Ones by Georgina Cannon

Let us not look back in anger , nor forward in fear , but around in awareness ~ James Thurber

We all have ’ em . Friends

W that we love deeply who have friends we can ’ t stand . Extended family members who are disruptive , emotionally diminishing , or just plain pains in the butt ! If we had the choice , these people wouldn ’ t be a part of our lives but because they are , through loving connections with others , we have to find a way of making the relationship with them work .

In general , we usually like people who are like us : same values , same patterns , same way of seeing the world . So if we can find a way to make ourselves in some way — however small — like or appreciate the person who drives us crazy , there ’ s a possibility that we can make our life easier .

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