![]() Hope and love are born or rekindled in a season of relative darkness and cold, like a ray of light peeking through the stormy clouds or an ember sparking a warm fire, reminding us that the freeze will thaw and warmth and new potentials will emerge.Ĭross-culturally the Winter solstice and New Year are often aligned and celebrated as a time of death and rebirth, not only of the annual cycle of growth and decay but of fresh opportunities. It is appropriate how in the Western hemisphere we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and the New Year during the depth of Winter, around the time of the Winter solstice. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.įor what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?įor it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.Īnd in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.įor in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. When you part from your friend, you grieve not įor that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.Īnd let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.įor love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught. When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the “nay” in your own mind, nor do you withhold the “ay.”Īnd when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart įor without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.įor you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. ![]() So for your reading pleasure, here below is Gibran on Friendship: For a Friend is a Teacher of love and respect, one with whom we share unconditional, even an Eternal spiritual connection. ![]() This reminds me also of Rumi’s spiritual teacher and guide whom he refers to as The Friend, Shams-I- Tabriz. I especially remember from Gibran’s essay how important it is to share the positive as well as your fears or frustrations with your Friend.Ĭelebrate the joy of your deep connection with your Friend. To begin this month’s set of posts about Friends, I turn to Khalil Gibran, whose essay on Friendship I remember since I first read it forty-five or so years ago. Even though we may have our ups and downs or may be nearer or more distant geographically over time, a Friend is always Here, in our hearts. ![]() The sharing and unconditional reciprocity of a true, lasting friendship anchors my sense of purpose and brings great joy. (To discover your own primary Life Themes, purchase or find my book at a local library: Your Life Path, which provides a complete Life Path Mapping Toolkit!)įriends have always been core to me. So this month’s Better Endings topic is the Life Theme of Friends. Friends are for many of us as significant as Family, especially in our contemporary society where so often we need to live away from our natal family to work or go to school away from our original homes. Many life mappers identify Friends as a primary Life Theme that brings positive inspiration and encouragement into their lives. ![]()
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