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Holding the pug painting in between two rocks

I have found that the right people make their way into my life when I need them. Sometimes, it is a completely new person. Other times it is a friend or mentor (or both) that I suddenly reconnect with. And when they come, they come bearing gifts - gifts of wisdom, gifts of inspiration, gifts of love. I am overwhelmed by the people that have found their way to me… by the people who seek to help me and guide me. It isn’t a secret that I have had some inner struggles lately. One of my friends reached out to me and we talked. He is an incredibly deep and philosophical being who helped me understand who I am. I AM. Thats the key. I am the being who is aware of the feelings that I experience. I am NOT those feelings. I am not sad. I am not happy. I am. Remembering this has suddenly liberated me from identifying with feelings from which I have tried to free myself of for a while. I was so entangled with emotions and thoughts that I forgot who I was.

(12.08.18)



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