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Siblings. Maybe our longest lasting relationships.
For better or worse, sibling relationships weave
through our lives.
We may not see each other often, but our early
interactions develop and play out in their own ways. We travel along the
highways and byways, the ups and downs of sibling trials and tribulations.
Though raised in the same household we each view the
same events from an individual perspective. And by the time we are adults we
probably have zoomed off in different directions.
But the fact is, those beginning ties cannot really be
undone, because they were knotted in early family life.
Learning to give and take, forgive and be forgiven,
may be harder with siblings when their points of view have become different
with time and experiences.
Before my
mother passed on, she said to me as her oldest child, that I was
responsible for keeping the family together. She knew what this entailed as she
bore the same role with her younger brother and sister.
At times I’ve found it a challenge to keep peace with
my siblings as they have with me. I turn over the conflicts of interest to the
Holy Spirit in a friendly chat. I sit still in meditation and listen to clearer
thoughts arising in my quieted mind.
I also pray to our Heavenly Father in The Lord’s
Prayer, especially the plea “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us.” This turns out to be a useful prayer for sibling-like
conflicts.
Siblings are intertwined with us in the visible sight
of family, and the unseen but very much felt emotional ties we feel in thinking
about them. Aren’t we are here on earth to improve, develop, perfect our
personalities as much as possible?
Gnarly
sibling relationships
Fodder
In our
process of progression
Toward
spiritual perfection.
Gentle Yoga and
Meditation - book or ebook for adults
Yoga for All Kids - book
or ebook
Siblings;
June 30, 2021 copyright © 2021 Susan Kramer; photo of Great Uncle Henry
Powell and his sister, Great Aunt May Powell Jenkins, Fair Oaks on the Magothy, circa 1954
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