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Special Relationships
by Susan Helene Kramer
Recently I've been asked
about special relationships, and if we should have special people in our lives
if we're dedicated to growing in universal love:
Our special relationships are
first of all family members – those who depend on our nurturing. Yes, we should
have caring love for everyone, but we don't have time to personally interact
with all. So, taking care of those in our closest circle extends to those in
their closest circle, and ever outward in our universal home.
By taking very good care of
our family members at their various ages and needs we give them a firm base, a
place to rest and nest.
If we have a very small
family we can expand our dedication to others who need care. And depending on
their stage of life we should be supportive to the best of our abilities in
providing daily needs. In this way we become more caring.
Not everyone chooses to marry
and have their own special relationships to care for, such as monks, priests,
nuns. Instead, their growth and caring is centered on a larger group.
The important part to
remember is that no one person has the ability or responsibility to make us
divinely happy or feel replete. That unconditionally loving feeling we may seek
from another comes when we give ourselves in caring ways – fulfillment flows up
from within our spirit to embrace our waking state.
In summary, looking outward
we can see that our world would thrive better if we'd each give our best care
and concern.
When everyone
lives
In the circle of
care
We'll each live
as a flame of the Divine
Energized
Giving love,
feeling love.
Special Relationships copyright ©
2018 Susan Helene Kramer; photo of my relatives from my family archives circa
1940.