The beauty of being

One of the astrologers I have consulted was telling me that she loves providing astrological services for the whole family because that is where she sees all the connections fitting perfectly: if she sees in the mom’s chart that she is authoritarian with her child, she sees in the child’s chart that he needs a firm hand to direct him / her in the first part of his life.

I often surprise myself saying to myself, while observing a situation: “I would have done it differently.” But “different” doesn’t mean “better” for that situation or for the beings involved in it. It might be that for me, it comes easier to deal with that situation, as I do not have resistances inside of me related to that topic. Situations present to us so we can become smoother, less pointy on the edges. Involvement in our own lives is far more precious than living somebody else’s life. And, by judging the situations others are in, imagining what we would do in their shoes, we are living somebody else’s life while ignoring ours.

Once we start living our own, we also start observing patterns, the same situations occurring (with different nuances), the same type of people meeting us on our way, the same emotional field lingering around… until something shifts inside of us, and we have the possibility to let go of “the same old thing” that gets recreated within us and, therefore, outside of us, and start anew. This possibility presents to us every second of our life.

Respect for (all) life and sharp inner edges cannot coexist. One needs to dissolve in order for the other one to flourish.