Yes, we are. Acknowledged or not. Sisters of the Blood, Sisters of the Heart, Sisters of the Soul. And we have brothers. Why do we forget that really, we all came from the same place, and we will all go to the same end? Birth, Life, Death.
What we do in the in-between....the Life part....that is what really matters. The people, sisters, brothers you meet on your travels, enrich you, enlighten you.... some seem to help, some seem to hurt....but we Always Learn.
It took me a long time to really Realize how interconnected we are. Most of us don't live our lives in a vacuum.... even when we want to be alone.... we must poke our heads out of our turtle shells and tend to the business of life... work, groceries, eating and caring for our selves or our families.
I thought that I always had to 'Do It Myself'. And mainly, that's how I lived. But sisters enrich us so... and not always the sisters we were born to.
Sisters that just 'connect' with you. You can Feel the Click, like a seat belt being fastened, the sound of safety.
Sisters that touch your heart, that you feel extra caring of, that make you Feel the love you have inside you, and how you want to just pour it out upon them.
It amazes me that somehow we get caught up in the 'sister' in the next car over that cut us off, or the 'sister' that took an obscenely long time trying to order at the restaurant, because she wanted the cheeseburger, without the tomato, but could they put extra onions on, and then light mustard, but heavy mayo and and and.... after she dragged you there because they have 'the Best Food'.
We must remember that we all do these things sometimes, maybe the one that cut us off was rushing to the hospital because her dad just had a heart attack, and she was only paying attention to the need to be there NOW. I understand that. And someone who has to micromanage the kitchen and the way it prepares what she wants, well, maybe that is the only thing she feels she can control right now, what with 2 toddlers, a husband who travels for work and a weight issue. We never know, but really, in some way or another, we've all been there.
So, at Christmas time, maybe we could remember a little more Peace On Earth, Goodwill To Men, and just, Let It Go.
