I have just returned from a weeklong cruise. This wasn’t your ordinary cruise, rather it was a Hay House “I Can Do It” event involving some of the world’s most outstanding leaders and speakers in the areas of spirituality and personal growth including Wayne Dyer, Sylvia Brown, Cheryl Richardson, Brian Wiess, Doreen Virtue and Carolyn Myss. This was a charter voyage, so only Hay House people were on board. A whole ship full of like minds! The energy was certainly different from any other cruise I had ever taken (check out my blog post from June 07 regarding a different cruise experience and my sensitivity to energy!)
This kind of experience makes me more aware of how the people we choose to spend time with can affect our life experience. Spending time with people who share our values and see the world in a similar way certainly lets us relax and just be. Like-minded people are less likely to drain your energy and far more likely to give you the means to build it up. Certainly a cruise experience is an even more ideal setting to hang out with like minds, but it nevertheless demonstrates how good it can feel.
The challenge I pose now is that we all take a little time to review the key relationships in our lives. Do you share sometime positive in common with these important people? Have you even taken the time to find out where the other person is coming from? Think about your partner, co-workers, family members, friends and acquaintances. Consider the following questions:
1. What do you hold as truth in your life? How does your version of the truth compare with this person you spend so much most time with?
2. Do you share your beliefs openly with the people in your life? Do you feel you can without being attacked or judged?
3. Do you allow other people to share what they believe in without judgment or interruption?
4. If you disagree with others, how to you communicate your difference of opinion?
5. When other people disagree with you, how do you react? Do you speak out, stay quiet or change the subject?
Finding a friend of like mind is an amazing way to build energy and gain the courage to follow your own heart through even the most difficult times. Even if you are not sure what you believe, there is probably someone out there feeling the same way.
We were meant to connect and share. We can learn through the experiences of other people and can teach through our own sharing. We can certainly feel more safe and secure in the presence of like minds.
I have learned that just being present as an openminded witness for other people is one of the most healing things a human being can do whether you agree or not. When you allow yourself to simply be present and listening, a space is created for hearts to connect. Pay attention to relationships this week and celebrate the healing power a kindred spirit can offer.
