"The Divine simply embraced me as I was.
All of my crazy.
All of me."
Panache Desai
We may have a variety of friends or perhaps just a select few, but the ones who become our touchstones, are the ones who have learned to embrace our imperfect selves. In order to return the favor of total acceptance, we fill ourselves with an abundance of love which embraces all parts of the whole.
Scenario: We are with our best friend, we are seated a quaint cafe, eating a delicious lunch in an outdoor courtyard. Our friend is talking non-stop, annoying us with senseless stories, several which we have heard before. We become even further annoyed, as a man at the next table is loudly telling an inappropriate joke. We are longing for more tea, but of course the waiter is no where around. We are feeling isolated, separated, and a readiness to depart.
On the outside, it would appear that we were enjoying a lovely meal with a dear friend, but on the inside we are judging our friend and irritability is taking over. If judgement is present, harmony will be absent. As long as we are in judgement mode, we will try to take over, change the subject, or take an opposing view.
To maintain harmony, we can relax instead of tense up. We can take a deep breath and bring to mind the overall positive qualities of the person present before us. We can expand our sense of love, giving ourselves room to embrace all feelings being exchanged without getting overwhelmed by just the negative ones. Gather the entire relationship and love it, remaining connected and in harmony.
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