Space Between

"Let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you."

                                                                    Kahlil Girbran  

"Let there be spaces in your togetherness," writes Kahlil Gibran (Lebanese-American artist, poet, and philosopher). "And let the winds of the heavens dance between you." Author of THE PROPHET encourages us to not be connected at the hip and cloistered.  He suggests we create our personal life, but join in celebration of each others growth.  

Gibran (January 1883-April 1931) advocates, "Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone."  Too much of a lover, friend or family can smother our individuality and curtail our inspirations of how to use our blessings or gifts.

"And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow," states this favorite poet of mine.  In any relationship, if we choose to be an equal or remain grounded in our confidence there is no reason to stand in someone else's shadow.