Other

OTHER = different; the second of two; not the same; alien

QUESTION: How do you see OTHERS?

STORY: Typically we all identify ourselves as physical beings and when we do this we see OTHER physical beings (neighbors, partners, friends, co-workers) as separate from us. We label OTHERS: good/bad, smart/dumb, kind/unkind, and lots more. I’ve lived with my partner for 30 years. She is different from me in a number of ways. Yes we squabble, but we get along pretty well because our differences really provide valuable skills, talents and abilities that we ourselves would not have. She likes to garden, build stuff and cook. I like to keep the kitchen clean, tend the chickens, write my next book and paint and draw. In The Prosperos we practice tools to RE-IDENTIFY ourselves as Consciousness. This helps us to open up to our Higher Self which sees the ONENESS of all life. OTHERS are really just mirrors of the parts of ourselves that we do not see.

QUOTES

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” ~ Lao Tzu

“The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.” ~ Robert Half

EXERCISE

STOP.

Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture.

Sense the breath. Relax.

Sit calmly and bring to mind other people that are in your life - partners, neighbors, friends, co-workers, relatives.

Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines expressing how OTHERS help you to grow in understanding the oneness of life.

Move forward into your day seeing other people as mirrors of the different parts of you.