All week i have been pondering this topic. it occupied a few pages of my journal. what i have dicovered is that i can choose to be present to another person, accompanying them, if you will, without seeking connection. it isn’t in any way treating the other as an object of sympathy, but just being open to what they want to express and to what gifts i may find there. basically, it is choosing to take myself out of the equation.
it is for me, like beginning my life all over again. kathy
