I recently read an “advice
column” response to comments from a woman who had been widowed, committed to a
relationship within a few months thereafter, and was heartbroken and “couldn’t
stop crying” when the new partner ended their twosome.
Many men and women sometimes
feel “unsuccessful” or “incomplete” if they aren’t half of what’s perceived as
a whole entity.
When one looks at one’s own
reflection in the mirror, do we recognize ourselves as the egg white or the egg
yolk half of a partnership; or more affirmatively, as our own whole egg? Whether it be marriage vows or an unofficial
pledge, when one person commits to being the partner in a relationship, it’s a
given that some compromise is an implicit presumption. So do we lose part of
our identity as well?
The various life stages we
grow through are, ideally, an ever-becoming process of the real person,
blossoming into their best. Some people seem to always go with the flow, we
can’t see evolvement; others are super-strivers to cultivate their personal and
professional potential. On occasion, we feel at odds, but back-pedaling isn’t
an option so we feel stuck.
The hubbub of the holiday
season behind, and now in a new year where every page is still blank, most
people intend to write their own book. Intentions are as real as pens and
pencils – sometime there’s a block of short-sightedness that holds us back from
setting down that first word!
Indecision and lack of
clarity reflects in our face – others can see that something’s amiss. If our
life’s journey includes wading through a swamp and we are mired down, think of
it as a Temporary Assignment we’re obliged to complete.
That shell we grow is in self-defense,
protecting inner thoughts and outward actions. “This too shall pass”, and the
day will come when the face you see in the mirror is the real you looking back.
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