LETTING EACH RELATIONSHIP STAND ON ITS OWN

Every relationship is unique, as are the individuals who are in it; it has never existed before, and the remnants of any prior relationship are only in your memory.

Without awareness, you can allow the remnants of a past relationship to affect a current one. You can hold on to a point in the past and project it onto your present relationship, thus affecting the new relationship with something that has nothing to do with it. Or you can learn from that same point and let past experiences contribute to your maturing mind as you engage your present relationship with unconditional love, letting it evolve with its own moments.

Being aware of the difference between projecting and learning not only allows us to enjoy the relationship we are in, it also allows us to communicate with one another with clarity as we build the Dream of Us.

Practice

Remember to see every relationship you are in as unique. While it is beneficial to learn from past relationships, you don’t want to project prior experiences. Doing so keeps you stuck in the past and closes you off to the beauty of what’s happening right now.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.