somewhat BUDDHIST BLOG:
Viewing Parents in a Spiritual Light (lens of soul)
- Viewing Parents in a Spiritual Light : Generally, it is us who choose our life paths, families and the people we need to meet in each incarnation to help us arrive closer to spirit truth and go home. The trick is not to get involved with ego games of seeing others (the roles) by "what you want them to do for you, or provide or how they affect you'. They don't. Only you can change your life and you cannot depend on others for your own happiness. When we connect SOUL-to-SOUL we put aside the BS and just relate as spirit in truth. No game playing. No I won't like you anymore if you do not do this or do not live up to my expectations of how I think you should be or act around me.
All too often in families we look at each other by the roles we play and FORGET we are spirit first and foremost . We forget that Mom and Dad are more than egos, are more than my protective parents who should love me and watch out for me but ULTIMATELY are spirit souls of God trying to do their best for me and for themselves to travel the road back to God.
When we look at our parents through the lens of "soul", the real truth about them comes out; even if we have missed it up to that point.
-S. SWARTZ