{"id":188,"date":"2009-12-02T20:07:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T01:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karencasey.wordpress.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2009-12-02T20:07:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T01:07:28","slug":"seeing-our-companions-as-specific-to-our-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"Seeing our companions as specific to our journey. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever considered how really important to your growth every person you’ve met has been? \u00a0Nary a one of them showed up accidentally. \u00a0Amazing isn’t it? \u00a0I used to believe it was a coincidence when I met some one who felt special to my journey. \u00a0Now I know they simply waited for the right time for our paths to intersect. \u00a0I love this idea. \u00a0It has given me comfort in myriad situations. \u00a0I can’t say “all meetings” were easy and gratifying in the moment, but hindsight is such a good teacher. <\/span><\/p>\n

My past is replete with circumstances and people who ushered me down a new hallway, through a new door, perhaps, or helped to close a door that no longer welcomed me. \u00a0Confusion set in many times. \u00a0But I was fortunate to have a friend tell me that my journey was divine. \u00a0Every step of it. \u00a0She said this was true for all of my messengers too. \u00a0Her quiet way of sharing convinced me of this. \u00a0She so exemplified peace in her life that I never doubted her words. <\/span><\/p>\n

I occasionally still resisted, initially, what “my messengers” were telling me; I refused to follow in their footsteps some times; but they waited until I changed my mind. \u00a0Imagine that. \u00a0They waited until I changed my mind. \u00a0A lot like God wouldn’t you say?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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