So this summer our son and his new wife, our new daughter in love are living with us while they sell their two separate homes in NC and Michigan. They work remotely and share loving space with us and their two dogs and our one.
I was curious to find out how living together as a new pack would change things for them and for us. What I have come away with is a new outlook on my own life and an invitation to engage.
Don’t let yourself be pulled down by a challenge… even from a friend. It is OK to maintain your position and not give your energies and resources just because someone else wants your spot or wants you to let them be in charge. We can disagree and not give in and still be respectful and allow room for more conversation. We won’t always be in the same mindset, and that’s OK.
We celebrate that we are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology. We covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
~Lydia Patrick
One thing I admire about your posts, Lydia, is your ability to glean something that is spiritually or socially relevant from the events that happen around you, either inside your world or beyond it. That we are all hear to learn through both the family portrait, as well as getting a glimpse at the bigger picture, the individual experiences, the life long fabric of culture that wraps around people and dresses them for their day ahead. The context of motivation; how goals and plans are the target, looking forward, seeking truth and finding new ways to balance a bigger family, and fitting a bigger family into shared future. Thank You for writing your words of wisdom. They fit nicely!
I want to say something but don’t know how to say it clearly. Sometimes, it is very hard to hold a position when you love someone and disagree deeply. They don’t always accept that their position is harmful to me whether directly or to those I love. I can still not wish them harm and wish them well in the world but I can’t be with them and be totally me. I am lucky that I can get away in most instances.
If I am to be with them, I can only respectfully request that we leave this conversation in deference to peace in the moment.