Blindsided by Relationship

While you, the reader, may or may not be in a relationship, it is a sure bet that you want to be with others of like mind, peer group compatriots who feel, believe and experience life as you do. So this article applies to everyone – in relationship or not.

I’m going to address the subject from relationship and you can apply it to yourself as you see fit.

Have you heard yourself talking internally about how much you wish your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other (you can fill in the blank here) were as devoted to spiritual practice as you either are or want to be? Are you disappointed that the mate you chose or are choosing doesn’t feel driven to understand him or herself as you’re sure you’re doing?

This distraction, this attachment to what the other person is doing, being or experiencing is what I call being “blindsided by your relationship”. So, let’s look at how this happens:

Let’s say you have an intense intention set (because you’re so familiar with the Law of Attraction) that you will draw to yourself the perfect mate and live the rest of your life both physically and spiritually surrounded by this bliss of perfect union. And the person shows up or at least you believe he or she has and you are very excited, you make the connection, and off the two of you go into life, the spirit and divine happiness.

But then something happens; it’s been a few years now and there’ve been a few signs that you’re both achieving your, hopefully, mutual spiritual goals. Sometimes it even feels like the strength of your union is increasing, solidifying in its presence.

And then things begin to change, especially within you (because you’re the only one you can really talk about truthfully). You begin to see things in a different way. The little character attributes that exist between the two of you that used to only ruffle you slightly become bigger. You might even feel yourself experiencing actual anger….[Click Here To Continue Reading]