Parallel Realities

Abundance has been pouring my way lately. In the midst of the 'disconnect' that I have been describing in my blog there has also been a resounding hurrah in the direction of love and generosity.

I know some incredible Trini woman here in South Florida. And while I have been wallowing - that's the truth I think - in my 'one of these things is not like the others' perception, these women have created the bridge that can carry me to the zone of connection.

I do think that there are several versions available of reality. And I believe that they all exist at the same time. And I think that you can, in an instant, jump from one of these to the other. So one moment your experience can be one of hardship, scarcity, brutality. And the next instant you may get the chance to leap to a state of abundance and love. Contrast is always available to human beings.

My recent bridges between these parallel realities have come, almost exclusively, in the form of my women friends, mainly Trini but with a few other nationalities thrown in for good measure. I have been given the chance to experience community through my relatively new friends, almost all of whom I met in the past few years. They have shared their lives and their families with me and I on the other hand have also shared my perspective and my experience. I have visited their dwellings and they have visited mine. And we have all been able to truly revel in the unusual lives that we have created. Perhaps these are the people with whom I will move forward, with intention, to create communal spaces.

It can get scary as an adult to let your life flow into the life of another adult. Children don't have this kind of fear. They do it all the time. They share food, ideas, computers, game systems, dolls, spaces. They sleep over at each other's homes as much as they possibly can. They lean on each other while they play. They pledge to be BFF - Best Friends Forever. And so it is obviously our children from whom we have to take guidance. The reality in which they exist - where only the most important things are exclusive belongings to be shared carefully and where all else is fair game, where they don't need to know your name to play with you, where they share love so generously - is waiting for all of us. I'm definitely going to see what it is like to follow them. And maybe we can all do this together.