Oh, this is the creature that doesn't exist . . . . In fact, it never was. But since they loved it, a pure beast came to be. -- Rainer Maria Rilke
The unicorn, serene and white, is a strong and graceful animal with the body of a horse. A single white horn grows from its brow, making it unique among all animals. It is gentle, shy, and good, and though stories have been told about it for centuries, many people say it never existed. We call it a myth, yet in telling its story, we make it real.
Friendship is like the unicorn: created from faith. Before we speak, reach out, believe in the possibility of relations with another, friendship does not exist. But when we share a meal, a joke, or a walk - a piece of ourselves - we open up to two friends . . . one in the other person, the other within ourselves.
How does sharing myself with another create a friend within me?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
This is gorgeous, Carol. Thankyou for posting it. I've never really had the courage to hold & maintain friendships before I came into A.A. I have a few from my past I've managed to have because they love me & I've had kinship with them & visit occasionally but I've never even really been able simply to allow others to come & go with the gentleness I'm learning towards them now. I've always rued that there could never be more or that I felt I wasn't good enough. Now I'm learning where my friendship for them indeed is a friend in me & because of this I'm able to have the courage to take that further or let it go. I think I used to have an all or nothing attitude in this regard. Now I have the choice away from fear where I can call & ask how They are & that's a gift. I have a dear friend I live with now & I have to say she's like a gift from God. Our closeness is so nice & I'm proud of her. She teaches me what I'm capable of as a friend day by day & she's shared in my recovery from Day1. A special sister. It's the skills & love I learn with her that are in the motion of helping me to learn to love me & others. (Thankyou Eleonora) Danielle x
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