Monday, June 27, 2011

Of Conundrums, Pockets of Time, and Water to Down Our Bread…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles & Essays, Relationships
St. Bonkus, patron saint of failed relationships and blind dates... by Shitao (away)
St. Bonkus, patron saint of failed relationships and blind dates…, a photo by Shitao (away) on Flickr.

I once had a client who said, “We [humans] consist of but pockets of time. Spend time on things that don’t matter-waste time–and you throw away yourself.”

As with life and pockets of time, humans also consist of a conglomeration of relationships, none so important as the one we hold with ourselves.

Despite all, we recognize and best come to know ourselves, who we are, our likes and dislikes, pet peeves and joys through interaction with others.

We can never truly come to understand some aspects of ourselves except by way of interaction with those outside ourselves. Read the rest of this entry…
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