healthy relationships = healthy planet
by Laura Castanza and
Julia George self and our environment, as our peers foundation to feel whole within our self,
and family reinforced this separation our quest for happiness through external
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elationships are the single most im- due to their own fears. The culprit, FEAR, means is as unquenchable as drinking sea
portant element of our human ex- handed down from generation to genera- water. We’re left spiritually starving if our
perience. How we relate to our self and tion in both science and religion, has beliefs carry us away from cultivating true
each other is essentially our primary continuously illustrated our differences peace within. Whether or not we had a
purpose. Think about it; we are born to (e.g. genus, species, race, sex, nationality, strong foundation of self awareness grow-
one another, and we often die with one etc.), which creates more separation with ing up, we CAN learn to become whole
another, and the time spent in between little resolve. no matter what age we are at present.
life and death is most often shared with But this is not reality. We are all Discovering the truth is your life
others. It is the relationships that you composed of the same matter and, as purpose. Truth is derived only from your
create during your life that will leave human beings, we are also comprised own self inquiry which creates experi-
the essence of your being, contained as of the same emotional body including: ences that will ultimately lead you to
a memory, once you are gone. love, fear, joy, sorrow, happiness, despair, becoming a positive and contributing
So in this “Earth School”, we are rel- excitement, laziness, judgment, etc. And force on the planet. This journey involves
ative to every thing. Some leading world as we implicate our emotions into matter every one and every thing on Earth, and
religions also follow this paradigm, en- and each other, we add a complete twist it revolves around our relationships. If we
compassing their belief system around a to our experiences. If you don’t think this choose, we may attract people that sup-
connection with all. However, despite the is true, just think about all the things to port the old ways of thinking inherent in
presence of such religious structures that which you bind/attach yourself emotion- our family, OR we may attract those more
cherish and honor every thing as equal, it ally such as people, places, and things, progressive through our own initiation to
is unfortunate that the majority of human and consider what they mean to you. embark on a journey towards truth.
beings do not truly feel this way, continu- Make a list. The path is met with both accep-
ing to create alienation between one So everything on your list is what tance and resistance; and there will be
another and connections primarily based you “relate” to somehow. The people may both past and present characters (people)
on unhealthy conditioned/foundational consist of family, friends, lover; places who exhibit the qualities we are work-
beliefs. may be your home town, vacation spots, ing to become as well as the ones that
Separating our self from nature and or your place of business; things may be are old and outdated. Life will present
other humans is indeed more common your home, garden, car, boat, etc. How this type of fork in the road repeatedly,
place; it is an attitude that currently you relate to every thing ultimately gaug- prompting more questions about who
plagues our planet. Somehow and some- es how healthy you relate to the world. we really are. Each answer changes the
where in our making as children, we It is your attachment to all the above that course of our path subtly or drastically
became more and more isolated from our will determine your happiness or misery and is often met with some resistance
when all is lost or dead. with those who have known us for a long
But before we go there, we must un- time. Perseverance takes us out of the
derstand that we consciously seek out the familiar comfort zone (although it is usu-
people, places, and things that “make” us ally a dull pain we’ve endured for years),
feel good and, by doing so, we begin to the illusion of safety, and thrusts us into
create an illusion of our own well being. the river of Life. And although amazing, it
Why? Because this quest is external. (It is not easily actualized. It requires all the
is also important to understand that at effort we’ve ever put forth into anything in
an unconscious or subconscious level our lives, and must be consistently main-
we seek out the necessary experiences tained or we risk falling into the abyss of
in our lives to help us grow and heal.) illusion once again.
Looking for happiness from the outside, Once we embark on a soul journey
we actually hold all the things around that goes beyond the limits of our past be-
us responsible for OUR happiness. This liefs, we will find the support systems in
thought process couldn’t be further from place to encourage and assist us on our
the truth, and will inevitably lead us to a path. All we have to do is show up and
life unfulfilled. dedicate our self to the process.
In reality, happiness, contentment, For more info, contact Julia
inner peace, and well being can only George/Aquarian Age, 561.750.9292
manifest from the inside out. Without the or
aquarianagegallery@bellsouth.net.
50 Broward County
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