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The Kiss -
© Angela Kraft, Photographer
We all
attract certain people into our life who have developed qualities
opposite
to the ones we are most identified with.
In other
words, they mirror our disowned selves, and we mirror theirs.
These are
often the most highly emotionally charged relationships.
We feel
very attracted to them, and/or very uncomfortable, judgmental,
annoyed,
or frustrated with them.
The stronger the feelings, the more
important a mirror they are for us.
We have
drawn them into our reality to show us something
about what
we need to develop in ourselves.
The fact
that we have such strong feelings (one way or another)
toward
them means that they are showing us a part of ourselves
we need to
acknowledge, accept, and integrate.
For example, if you have
been taught never to express any anger,
you will
probably at some point find yourself in relationship with a person
who
expresses their anger frequently and vehemently.
Life is
giving you a strong message that it's time for you to learn
to
acknowledge your own
anger.
It is not
saying you have to become like this person and
go around
dumping your anger everywhere.
Instead,
you need to find the appropriate balance,
learning
how to assert yourself and stand up for yourself.
Shakti
Gawain
Excerpted from
Using the Mirror of
Life
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