Divine Appointments

My meditation and readings this week led me to thoughts of people in my life who have had some tremendous impact on who I am as a person today. As I listed them in my journal, I was able to pinpoint their exact roles, and I knew intuitively why I met them when I did. Some are still in my life as close friends, and others have either drifted away or died. But I can think about them, and know, "Oh, after I met her, I realized how arrogant I truly am"; or, "After I met him, I learned that I crave Community more than I ever knew," and the list goes on. 

After going back through some old notes I had from Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul, and considering what he wrote about the eternity of the soul, I have come to the belief that the names of these people were written on my heart long before I took my first breath. They were destined for me, and I for them, before the dawn of time. Our souls were knitted together for a specific purpose, and the moment we met, fate had been fulfilled.   

My awakening only serves to further intensify the impact these people and events have had. They are like different phases in the beautiful- and sometimes painful- alchemy that has transformed me throughout the years. Even the heartbreak and sorrows, and those who caused them, were instrumental in the evolution of my Self and the ultimate painting of my canvas. 

If you sat down and noted the people who have helped create who you are today, I think you would be amazed at how well choreographed these meetings of "coincidence" really were. And in the end, you might realize, as I did, a refreshing reality:

We have the ability, and possible destiny, to love, and to be loved, by everyone we meet.