Yesterday I met a remarkable person. This happens on occasion, and almost always in a serendipitous manner. Every time, it delights me to no end!
As regular readers may know, Wednesdays are particularly odd days for me, schedule-wise, because I don't go to work until 4pm. I spend the day doing whatever I need to do, and trying to conserve energy - on many levels - for my evening prenatal yoga class (followed by meditation, which can be quite demanding). We were scheduled to have drywall installation yesterday, and I was more or less braced for lots of activity, noise, and male energy. I set about my business and noticed that someone was working in the kitchen, and that whoever it was was very quiet, indeed. He had music on, but with very low volume, and there was no sense of "ruckus" (you know, that boisterous energy that male colleagues often have when working together and enjoying each other's company) coming from the kitchen. I didn't think much of it, as I was occupied with other things around the house.
Around mid-morning, our designer came by to check on things. She recognized the man in the kitchen and had a nice chat with him, commenting on his energy and how compatible it was with working in our home. This got my attention, as I had noticed that things felt different than on other days, when other guys are working in there, so I went to chat with him myself. I wanted to see who this person was.
Ah, what fun to meet new people! I mean, we'd introduced ourselves before, but this time we actually talked. Face to face, eye to eye, heart to heart. Have you ever met someone and really resonated with them? Like you were actually on the same frequency, so to speak, and rather than spending half the conversation trying to "get" what they're trying to tell you...you have the feeling of what they're saying before the words are out. This is what our conversation was like, which gave me the distinct feeling that we'd known each other before. These are encounters, and people, that I consider remarkable. There is something about them, and the way that we are able to relate to each other, that is truly distinct from encounters with other people.
The first time I experienced this it was pretty stunning, but the more it happens...well...the more it happens. As I become more open to meeting such people, I come across more of them - at Pike Market, on vacations, even in my kitchen! I think it is a lovely result of my yoga practice (as in, my life practice, not just my asana practice): as I become more perceptive and more sensitive, I am drawn to (and draw to me) people with whom I deeply and smoothly resonate. I rarely encounter "difficult" people, as like attracts like. Also, I see our oneness, and endeavor to make time to really meet a person, not just introduce myself. This makes every introduction an opportunity to meet a remarkable person.
If you'd like to meet more remarkable people, start with yourself - recognize your own gifts, wear and share them bravely, and see who comes to you.
Namaste.
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