lovingly presented by Bill Bauman ~

Just as the King of Siam (in The King and I) expressed a bewildered “Is a puzzlement!” in relation to feelings of love, so do many of us about this thing called relationships.

The truth is that we are in relationship with something, every moment of every day—our alarm clock, clothes, schedule, projects, thoughts, friends, etc. Everything here on earth is about intimate, bonded relationships. Everywhere we turn, we’re connected intimately to something or someone.

The underlying reason for this phenomenon is, of course, because at the core we are all one … and human relatedness reminds us of our shared unity.

So, if you feel inclined, ask yourself questions such as: What is my relationship with the air that I’m breathing right now … or with money … or with my morning’s alarm clock … or your body … or this very moment?

An important question is this: What is your natural style for being in relationship. For me (Bill), for example, while I started my life being in a fearful relationship with almost every aspect of life,  I evolved to discover that my natural style is to be in a loving, peaceful, oneness-based and fun relationship with everything around me. What kind of relationships does your nature call you to?

In this talk I invited each person to a relationship experience. Feel free to join that experience while reading this, if you wish. The experience is this:

•    Call to your inner self a person or aspect of life that you want to experience a private and personal “moment” with;

•    Instead of trying to take charge, just let whatever happens happen;

•    Observe and notice how the person or aspect takes charge; let that develop or evolve as it will;

•    Allow yourself to merge and unify with that person or aspect, then ask yourself: How does that feel to me?

Today’s talk concluded with a statement of fact and an invitation: 

•    You and I are in relationship with everything—one that is interactive and interdependent;

•    In each relationship you play a special role; you come alive and bring others alive; you complete and are completed by those around you;

•    You and I are one; you are me and I am you; this allows the magic of life to happen naturally and organically;

•    Embrace your relationship with everything … embrace the strong role that you play in each moment … embrace the wonder of creation that happens simply because you are consciously, willingly, creativlely and powerfully in relationship.