A few days ago I had a spontaneous encounter with a man in his late 40’s at the library. He said ‘hi’ in such a happy way, with such sparkling eyes, that I couldn’t do anything else than laugh and say ‘hi’ back. We had a little conversation and it made me smile the whole day. He lifted my spirits, his whole way of being was joy and I got to share in it. It is the exact reason why I wrote this post.
People are Everywhere
In the streets, in the shops, on the bus at your local gym. Everywhere. You meet people every day. Some you share short eye contact with, with others you just glide pass each other in your hurry on the way. To some you say ‘hi’. And possibly there is even a moment of conversation. With some you share the latest weather updates, with others you laugh about the same funny situation. All people you never met and still you make contact, you are in contact with each other.
How beautiful is that, to just have contact with another human being that you have never met before?
We started out as strangers
The beauty of it all is that we all started out as strangers. Your best friend, your neighbors, the people at your supermarket. And before you knew it, they were suddenly your friends. How does this magic happen? And why you meet a person exactly at the right time?
Be open
I mean here: open to others. Not hiding when someone tries to have a respectful conversation. Not finding it weird that someone tries to converse with you. These days, wherein social media is taking over, it is sometimes strange for people, especially youngsters, that others start talking to them. This is not strange at all. It is a normal thing to do, we are humans and social beings.
Your own personal vibration
Every day you can meet a best friend, on the bus, at the library at that gig. It doesn’t matter where you are. Stay open and without any effort the right people will come on your path. The openness you vibrate out into the world is where the people you want in your life will pick up on. As if you have your own ‘signal’.
What you send out, you will attract
Be conscious of your own vibrations. What you send out, you will attract. And sometimes the people on your road are not what you expected; they were not respectful or they hurt you. Just know that there was a lesson to learn there. Take the lesson and then let it go. Once that part is acknowledged and healed this part will be gone from your personal ‘signal’. You meet people at the right moment and place. Either to support you or learn a lesson. You just have to be open and be ready to take that leap. A lesson or a support, trust it and know it was you who jumped.
Start a conversation!
Be kind to others, respect them. Start a conversation and if others start a friendly conversation, and it feels right to you, just converse back. Maybe this random talk will give you more insights than you’d ever know. Or more knowledge than you could dream of. Or just lifts your spirits. Be open, you never know who you’ll meet, what they can mean to you, even if you only exchange one phrase. Everyone holds magic, things that are valuable to others, sometimes without even knowing it. We all have our toolbox of life experience, good vibrations and wisdom. Why not share it?
Life is magical, people are magical and each day can be magical and full of surprises. You just have to see it, feel it and be open to receive.
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