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Deepen Old Connections
This past week I enjoyed a small family reunion with my aunt and cousin who I grew up with. It had been seven years since I had seen them. I can’t recall the last time we spent more than a day together, despite my cousin and I growing up like sisters.
During our visit, my closest friend from my two years living in Taiwan also reached out. We lost touch since I visited her in 2008 in Montreal, Quebec.
All this got me thinking about levels of connection.
I had presumed a lot from mere phone calls with my family. Brief check in’s and updates for years impressed a sense that my relatives had remained consistent with who I remembered.
Spending time together for multiple days, I observed far more depth of character in how each of them had evolved through time.
I witnessed my cousin care considerately for her mom in her elder years. My aunt went beyond our usual quick phone chat shares. She asked me meaningful questions about my life, reminding me of her wonderful curiosity for others experiences.
I know their dynamic and was able to act as support in a way that close family comprehends.
Then an old friend reached out after perhaps 15 years silence. She shared how important that era of her life was and the relevance of my role in her favorite memories. She seemed surprised and delighted that I reflected the same sentiments about her influence in my life.
During all this, I also saw one of my oldest friends who I have been in consistent contact with for the last long while. We have an ease earned with regular time shared. She served as a grounding point for me in the whirlwind of reconnecting with family.
Each of these connections felt precious and unique, and the level of contact we have shared through the years lent to very different wavelengths of understanding.
Consider today your own connections.
Who is someone you are grateful for the constant contact of through the years? Perhaps journal about the role they play in your own sense of self.
Who is someone who played a valuable role during a key point in your life? Have you lost touch with them? Perhaps reach out to share the meaning they still hold in your heart.
Do you have any family that have been relegated to occasional phone chats or holiday gatherings? Is it time to arrange a longer visit or perhaps a regular family-wide video call?
Think today of someone from your past you wish to draw back to the present, even if only to let them know how they impacted your life for the better.
Add depth to your connections when you bring them in for a Tarot Together session where you split the hour.
Or, inspect deeper into your own relationship patterns during an in-depth personal tarot reading.
Bring in an old friend to bond with for a tarot reading lesson with me.
Make your family gathering more meaningful when you hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.
“You remind me of something, a song that I am, and you sing me back into myself.”
-Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Relish Your Bonds,
Jenna Lynne Roberts