On Being Connected

Synopsis: On being connected: it’s tricky, relating without judging. It takes effort and presence.

Not sure if there will be an article next week–Darbella and I are off to Nicaragua to check it out! Love these new experiences!

So, there’s a big field across from our condo in Samara, and up until this year, it was the home of a herd of horses. Except at Xmas, when a bull ring is added, as well as food booths, and there’s a festival.

This year, the field also has a herd of cattle.

Including Brahmans. See photo, above.

Anyway, this breed has floppy ears, obviously, and they look you in the eyes as you pass by. I mean, they stare right at you. I posted the photo to Facebook, and captioned it, “Who is looking at whom?”

Of course, who knows what the cow is thinking?

But there’s something there… some internal connection, I think. Not that I’m looking for cow-y friends, but more so that there’s a hidden connection, as in “everything is connected.”

OK, so my real point is that everything is connectable. If we choose.

We’ve been impressed with the ease with which we’ve made friends down here. (Hey, Felissa!!) And speaking for myself, on the other side of that coin, I’ve found myself having judgements about one or two fellow residents.

So, I’ve been watching my mind as I create those judgements, and it’s not pretty. I feel myself tightening up, and shutting down, and it’s based on… wait for it… nothing.

Our ability to connect or not, to be clear or not, to see through to the essence of another… has nothing to do with the other person, (or the cow, but that’s another article