Sometimes we find ourselves surrounded by people who have shared lessons with us. Meaning, they are here to learn about the same things we are. It could be forgiveness, patience, surrender, or acceptance, but whatever the lesson, it doesn’t mean they are walking our path with us forever. It’s completely natural to see our once-good-friends drift from us from time to time. Especially if we move on or they master their lesson while we are still adjusting to ours.
When your lessons are someone else’s lessons it can be humbling and comforting to come across them. And then at other times it can be infuriating because they are mirroring back the very same things you are angry at yourself for having. In either case, it’s best to stay conscious of how they could help you learn, grow, and evolve into a better person.
Perhaps one of the greatest things about shared lessons, is that when you have them with your significant other, you can grow together beautifully. Once you accept the things that you need to learn about within yourself, you can have more compassion and understanding when you notice them in another. It is only when you deny or repress what’s seeking transformation, that you could encounter conflict with your partner. But when you’re both entering the relationship conscious of the areas where you need further growth and development, you’ll be more receptive to each other and to positive change for the betterment of the relationship. This creates harmony and fertile ground for a strong partnership to take root.