{"id":3448,"date":"2012-07-06T10:03:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2012-07-06T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T19:05:46","slug":"overlapping-soul-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2012\/07\/overlapping-soul-circles.html","title":{"rendered":"Overlapping Soul Circles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I inherited a gift from my father Moish, either by\u00a0genetics or observation. Born and raised in South Philly; a multi-cultural neighborhood, he seemed to know\u00a0someone everywhere we went throughout my childhood.\u00a0 I marveled at his ability to connect with people from all walks of life, having been raised in a working class\u00a0Russian Jewish immigrant family, who spoke Yiddish in\u00a0the home, but\u00a0 he and his two brothers and one sister were expected only to speak English outside the home.\u00a0 His\u00a0major talent was being able to make friends, because he saw them as having heart in common. He could adapt to his environment and discuss religion, politics, world events\u00a0and relationships with relative ease. I heard him speak\u00a0in a polished manner at times and then in jargon,\u00a0depending on\u00a0the company in which he found himself. He would tell me “They put their pants on one leg at a time, just like I do.”, even if his were his often present cover-alls or navy blue SEPTA uniform pants and theirs were Armani.<\/p>\n

Throughout his life my son would look at me puzzled when he would see me smile or greet ‘strangers’. I would remind him that everyone we\u00a0now know and love were once in that category. How\u00a0sad it would be to have missed the opportunity to connect with certain people who now\u00a0grace my life and how rich I am to now know and\u00a0 love them. I\u00a0have heard that people come into our lives for ‘a reason, season or lifetime.’\u00a0 I have had fleeting encounters with folks whose smile or comment have made my day. I have lifelong relationships that\u00a0I treasure. I anticipate connecting with anam cara (Gaelic for soul friend) as each day I set an intention for having extraordinary experiences and meeting amazing people.\u00a0 And each day I do. \u00a0Last week while in Canada at The Grail Lady Faire, I met a triple digit number of folks and this week, through the marvels of\u00a0\u00a0modern technology, connected with new friends with whom I will be working and playing. \u00a0 Tonight I am hosting a house concert for my friend Heidi Cooper and her daughter Deanna. Heidi has been in my life at least 20 years and Deanna since her birth. Walking through my door will be people\u00a0I have loved for\u00a0decades and some I have\u00a0not yet met, but look forward to embracing as new links in those overlapping soul circles that so delight me. I am grateful for my far flung tribe, wherever it is that they are living and breathing at the moment.<\/p>\n

So, who are the hearts in your soul circles?<\/p>\n

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www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zuzi-yH9VLo<\/a> Friends by Elton John<\/p>\n

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