sandyb posted these words at integral naked, in a discussion on How much should we invest into our emotions?
"What I have started to think though is that we do need to let go, certainly, but also in the letting go we have to listen and be aware of our engagement in the human process and let other people not so much be our measuring stick but let them be the mirrors in which we can recognize patterns where we may not be coming from our higher selves."

and recognize patterns of where we are coming from our higher selves. ooohhh... i just love this!

here are some other thoughts on patterns:

with the whole process of recognizing patterns... i like to think about the game memory. where all of those little cards with pictures on them are face down... you turn two over hoping that they match. it's a favorite life game of mine. the most thrilling part for me, is an extended moment. it begins just before i turn the cards over. there's that taste of anticipation, yearning, curiosity, and excitement: will they match? will they connect. and then if upon revealing themselves they don't connect with one another... there is the joy of turning them back over and refocusing, trying again to find the match. if, however, the pieces fit seamlessly together...

s w o o o s h h. the connection is made and the party is on! with people connecting, it is all about the channel being clear. the energy continuously flows... within and without. i notice that as that connection, complementing union, is made... the fragmented pieces of the individuals slide away, leaving the glowing, radiant whole.