To connect with another

To listen deeply - to know another’s stories

To soak it in and really feel

The depth of emotion that coincides with the journey…

These connections are gifts shared one to another

They bring moderation and help us to see outside ourselves

Teaching tolerance and allowing us to gain wisdom from others

As we also, return these gifts connecting goes full circle

To revel in the tales that made up a life-not yours

No judgment can be passed as stories of choices made are told

Forget that you think you would have chosen differently

Instead feel the angst that may have caused that choice

To have this opportunity-to share a bit of life in this way

As we chat and learn and laugh- maybe cry

To know that we all are just pilgrims on a journey,

This is truly what enriches life