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On Saturday, January 3rd, at exactly 5:42 pm my nose started to bleed. By the time I grabbed something to hold to my nose I was soaked in blood. Red, thick, beautiful blood. Scary. My inner eyes projected a scenario: me, on the floor, dead, in a pool of blood.<\/p>\n
I checked my pulse and it was bang, bang, bang, unusually strong. “I must have high blood pressure” I thought. Both my parents died of broken blood vessels… and both my brothers have high blood pressure.<\/p>\n
The blood eruption repeated itself at 11:02 pm, three times on Sunday, and twice on Monday.<\/p>\n
Monday night, as I was staring at the blank wall contemplating the chances of dying, I suddenly saw my Kabbalah teacher in my mind’s eye. She recently recovered from a nasty disease, and it had done her a world of good. She literally transformed herself during the months of her illness.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, I knew that the same is happening to me. I knew that this scare is a gift, and it is a blessing. Seemingly in disguise.<\/p>\n
The next thing I know, the bleeding stopped, and it hasn’t come back, knock on wood, for two whole days.<\/p>\n
Naomi has been my Kabbalah teacher for three or four years. We butt heads all the time.<\/p>\n
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When she first called she dislodged me from a place of complacency. I both appreciated and resented her. It cost me money, it cost me comfort.<\/p>\n
We have been through together a lot, sometimes having shouting matches. I decided many times that I would never talk to that uncaring b.. again.<\/p>\n
I have grown more from her not agreeing with me than from all the adoration I had gotten from other teachers and coaches.<\/p>\n
I think that our relationship is a soul mate relationship. She rubs me the wrong way, there is friction, there is chafing, and there is growth.<\/p>\n
All of life is about growing, and soul mates are the secret allies to that. A half heavenly half hellish alliance.<\/p>\n
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A real soul mate won’t let you off the hook. The American ideal of always agreeing and always having a good time isn’t designed for growth, more for staying the same.<\/p>\n
Soul mate relationship is about growth. Remember, the irritation caused by the sand in a sea shell makes it grow a beautiful jewel, a pearl. So is it with human beings… you can grow yourself to be something special through a soul mate’s friction.<\/p>\n
Thank you Naomi.<\/p>\n
Soul Mate stuff on other blogs in the blogosphere:<\/p>\n
On Saturday, January 3rd, at exactly 5:42 pm my nose started to bleed. By the time I grabbed something to hold to my nose I was soaked in blood. Red, thick, beautiful blood. Scary. My inner eyes projected a scenario: me, on the floor, dead, in a pool of blood. I checked my pulse and … <\/p>\n