Invitations

You know that feeling...
  When you chance encounter
  a person or group of people

And  you realize...

'I already know you.
  We were to meet now.
  That was our plan.

We have work to do together
 and it is time to begin.

Namaste, my friend.'

So, how do you know when you
  are face-to-face with souls to whom
  you are pledged,
  with whom you have agreed
  to walk a certain path
  in this incarnation?

I would venture to say
  the knowledge is within you.
  It is couched in  the emotions that emerge
  as you stand in the presence
  of these other souls.

I would attune to the strength and veracity
  of the inspiration or ardor or ire you feel.
  Yes, ire.

For it is the authenticity and depth of the emotion
  that matters,
  not the particular emotion.

The work we are invited to initiate in this life
  is ultimately all within ourselves.

Any strong emotions, especially those that
  represent the dark within us,
  act as a harbingers of potential growth
  and healing.

And if we choose the path through that growth and healing,
  we can move more fully into our own potential
  and we can bring peace and healing to this world.

So, when you have those moments of recognition
  or when you feel a particularly strong emotion
  in response to someone,
  stop a moment.

Go inside your self
  to learn about this emotion.
  If you choose to follow the path
  of growth and healing it offers,
  then walk gently with a humble heart
  for you are on the path of the sacred.

Namaste