Reconciliation

Reconciliatio

There is a difference between reconciling and continuing a relationship with one whose energy is unforgiving. Reconciliation takes energy and willingness on both sides. Take time to heal. Forgive yourself.

Bringing the disparate together

Is no easy task.

The rough to the smooth,

The truth to the mask.

Bringing two wills to accord,

Two hearts to simpatico,

To find peace in the reunion,

To trust is true reconcilio.

The belief that one person has to be right and the other person has to be wrong can be a barrier to reconciliation. But it is a false belief. Reconciliation is actually about finding a meeting place, somewhere where both people can be heard with fairness, and understanding can be found. Honesty is necessary to the process. Forgiveness ay be down the track-when we have fought with someone or had a long-standing disagreement, it is foolish to expect all the ill will or hard feelings to dissolve immediately. Both people must give their feelings time to heal and their heart bruises time to fade.

Aradia teaches us that it is important to find a place where we can meet and work together, even if we hold disparate views. And her stories show us, by example, that willingness and a certain lack of ego are necessary to live in harmony with others.