Can we meet people where they are?

I have often noticed in my own behaviour that I have a desire to help people. I can see where they may be missing something or not seeing how they're making their own lives more difficult. Life needn’t be such a struggle and repetitive. Now that may sound a noble thing and a kind thing to desire. But I know and feel the energy beneath these thoughts and actions sometimes. I've asked myself if it's the same energy I feel when I see something or someone who annoys me. I’d say it is on the same spectrum of energy. I Have a desire to change something to make my life better and maybe everybody else’s. Again doesn’t sound such a bad thing. But I don't know the bigger picture at play here. I don't know how important it is for them to be there, in possibly a painful situation, at this very moment. When I enter these patterns I try to remind myself that many people approached me with good advice and knowledge still unknown to me. I didn’t even know it existed, I couldn't even comprehend or feel it. This is where I was, and I could only see down the road as far as my vantage point would allow. What did I do with this information? Well I ignored it, and carried on doing what I was doing. Repeating the same mistakes over and over again, until I was bored and lost and in some kind of pain. Then and only then did I reach out for some answers. I was ready at this point for someone to come along and share some of there experiences and wisdom. I asked for some sort of direction and what the terrain would be like on this journey. I was literally asking for a sign. So what I've learned and I'm still practicing is to be ready, still and curious. If anyone asks or gives me permission, then I can share what I have seen and felt on this road. It can be frustrating at times, and at these times I must always remember to point that finger back at myself. Can I stand in the knowledge that all is as it should be? that everyone is exactly where they should be. Can I be that mountain and stand strong, silent, solid, patient, humble, kind, foreboding at times, and know the more I weather the more interesting and beautiful I become. New cracks and openings appear and these in time become rivers that carry my uniquely filtered waters down to the land below, feeding new life into everything that it touches. Creating new pathways for others to follow and to drink from on their own journeys, if they so wish.

MC