Listening

Today, as a mentor, I met and connected with another person new to the recovery process, something I have done little of since moving to MD, a wonderful experience. It is very nice to sit down, clear away the self and truly listen to another person. I recall a comment by Claremont deCastillejo; "For there to be a meeting, it seems as though a third, a something else, is always present. You may call it Love, or the Holy Spirit. Jungians would say that it is the presence of the Self. If this 'Other' is present, there cannot have failed to be a meeting." Listening in that way is an exhilarating experience. I then felt energized for the rest of the day.