tapestry

I have been playing with the concept of contracts, those that we are here to fulfill while we are on the planet.  Caroline Myss has a wonderful book out about the topic and I found myself re-reading some of the passages this past week.

One of the archetypes that she identifies that I certainly can admit to is “addict”.  The premise behind this is that we come into this lifetime to complete, a spiritual contract in this case recover from addicition.  It got me thinking about recovery in a different way.   I know that AA who I credit for helping me get sober might have a different opinion on the subject, but what if our addicition/recovery is more about fulfilling our souls contract?  For me that takes on as much or more meaning than “the disease”.    Dis-ease would be more appropriate…the fact that we are not comfortable inside and part of that would be related to our quest for something bigger.  I have always felt my own addiction was a “homesick for heaven” feeling.

I then began to think about contracts I might have with other people in my life.  We know that people come into our lives for a reason, season or a lifetime.  Is there a person in your life or situation in your life that you feel might have a sacred contract with?

If so ponder the following:

• What is the contract you agreed to complete with the person before you came into being?
• Have you fulfilled that contract and need to move on?
• If you haven’t fulfilled it, what needs to happen in order to complete it?
• Are you hanging on to something that has been completed for a long time but choose not to move?
• What more contracts might there be to be fulfilled, what are the upcoming lessons for you?

If you have successfully completed your contract with the addict in you congratulations, if you haven’t what if you considered it a part of your souls purpose?