I am so grateful

I am so grateful to have a small group of people I call my tribe. I call them my tribe because they are so much more than family or friends. There are many people who come into our lives and make a strong impact or influence us on a deep level, and then they wander off and life goes on. Some people entertain us, educate, love, heal, challenge or irritate us and then they move on. All of these people touch us in some way and quite often they change us as well. I am fortunate to have known many people who have been and continue to be great friends. Friendships have many layers and timeframes. There are even a few who I have loved deeply - but only for a short time.

My tribe are different; my tribe feels like a soul-family. I think we all originated in a far away place many lifetimes ago. There is a sense of recognition between us and an unexplainable connection that holds us in a secure place when we interact. I trust these people completely and they are always straight with me, and they are always there for me. These people define my life and hold it together in a way I can not explain and yet they know through a heart-sense exactly what I am saying right now.

R once described it as having the same smell, so exact that it could not be smelt at all. I have thought of it as a heartbeat, that is so finely tuned, that one heart can almost beat on behalf of the other. It could also be described as a vibration or a frequency, so finely in synch, that only the tribe members will resonate with it. We can see each other every day and yet we still light up at the sight or sound of each other. Or we can go months or even years without seeing each other and when we do catch up it feels like there has been no separation at all.

I love these people effortlessly and endlessly. I have thought a lot about what matters in life lately and it always comes back to the people I have loved. When I do travel through the veils, then all I would want to take with me is that heartbeat or smell or vibration.