Hi Shanitram,

Jen raises an essential point here. The soul's journey is unique and sovereign for everyone. "Sovereign" means that you make the choices that best serve your soul, and there's an invitation for all to do that. If I am in relationship with someone, and they make the highest choice of their soul, if that truly serves them, then although different to me, it in fact serves me as well. Such is the nature of the soul - it brings a sense of well being to witness another following their true path.

Plenty of people here like Jen, and previously in the past for me, have found themselves in situations where family members eat different diets. We've both brought up kids who've wanted to eat meat and dairy (I would maintain it's because the being has been hybridised that way, and because of the influences of society). But it becomes crucial to be able to say: "That's your free choice, just as this is mine. I might not agree with you, but I respect your choice, as I invite you to respect mine."

I would also say this: love that is judgmental about what I'm being and doing, that won't support my own free will to choose and be, is not love at all.

You say you're finding the situation "tricky and vulnerable". With all love and compassion, I say to you that's exactly where you need to be. Vulnertability is the precursor to change - to growth and transformation. The key is to turn into these vulnerable feelings, not turn away from them.

I've found that when I'm prepared to be honest with people, and act on my honest feelings, people are more likely to accept me. And in some cases not. But what it does lead to, are authentic relationships.

If I want to have an authentic relationship, (one of true love) then that requires me to be authentic. Which is about making a clear statement about who I am, and what my soul requires. It involves risk, because it involves loving another enough to allow them to change, to set them free, even to walk away. What I find is, that the people we then draw, are drawn by authenticity. They walk beside you. Not bound by limitation, but for a mutual desire for freedom. Each is uplifting and inspiring the other in their own journey of revelation.

Vulnerability is the place to be.

Much love and well wishes
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