Hi Open,

Thanks for this article, this is definitely something I get tripped up on a lot. Recently, I was looking at how I prioritize what I do each day. Am I prioritizing what my soul is calling for? Often, I'm not. But the main thing I prioritize instead is what I see as my responsibilities to other people, mainly my family and work clients.

My soul is not always calling to pick my son up from school or finish a work project, but if I don't do these things it will negatively affect the people counting on me, which doesn't seem right. And I know those external relationships are only as "real" as the matrix is. In the greater scheme of things, they don't define who I am and they'll pass as all things do. But in certain moments, those people are counting on me to be present with them.

Also, aren't relationships a primary way we evolve in this life? I could just take off, ditch all my responsibilities, and go live alone in a cave, but I don't think that would necessarily serve my evolution. There would be no-one there to challenge or push me, so how would I know if I'm becoming more evolved or not? That doesn't feel like the right path either.

But I still get confused when it comes to being more aligned in how I interact with others. I get that I've created the people and situations in my life as a reflection of the convolutions in my own self. However, I often can't see what those reflections are pointing at, or how I could unwind them.

I don't think there's a clear question in any of that, but any reflections are welcome. 🦋

Zoe