Assembling my Threads

Maybe it is my 30th approaching with rapid speed or the sudden serious illness of a childhood friend but lately I have been evaluating my existence. I guess we all do it at different stages of our lives and during diverse events. I recently told a friend who was experiencing a difficult time in his life that sometimes you have to understand the relationship with yourself (your values, hopes, beliefs, and desires) before you can effectively be worthwhile in a relationship with another. I explained it like this…the clothes you wear on a daily basis are symbolic of you who are, what you stand for, and where you are going while your relationships with others are your accessories to the wardrobe (hats, belts, earrings.) You can not survive on relationships with others to validate your existence. If you try that route it is equivalent leaving the house on a cold winter day with only your watch on! …I am in the process of ‘Assembling my Threads.’