My sisters and I watched it for years. It made us angry, so we chose emotionally damaged boy/men at early ages. They divorced theirs. I stayed. And left.
I subscribe to the belief that we are all one, and separation is not real at a soul level, but this is difficult to remember with our acute human senses.
The alchemy of transformation is only possible with total surrender. Release all you know to be true to discover the magic of connection and wholeness.
Once you've identified this place of separation, begin to think about the mindset you have around this idea. For me, I am guilty of assuming that any mistreatment I experience in a store, for example, is due to my race, as opposed to an employee having a bad day or another reason completely ...
As you can probably see, speaking about unity consciousness is a bit of an existential task. It’s fun knowing that I am you and you are me and that, really, I am writing to my Self at some point along our non-local non-linear space-time continuum.
For as difficult as it is for me to get out of bed, it was just as hard to get out of that relationship. And as out of the question it is for me to avoid hitting that tempting Snooze button, it was just as impossible for me to not accept the re-invitation from that horrid yet irresistible man.
There’s a crack in that you, and -- can you feel it? -- the fingers of your soul are grasping its edges and prying it open. Because that you wants nothing more than to crash at your feet in a crumble of dust and silence. Facades aren’t meant to last a lifetime.