What about relationships?

In this world, the word relationship has separation built right into the very concept. We relate to other humans, things, situations, and concepts, but we don't look on those things as our identity. (Though they may seem to be one aspect of our identity.) We relate by having a certain degree of involvement combined with a certain degree of privacy. In our human relationships, most of the challenges take the form in finding just the right balance between those two things; we want togetherness, but only to a certain extent.

Like all things here, the default setting is ego. Thus, if we just do the relationship thing with no ASKing, and no questioning, ego will reign. Human relationships (family, romantic, friends, jobs) can consume large amounts of time, and can seem to require lots of attention focus. Just the thing ego seeks: something that keeps us focused on separation while allowing time to pass and pass and pass. Remember, ego is just trying to delay the inevitable. However, also like all things here, relationships can be willingly surrendered to Spirit for reinterpretation. As we ASK for vision and clarity, we can begin to glimpse aspects of Oneness beyond the outer form of any relationship. We can see reflections of the Eternal, despite our inclination to focus on the temporal.

Obviously, on the level of form, Oneness makes no sense. But on the level of mind, we can at least begin to comprehend how it's possible. Sharing thoughts, paradigms, concepts, ideas, and perceptions makes them stronger and more compelling. As we become 'of One mind' in certain areas, separation fades from our view and reflections of Oneness arise. These reminders are still illusion, like everything here, but they are more useful because they reflect Truth. By seeing reflections of Oneness more and more, we delay our return less and less. We save time. The path of non-duality is all about efficiency, not lingering in time any longer than we must. Relationships are excellent classrooms in which to learn these lessons.