People need people

Teachers and students need each other
doctors and patients, therapists and clients.

Retailers and customers need each other.

Performers need an audience, authors need readers 
taxi drivers need passengers – and on it goes.

Who do you need?

Society leads us to believe that we don’t need anyone

except “to get the job done,” whatever that may be.

People often think their value as persons is closely tied
to the roles that are bestowed upon them or to
the roles they choose for themselves.

After all, who are you when you are not someone's son
or daughter, partner or friend?

Who are you when you are not 'goalie'
for the local soccer team,

or one of your hairdresser’s 83 clients?

Even strangers, people you’ve not yet met – and may never meet
play a relational role in your life.  And those who lived before you!
You have a relationship with them too. It seems there isn’t anyone
who isn’t someone, in relation to you.

But  who are you - in relation to you?

When the expectations of others are no longer centre-stage.

When it is just you. Who are you – then?

Have you noticed that no-one is just a customer or simply a partner.

That no-one is just a teacher or simply a friend.

There are difficult customers and easy customers; partners who were
‘mistakes’ and partners who were soul-mates. We have inspirational
teachers and boring teachers. Old friends and new!

Can you express your Self without adjectives?

Do you know who you are without reference to roles?

Soul in the City is an Invitation to explore what it means...

To "Be" your Self and "Become" your Self.