I SEE You!

This is the last day of traveling for a while and as I sit at the San Diego Airport watching the palm trees wave in the breeze and the sun shining through the clouds, I people watch.

There are a few movies that I really enjoy. One is Love Actually. The story is good, but it isn't the story that is my favorite part, it is the opening comments when they are talking about the best place to go to see love is the airport. I would have to agree.

I watch people being dropped off and there are smiles, hugs, some tears, and you can read the lips: I love you. Car after car people get dropped off and the same result, hugs, kisses, I love you.

Last night we went to see another movie and although I usually do not like fantasy type movies, last night I dreamt about flying dragons all night, I did like the message. My brother had seen it before and told me that there would be a line in the movie that I should use in my blog "I see YOU". If you have seen Avatar you will understand what this line means.

So what do these two movies and my thoughts have to do with each other? First, I think it is important to remember that seeing people is more than just a outward appearance it is seeing them at their best and looking and feeling their soul. It is the feeling you get when you meet a beloved friend or family member at an airport or place. It is that overwhelming feeling of joy and connection you have. You SEE Them. Not the 20 pounds they have gained, or the grey in their hair, you see them.

It is the same feeling you have when you drop them at the airport or feeling when you give them the hug goodbye, you SEE them.

My second point is that we need to find ways every day to SEE people. There should be more than just an event that makes "I love you" or "I SEE You". My family is not big on the I love you or I SEE You, good Scandinavians I guess, but I feel it when I see my brother or visit my parents; they see me.

My last thought is that we all need to be open to be seen and to see. What a world it would be if we all let down our guard and were open to be seen and to see? How would it feel to look into the souls of people we met not just the color of their skin, shape of their body, or language they speak. What if we could "SEE Them"? It sounds like a fun experience if not a worthwhile one.

SEE someone today! A friend, partner, spouse or total stranger. Walk in their shoes and search their soul. Who knows maybe they will SEE you too!

I see you!