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🐍The Heifer, the Chickenhead, and the Serpent

A modern parable about love, lessons, letting go, and recognizing what is suitable.

What if the person who wasn't right for you was still part of your preparation?

What if the relationships that ended weren't necessarily mistakes? What if some encounters were lessons? Some endings were protection? What if even the experiences that hurt were doing a work in us—and for us?

The Heifer, the Chickenhead, and the Serpent was born from looking at the familiar creation story through the lens of process.

Before the man recognized the one who was suitable for him, God brought every living creature before him to see what he would call them.

He encountered.

He observed.

He named.

And then, at last, he recognized.

Maybe there is something in that for us.

Maybe understanding process gives us permission to let go. To stop carrying the bitterness of an experience and receive the betterness of the work it produced. To appreciate what an encounter taught us without needing to hold onto the person forever.

Maybe someone can have been part of our story without being the end of it.

And maybe believing there is someone suitable changes the way we experience the waiting. We don't have to force every encounter into permanence. We can learn. We can grow. We can let go. We can trust.

Because perhaps—

Every encounter was a step.
Every lesson, preparation.
Even the ones that hurt.

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