You are part of a network of short- and long-term relationships. These relationships can vary in intensity and duration. Your parents, family, friends, colleagues, and other people with whom you have built relationships have contributed to the person you are today. Throughout your life, you can make your own choices about who to enter into or end relationships with.

There is a theory called “six degrees of separation” which states that all people on Earth are connected to each other via a maximum of six steps, meaning that theoretically you can reach everyone (including yourself) in seven steps. This network principle connects people worldwide through family ties and through friends of friends. This is a way to recognize that we are all borderless connected to one another.

During the Pilgrimage Water Connects Borderless, you are invited to reflect on where you currently stand and where you wish to move. You are the center of your relationship network. The people you are directly connected to influence you through who they are, what they do, their outlook on life, how they act, and/or what they expect of you. You may find that, over time, you have strayed somewhat from your own path. To truly take your own place, it is and remains necessary to recognize and set your own boundaries. What do you do, what do you not do, with whom do you actively journey, and with whom do you not?
 
Be mindful and walk accordingly!