One way that i now know helps me overcome my sheilding nature (shielding you, sheilding me - there's a song in there somewhere) is to create a personal "safe space"; one with no threats, judgments or retribution to be exacted. This is not to say that there are never repercussions or discussions to be had from what i have shared/said, just that the respect for the Divinity of the human (me) please be respected as i do with whomever i speak.
Yes the people in my life deal with "damaged goods" (ouch!), but getting through to a place where i can risk my whole self (where it's appropriate) and be strong enough to see it through is my goal.
Yep, people have made it difficult for me to do that along my way and i in turn learned well from it. i'm also now learning to get over it, not to carry the baggage of mistrust and doubt with me, to give people just a wee bit more credit (tough stuff) and to be most fully myself.
If i have the space to do it where it's not quite so terrifying i know i can... and i will.
About Me
- me
- I'm an ornery wench. Just trust me on this one. :) my loves: coffee, road trips, learning, teaching, music of all sorts, firelight, intentional family, being at water's edge, intense conversations, boundless laughter, clearance sales. I'm a peacemaker, facilitator and problem solver. A fiend for conscious choice and personal responsibility. Nothing is sexier to me than brains and talent. I strive for nothing less than radical honesty. I expect nothing less than that endeavour in return.
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