Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Putting it all out there

The past couple of years I have bared my soul to any and all that would listen. I felt like a open wound walking around wait for the next painful strike. I didn't have a choice to show all my cards all the time. No restraint. Grief is like that.

But now I am past that on move on the facing the real world. How do I maneuver through each day without going back to the way I use to do things. How I would leave just enough space between me and you to keep you from knowing too much about my weak spots. What happens to that space is that something grow there a barrier sometimes it is just glass sometimes a thick hedge and sometimes a thick concrete wall.

I want to feel all the emotions and feel safe at the same time. It doesn't work that way. I can't enjoyed the depth of ocean if I am only willing to put my toe in the water. What if I drown? What if I swim with the dolphins? What if I swim with the dolphins and then I drown.

Is a life worth living if we stay away to stay safe. If we stay in the shallow waters without taking the chance. If we drown will we drown with a smile on our face. If we stay safe will we die with regret on our face.

I am sharing this link on vulnerability that provoked these thoughts.

http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

3 comments:

  1. I believe in living and not holding back. Swim with the dolphins--live each day fully--that's what I do!

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  2. Funny (strange) how I can build up the walls without even being aware of them. Stiving for safety, I isolate, all the while, retreating into old behaviour. Even my resentments need to be exposed. Not for others but for me to understand them.

    Great post, thank you for the reminder.

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  3. I stumbled upon a Brene Brown's TED talk earlier this year and am currently taking one of her online courses. Love it.

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