I went to a party last weekend. The first time I've gone out in...well...a loooooong time. It's different to go out with friends...but when you go to a place where you don't know anyone...that can be difficult.
In any case, I had been invited and although I felt tired and a bit drained....I went into my natural resistance to respectfully decline and instead...just showed up to the party. I was greeted by the host and told to make myself at home as the faces of about 10 different people stared at me.
I loved it.
In this collection of people I discovered that the host was more than simply inviting life long friends...she was inviting her worlds. There was no separation...there was no difference between her "past friends" and her "new friends" there were only dots of time that she decided to connect other dots to. How beautiful. I met friends that were "older" from past careers to newer ones (like me). I met teachers...therapists...actors...and even saw a few women get handcuffed...giggidy (that's a different story).
I tell this story because it's a wonderful example of how we sometimes will be more inclined to not "connect" or collide our worlds. I believe that this stems from lacking a central and core identity. Not understanding our internal self. Not accepting our story and who we are. Those who spend time separating their work friends from school friends may be concerned with how their work friends would react to seeing their personality around a different group of people. Now this is okay. But what are you worried about in not bundling your worlds together?
Your reputation?
The opinion of others?
Being caught in a lie?
Your secrets?
If I know what my core self is...if I know what I bring to the table and the gifts that I own...then it doesn't matter what groups of people are around me...because they will know me for me. For my truth and for my self.
connect the dots.
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