Are You Willing to Be Seen?
How often do you find yourself feeling like no one really "gets" you? Or even really "sees" you for that matter? Sometimes, I feel like no one, really, totally, all the way sees me. People see facets of me. Or parts of me that are more obvious. Like my "public persona" so to speak. The real parts of me, the sometimes messy, f'd up, not so pretty parts of me .. those often go unseen.
Why? Cuz I keep them hidden .. duh!
Well, let me rephrase, I Used To keep them hidden. Now, not so much. I turned 40 this year! Yep! 40! Sure did! I know its kinda hard for me to even believe it sometimes. Especially since most people do not believe I'm even over the age of 30. I just have a youthful spirit. Or so I've been told.
What happened for me, when I turned 40 back in 2017 was, saying to goodbye to all Foolishness and Fuckery! Meaning, I no longer have the time, energy or effort to dedicate to trying to be something or someone I'm not. I let go of this expectation of perfection that I had been striving for, for quite a long time.
I stopped trying to be a perfect woman, a perfect mother, daughter or sibling. I decided that I was just gonna start being, ME.
All the way.
You wanna know something?!! It's ahhhhh-mazing! I recommend being YOU all the way, all the time. There are so many benefits to being you all the way. For starters, you get to let go of the weight wearing an identity that is not really yours. You don't have to spend as much time trying to remember which version of yourself to put on for the appropriate environment you may be in at any given moment. You get to create the space for OTHERS to see you for who you really are; and maybe just accept you, as is.
Or not. Cuz it's not about them anyway.
If you are willing to be SEEN. Meaning, showing up as you, all the way. You get to experience a level of freedom that up until this point, may have just been a fantasy. Everyone deserves the freedom to be themselves; and to be seen.
Too many of us have been shrouded in invisibility for far too long. Women, hiding behind their marriages, children or jobs; because they feel like if they show up too "strong" that they won't be accepted in those spaces any more. Or even men, who want to be more expressive emotionally, hid behind this mask of masculinity in order to fit in. It's lame! Stop doing that!
The more you are SEEN, the more you will attract people who are just like you. Like minded individuals can only find each other if they are visible. If you're busy being invisible, then you're really missing out on finding your tribe. You don't wanna miss out on that. Trust me.
Be willing to be seen; because you are a valuable being and this world needs to see who you really are.
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