Ponte Santa Trìnita at Sunset
I have been making an effort to be open and honest. This comes from my desire to live authentically, and to cultivate pure relationships with others. I believe this can only happen by revealing and unabashedly sharing my failings and imperfections, as well as my successes. When I humbly smile, laugh at myself, and not take myself too seriously, I open a bridge for others to share our human-ness together.
What I wasn’t ready for was my stay in this place of vulnerability. I thought I would just quickly pass through, like a dash through the parking lot during a rain storm.
Well, that’s not the way it’s working out at all. Being vulnerable, in order to be human and connect, means settling in here, and putting down roots. And, continued vulnerability has not eased my sense of discomfort. It still requires thought and intention for me to resist the urge to hide and disguise my failings.
But, that’s the whole point of it, I think. I know it’s uncomfortable. But, it’s still the most honest I can be. And, if I want you to know the real me, and I hope to get to know the real you, I guess I can live with being a little uncomfortable!
After all, we’re in this together. Right?
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