It is as though her willingness to simply be herself inspires me to notice the places in which I am not doing that. Her unapologetic expression of who she is and what she likes becomes a portal for my own awareness about where I am holding tension where I don’t need to be, where I am assuming I need to be someone the world wants me to be, or else be misunderstood, lost, alone.
Saved by Becky Mak and
When you are with someone who is more open than you are being, his or her energy flows to you. You feel inspired by their grace, awed by their clarity.
I act in ways that promote feelings of self-worth and self-esteem.
On so many levels, interdependence requires being seen, as much as possible, as your true self.
Think now of people you know who have changed your life. In knowing them, you felt inspired and expanded. Think of how they used their influence. It is important to recognize people who are full of light, for they come in many forms and packages.
I realized that humans had a power I never knew was possible: the power to be with whatever is emerging in a way that does not add more difficulty and pain. The pain is there, but something else is also there, a presence or spaciousness.