I was sitting in a restaurant writing when I heard this song–

“Now I’ve had
The time of my life
No I never felt
Like this before
Yes I swear
It’s the truth
And I owe it all to you
‘Cause I’ve had
The time of my life
And I owe it all to you”

I have always loved that song and the movie Dirty Dancing still makes me smile, cry and brings on an overall good feeling. So I reflected…and my immediate thought went to when was the last     “Time of my life moment?Immediately I thought, of course it’s Mexico after just returning from an incredible vacation. So I continued to reflect and feel into this question as I sat alone in a restaurant waiting for food that I was eager to eat and realized ~“This is my time of my life moment!” Right now, right here, waiting and feeling the joy of being taken care of, the anticipation of the food I was going to eat and the beauty of the sun shining on the outdoor cafe while I watched the people and traffic move through the day. This is IT! I don’t owe it all to anyone but myself! Now there’s the rub in all of this and this was exactly what I was writing about anyway so here’s the post that was formulating when the song came on.

The more we tell our stories and allow for the vulnerability inside ourselves to be revealed the more connected we become to ourselves and others. We are not alone. We are never really alone when we love ourselves. 

We need each other. We depend on each other. We are not separate. We are interconnected. And it all begins with the internal process of loving ourselves first. 

Our stories are our life line to intimacy! They are what bonds us to our humanity, our vitality and our aliveness. The more we share the stories of our lives, the closer we become to getting our needs, desires and depth met by others. This begins by learning to connect deep within ourselves so that we know how to share and expose those parts of ourselves with clarity and vulnerability. This takes time and a desire to understand yourself.

As we start opening those doorways to our secret gardens of our minds, our thoughts, our body and soul we can then allow for the vulnerability and inner desires to be revealed and shared.

Can you dare yourself to be seen? Self first! Can you challenge yourself to become unmasked and naked in your emotions to reveal your vulnerability to yourself first?

Then possibly to others? 

RISKY? YES

REWARDING? DEFINITELY!!