My notes from the " daily om ".Read the full version here
" Letting yourself be seen "
http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2008/15354.html
When we allow ourselves to be witnessed by another, we cannot help but be transformed by the experience. .........Not only are we baring ourselves to someone else, but we are allowing that person to hold a very specific kind of space with us so this powerful act can take place. To be witnessed is to let ourselves be seen as we truly are in that moment.
Our friends and loved ones can easily be witnesses for us, if only we are brave enough to let them. .................
..............................Anyone who has ever seen love, admiration, acceptance, or appreciation reflected in a friend or loved one’s eyes knows how transformative that experience can be. When you bare yourself to another, you are giving them the gift of you and showing them that they also matter.
Maybe this is why we blog and invite comments from our friends and people we trust. Trust is important.
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To allow someone to witness our true selves makes us vulnerable. Yet it is worth the risk. xxx