I want to talk about vulnerability.
Life is hard. We all get knocked down in one way or another and then in our own time claw to get ourselves back up off the floor and into a new life that is a happier space. There will be tears, there will be mourning, there will be a lot of hurt but it isn't easy building a new home for your heart.
One thing I have noticed is the more I hide away from how I am feeling the worse I feel. So in my words "I own it." If I'm sad I'm going to cry and it will most likely be ugly but I'm not going to suppress it.
I started writing this after an early morning zoom session run by my good friend Cassy and a bunch of women who all wake up gently together on a Wednesday morning. It started with a meditation which I must put my hand up and say, I don't meditate. I like the idea of it but I don't feel I'm very good at visualising on command and also find it hard to centre my mind on one thing without it drifting to another and another and another. At the completion of the meditation, I felt very emotional so it clearly had opened me up. Then came the sharing part of the zoom and one after another each woman who shared spoke of something truly brave and it triggered me. I started to cry and couldn't stop and yes this was on zoom and everyone saw. It was involuntary and it was ok. The conversation affected me and I owned it.
When I go through something traumatic or challenging I know I need to work through it in my own way and even when life is blissful.
There will always be moments that may trigger an emotional response that we may not want to show in a public forum. But hey, own your shit people! It's completely ok if anything it is normal and we love you for it.
Surround yourself with people who love your shit no matter how good or bad it is, not the people who make you feel bad and drag you down because of it!
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