Openness

There’s a lot being said about being open. Open to new ideas, new opportunities, new possibilities.

Being open also means opening up to new experiences. Both good and bad. And this is where some people can get scared. They open up, they have a bad experience, and then close themselves off again. They may have saved themselves from pain, but at the high cost of not living this one life to its fullest.

I’m not talking about thrill seeking, jumping out of a perfectly good airplane moments. I’m talking about the mundane. 

“I trusted this person and they did me harm. I’ll never trust another person again.”

This action does  you harm. You deny yourself the opportunity to grow. You take away your chance to learn what it feels like to forgive. You take away the joy of finding new promise.

It’s okay to feel the pain. In fact, it’s better if you do. Don’t dwell on it. Don’t let it consume you. But experience it fully, and then let it pass through you. And then let it become what it was always meant to be.

A learning moment.

Blessings!