invisible

Ever get the feeling that no-one sees you? That they can't hear the depth of your whole being? or They see what they want to see of you and it stops there with no interest to engage fully with the complete package of you? 

It's a tough place to be, painful and scarring. I hear ya and I've been there myself, many times. It's also a great place to learn! Ask yourself, do you go out of your way to "make" yourself invisible? What changes would you have to commit to in order to maintain full visibility in those areas of your life?

I am fully aware of when those who are supposed to be the one pillar you can rely on, when those you confide in with your most trusted moments of happiness, anguish and uncertainty still can't "see" you or "hear" your place in a moment of need, it cuts to the core. Such a confusing position to be staring back at the one or few persons who you deem to know you best and they too fail to "get" you one day, it knocks the wind out of your soul. It's also gratifying to discover how your level of self-love may be directly related to how others perceive you or what kind of messages you are sending in waves to those around you. In most situations we are directly reacting to those waves with primal instinct and without need for verbal encounters.

Today I hope we all find ourselves in a moment to truly see and hear the depth of another, regardless. Acknowledge their presence without a personal agenda,  engross yourself with their happiness or confliction with genuine caring interest and see past ourselves to give fully to another human being on this planet who could use our counsel, strength, kindness and camaraderie, if only for but a brief encounter (stranger or ally).   Watch as our world gets smaller, our community more genuine and our encounters with people less invisible and more connected.

Happy Monday dear readers, enjoy an inspired start to your week. Let me know of any wonderful examples that come across your paths. xo, me.