When I sit with you …
I want to know:
- What you really believe.
- Your opinion, even if I totally disagree.
- What’s rattling inside of your brain.
But you are worried about being disliked.
You are concerned you will say something stupid.
You don’t want to make me mad. (REMINDER: I am responsible for my own feelings)
You want to belong.
You want connection.
Yet, I don’t know you.
I don’t know what you really believe.
I can’t be connected with you when you withhold your voice.
You want to belong … yet you are really just trying to fit in.
You are trying to be who you think I want you to be … instead of showing up as yourself.
I want to see you.
Really see you.
I want to know you.
This does not mean we will agree on all things.
But this does mean I get to know, really know, you deep down.
That is what builds connection.
Please use your voice.
Trust yourself.
Know you have something valuable to share.
We can believe different things and still be connected.
I want to know you.
I want to hear what you have to say.
Will you please let me inside by sharing with me what you believe?
I am ready to listen … connect with me here.
smiling,
