Comments on: Shining a Light

By: TodayYouAreYou

TodayYouAreYou — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:08:27 +0000

I appreciate your thoughts Shirley Anne- you are right about courage. I feel like I am getting stronger every day. Much Love & Best Wishes, Jen

By: TodayYouAreYou

TodayYouAreYou — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:07:03 +0000

Thanks Sharon for being such a strong and bright support in my life. Makes all the difference. My Best- Jen

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:32:44 +0000

Jen, the fun you is really fun there is no doubt. But the unsure, questionning you is adorable. And the scared you is lovely and human. And the fierce u is wonderfully protective. And the sad you and the shiny you and the intelligent you and the so on and so make you a unique and fabulous friend. Giving your whole self is a gift…one that I treasure. Thanks for being you delightful you!

By: Shirley Anne

Shirley Anne — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:33:26 +0000

This is a very curious phenomina lately Jen. It appears there are many folk just now who are experiencing this same thing. We all know that we can only be ourselves but the main point is knowing who that self is. You talk aout your past and how you ‘used’ your humour as a weapon against the things that were happening around you that were upsetting. Sometimes it worked and other times perhaps not but it was the only weapon or defence that you had at your disposal. At least it was an active participation and it enabled you to steer clear of introvercy. The real you at that time was protecting it’s existence. Today a similar thing has been happening. You have lived holding a shield to the outside world, protecting yourself by using a ‘front’ when in the company of others. We all do that to some extent, it’s part of our nature. The real you though wants to throw away the shield and allow the world to see who you are. The struggle now is with your feelings of possible rejection by those who see the real you and not the one they expect to see. The false presentation is all a sham of course and needs to be gotten rid of. This takes courage. It is difficult but any problems that exist are those inside the heads of those you meet, not in yours. You have nothing to be ashamed of by wanting to just be yourself. Let that inner light shine out and you may be pleasntly surprised.
Love

Shirley Anne xxx