To Share or Not to Share, That Has Been My Question.

“Is it really important?”

I’ve noticed myself asking this question frequently over the last year or so. I”ll be considering sharing one thing or another and a humbling “does it matter?” pops in.

The “who am I?” or “does anyone care?” questions prance through my mind somewhat unwelcome, but also offering me the opportunity to be a bit more mindful and a lot more discerning.

Not every thought needs to be shared and many experiences are meant just for you.

I’m more so referring to the pull in your throat to speak or the knock at your heart that feels safer to ignore than to open. I've questioned the consequences of ignoring these calls for too long. Is it the possibility of overthinking and never taking action? Making ourselves sick? Minimizing our potential? Or forgetting to fight the good fight because it feels pointless at times to share our hearts in a giant sea of words, opinions, and sales pitches?

If it comes from your heart, if it drops into your awareness from above, if you have a gift or passion and your body is begging you to share it… please let us see you. Please tell us. Please share it with the world. Even if only one set of ears hears you or two eyes see you…therein lies the potential for change.

*I’m starting to realize I’m basically writing this to myself if I’m honest. lol.

I worry about our future if we become too afraid to share our original ideas, the ones that might confuse others at first. What will happen if we continue to seek validation through numbers and analytics over the measurement of our own hearts?

There is such a felt difference between sharing from your heart and sharing from a place of fear. It can be hard to decipher at first and incredibly easy to ignore, but it is there and waiting for us to listen to the difference.

I heard someone say something along the lines of,  “Authenticity has the tendency to make other people uncomfortable because it is unpredictable. We change so often if we allow ourselves to and it is complex. Conformity is easy because we fit into a box. We make sense when we place ourselves into a label and never stray. That makes others feel safe and reduces our fear of rejection.”

Lately I abruptly end my Voxer (voice note) messages to my friends and so I”m going to do that here because I don’t have a neat bow to tie up my thoughts with. So that’s it lol. Here’s to remembering bravery and sharing from our hearts when we feel called.