Mini blog #1 Trust me....let go of the life jacket

     You are floating in the middle of a rough sea.....you are desperately wearing a life jacket, afraid.   Someone you know well asks you to let go of the life jacket.  It sounds crazy to you because you see this as the only thing keeping you alive.  Without it you would surely drown.  In fact, you've had it on so long you really don't even notice you're wearing it anymore until it gets pointed out.

     They beg you to trust them.  They tell you that there is so much more to things than what you see.  You can't possibly imagine what could be so worth the risk of drowning.

This is the story of intimacy in relationships.  

     We must let go of what we see as safety (the defenses and walls we have up to keep us from deeper connection).  We must let down the walls that we have up that keep us in the shallow waters in order to go deep into relationships.  Vulnerability is built through revealing ourselves for possible rejection and disappointment.

     This quote tells us that doing what we fear most is necessary in order to reach what we truly desire in life.