transparent
I have recently come to the conclusion that I need to be more transparent with my life. I get into this habit of only wanting the good things to be public knowledge and only putting my best foot forward. I tend to only want to be seen as calm, cool, collected and content. I portray this image on social media and in real life that I am put together and incredibly happy with everything and I have realized that all this does is hurt myself.
By forcing this image of "put-togetherness" I am forcing myself to not acknowledge my shortcomings or feelings. I am inadvertently suffocating myself due to my desire to seem together. And I firmly believe I am not the only one who genuinely struggles with this concept. In this day and age we are pressured to seem perfect and content and successful, but in reality sometimes we need the world to know of our misfortunes so they can provide solace or comfort. Due to the stigma surrounding failure, we feel forced to not reach out when we feel things going down hill. But I firmly believe that we NEED others to help put things back together sometimes. We are not built to go through life alone or to struggle by ourselves, but instead we are built and made for community and to live in said community.
In Galatians 6:2 the Bible says, "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." This verse shows that we are not truly meant to only carry our own burdens but we must also be there to carry the burdens of others in order to truly serve God. ---Personally, I think that's beautiful.
It's easy to realize you need community and you need to be open and honest with those you're close to. However, doing it is hard. It is incredibly difficult to be vulnerable with others about your shortcomings and feelings. It is hard to be truly transparent with your life. It's hard to let others in. I often want the world to only see my best angles, best thoughts, best actions. It's incredibly difficult for me to be truly transparent and let others know that yes, I am struggling. But by being transparent with those you are closest with you find comfort, you find support, you find love.
Recently I have been practicing being more transparent with God. I have been writing in my journals and praying and being honest about the things I am struggling with and how I struggle even more with fully handing them over to Him ( because we all know very well that we can't do our hardest tasks without Jesus!!!!). But in doing so I have found relief, I have found forgiveness and I have also found it so much easier to now bring my shortcomings to my community. Through practicing transparency I have been able to grow and become a more self-loving person, I have been able to work through my problems more efficiently, and I have found support for things I can't do alone.
I truly am writing this because I wish someone had told me these things a long time ago. ---Life isn't about only your best moments. Life is also about the struggles you go through and how you get through them. Be transparent, let others in. You don't have to walk through life alone.
By forcing this image of "put-togetherness" I am forcing myself to not acknowledge my shortcomings or feelings. I am inadvertently suffocating myself due to my desire to seem together. And I firmly believe I am not the only one who genuinely struggles with this concept. In this day and age we are pressured to seem perfect and content and successful, but in reality sometimes we need the world to know of our misfortunes so they can provide solace or comfort. Due to the stigma surrounding failure, we feel forced to not reach out when we feel things going down hill. But I firmly believe that we NEED others to help put things back together sometimes. We are not built to go through life alone or to struggle by ourselves, but instead we are built and made for community and to live in said community.
In Galatians 6:2 the Bible says, "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." This verse shows that we are not truly meant to only carry our own burdens but we must also be there to carry the burdens of others in order to truly serve God. ---Personally, I think that's beautiful.
It's easy to realize you need community and you need to be open and honest with those you're close to. However, doing it is hard. It is incredibly difficult to be vulnerable with others about your shortcomings and feelings. It is hard to be truly transparent with your life. It's hard to let others in. I often want the world to only see my best angles, best thoughts, best actions. It's incredibly difficult for me to be truly transparent and let others know that yes, I am struggling. But by being transparent with those you are closest with you find comfort, you find support, you find love.
Recently I have been practicing being more transparent with God. I have been writing in my journals and praying and being honest about the things I am struggling with and how I struggle even more with fully handing them over to Him ( because we all know very well that we can't do our hardest tasks without Jesus!!!!). But in doing so I have found relief, I have found forgiveness and I have also found it so much easier to now bring my shortcomings to my community. Through practicing transparency I have been able to grow and become a more self-loving person, I have been able to work through my problems more efficiently, and I have found support for things I can't do alone.
I truly am writing this because I wish someone had told me these things a long time ago. ---Life isn't about only your best moments. Life is also about the struggles you go through and how you get through them. Be transparent, let others in. You don't have to walk through life alone.
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