As I write the title for this, John Mayer’s song “Say what you need to say” comes to my mind. This is the message that I want to write about today. Speaking out, feeling your power, standing up and speaking forth your view point no matter what some may say.
This subject is a personal favorite for me as this has come up for me many times in my life and continues to give me opportunities to practice it. You might say it is the gift that keeps on giving! Many clients lately have been talking about setting boundaries and how they feel they need to create better, stronger more defined boundaries for themselves. I am listening and responding to the call to speak about this.
The word boundaries can be daunting. Don’t let it be. Look at them as an opportunity. A chance to know better what it is you want going into a situation. People do not know what you like, what you don’t like, what pleases you and what displeases you. Anytime you feel you have been walked on, your space invaded or you feel that little feeling inside saying “you need to set better boundaries for yourself,” embrace it! See that as an opportunity to figure out what is acceptable or not to you. Once you have, set that boundary. Draw that imaginary line in the sand (for some this may be an actual line in the sand) and stand behind your certainty.
Speak your truth in as many situations as possible. When you do this, you become aligned with your true self and your mask fades away in a world sometimes filled with masked characters. What is there to hide? If there is something you feel you are hiding, love that thing. Do whatever it is you have to do to accept it and embrace it for once you love it, others follow. Love your imperfections and accept them. Then if the mask comes off, you have nothing to hide. There is nothing to feel embarrassed about. Your dark moments can become your light.
I guess you can say this is a call to action. I feel exceptionally motivated to gently challenge everyone who reads this to stand up for yourself today as we all have at one time or another in the past. Let today be the day that you love your self, take off the mask at the ball and watch how life becomes a ball as you start to play with it.
Speak your truth…
Don’t hide anymore…
Come out and play…
Be you.
