Every once in a while I go and read my “About” for my site. I want to make sure it still lines up with me and who I want to be in this life. What caught my eye today is, “I am learning to live a wholehearted and connected life“.
Wow! I needed to read this today. I needed to be reminded that I am learning. I needed the reminder that wholehearted and connected are what I actively desire to live out in every area of my life.
But what does it mean? What does it look like? Messy. Wholeheartedness and connectedness is messy. I have to dive deep into my feelings and show up for myself and others. It’s ridiculously hard for me some days. I want to throw in the towel, stomp my feet and pout some days. Sometimes I want to dance and twirl and sing at the top of my lungs.
Wholehearted and connected means I don’t have the answers. It means I show up in people’s lives (including my own), peoples lives that are full of pain, joy, and sorrow. It is knowing when to open my mouth and when to be silent.
Wholehearted and connected means listening. Listening with my eyes, ears, body, mind, soul, and spirit. I don’t always like what I hear. I’m selfish. I want things my way. I want everything just right.
Wholeheartedness and connectedness means I am not alone. I let people into my life. I voice my heart. I voice my thoughts and opinions in loving and thoughtful ways through words and actions. It’s an extremely vulnerable place of strength.
Yes, I am learning. It is worth feeling all the feelings. It is worth the work and learning curve. I am created to be fully alive living from a place of wholeheartedness and connectedness.
A Net of Hope 