Holding Back

Ever notice how much you hold back? How closed off you can be, and the amount of energy it takes to do so?  Ever notice how lonely it is when you don't share? Sure we easily share the good stuff, but sharing our struggles, our challenges, our worries? That's another story  You have to hold your breath to hold it in and that is never a good thing.

So let's talk about "another story".  Maybe your other story is about a relationship issue, a work issue, or a scary health issue.  Perhaps it's as simple as wondering if you will ever fit it.  Maybe you are scared to move forward, to trust it's all good even if we don't know the outcome. Maybe your story is painful.  Could be your story makes you worry about being judged.

So you hold back.  Waving my hand and saying yes, I do that.  I could be doing it as we speak.  Fear is at the root of that and the challenge is to wash those fears in faith.  Funny thing is dogs generally don't hold back.  Healthy adjusted dogs are totally, completely, irrevocably in the moment.  And they aren't holding their breath.  They are game on ready for an adventure, a new experience, to meet a new friend and to trust treats will rain from the sky.

I have to wonder how many treats will rain from the sky if I have more faith in the process.  Suppose I let go rather than holding back. We don't have to be isolated.  Whether your nearest neighbor is a mile away or one door away. Start by breathing...by releasing the breath your are holding, and by going faith forward. I'm gonna lean on my friends and faith more.  I hope you will too.