Let's Play Hide and Seek For The Right Reasons

Hide and Seek was one of my favorite games as a kid. Mostly because it was the one game I was damn good at.

Ironically, I’m still good at it, but in different ways, and I suspect some of you are good at it for similar reasons.

I’m good at…

Hiding what I’d really like to say for fear of being rejected
Hiding how I feel out of fear that the truth may be more than someone else can handle
Hiding feelings about what I truly desire in my life because someone else will think those feelings are silly
Hiding when i’m frustrated and hurt, and pretending that nothing is bothering me
Hiding my happiness because I don’t want others to think it’s all about me

When in reality, what I seek is…

To be heard, understood, and embraced
To be honest and truthful in a way that shows I really do care about others, even if it may be hard for them to handle
To be able to share my desires and not be ridiculed
To be vulnerable without fear
To share my happiness without feeling shame

So I’m wondering, are you still playing hide and seek?

If so, let’s both commit to stop hiding one thing this week and share one thing we seek to have more of in our lives.