We live in a “like and share” world now, but I’ve noticed there are only a few people who do the sharing.
Not sharing is a form of hiding.
Before I started writing this blog, there were some thing’s I didn’t want to share because it felt too personal, like I was giving something away about myself I couldn’t get back. I felt like someone would judge me, ridicule me, or see me differently somehow.
The antidote was to begin a blog and start sharing everything I could think of.
And I was right.
I was giving away something about myself.
The truth is when you express what’s inside of you or share what you love, it’s not the negative nellies and the judgey Judy’s that show up at first.
The people in the world who love what you love show up. They are drawn to what they love just like you are.
You build your tribe of people by sharing the things you love and building connection.
And if that thing you love should ever disappear, you won’t have to suffer the loss alone.
I saw a video about The Broccoli Tree on the Swiss-miss blog and it struck me that when you share something you risk losing it… but was the thing ever really yours anyway?
Or was it a segway for love and connection, the things that can’t be lost?
As the narrator says, when you keep something to yourself you suffer the loss alone.
You can watch the 3 minute video here.