Expressing Yourself: Ep. 21

Some of us are naturally tuned to what’s going on in the lives of the people around us. I (Sarah) have a friend who remembers every small thing about my life and always asks me about it. “How did that conversation go? How are you feeling about the decision you made last week? How is your book going?”

This friend knows me. She may be in a totally different place in her life, with different experiences, but I feel loved and understood when I’m with her.

This week, we gave ourselves an assignment: to observe another person (for us it was our kids) and to see what we noticed about their interests. What are they reading, doing, exploring? What do they care about? And how can we use what we learn to developer closer, richer relationships with the people we love?

So what does this have to do with self-expression? Surprisingly, quite a lot. You’ll have to listen to hear why, but one thing is clear…expressing our unique selves is a very personal, often unconscious act. And as we get older, it is also an extremely courageous one.