Join me today for 5 Minute Friday with The Gypsy Mama where we write for five minutes on a given topic. No editing. No criticism. No worry. Today’s topic is: in Real Life
There’s a struggle going on, deep inside this life of mine. A struggle of two lives both wanting to be known.
One is all you see, clean and fresh and new. It’s the fake life that from your bird’s eye view there’s security, peace, and wholeness. The band-aid does its job here, covering all the yuck, but deep inside revelation oozes out the sides.
The other one is secretly hidden, behind that band-aid that makes everything look good and fresh. It’s where the scars lies – scars from the bruises, caused from the pain. The band-aid is my mask hiding my real life in fear. Fear from what you’d think if it was no longer there.
But in this secret place my real life’s face is here. And pulling back the band-aid is where my healing begins. I reveal my scars to you, and in return you show me yours. The air surrounds the wounds, and our a bond of trust if formed. The revelation becomes our protection from the unwanted thoughts. You grow through me. I grow through you.
And our real lives get their voice.
Photo Credit: Creative Commons: Stephanie in love
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