Hi anita
being treated with love energizes and expands a person; being treated without love depletes and shrinks a person. – yes!
often when people insult us by calling us shameless, it is because they believe that fear should control us, either because they themselves want to control us, or because they believe that if we are afraid, we’ll be better protected. this has been the backbone of my culture itself. We’re so afraid of being shunned by society and that others know best, as though anyone could truly prescribe a set of actions that guarantees your happiness. A big reason for me hesitating to find love on my own has been the fear that maybe the elders are right. When I know they are miserable themselves.
A dog that barks from time to time and shows its teeth to let you know it can bite at any time if you cross it is better protected. I’ll channel that.
So shamelessness it is. Tomorrow marks the first day of shameless Girija. I’ll be blatantly shameless. Will report back on how it goes. No extra effort. No double checking. No thinking for others. No worrying if I am doing everything I am expected to do. I will do as I am told. Bare minimum Girija.
Sounds silly but fun 🙂
Girija
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