A Community of Power
November 11, 2017•220 words
There are certain people in your life you can have conversations with
unfiltered. I mean unfiltered like you can tell them something that you trust
would get a deep and honest response. You know that they will take you
seriously and respect you. I am lucky to have a few people in my life that I
can trust with that level of access to what I am thinking and feeling.When I
talk to these folks these conversations are always the best because you learn
the most from them. There is a deep admiration between two parties. Sometimes,
this takes the time to develop and sometimes it is just an instant.I have been
trying to open up my trust circle more lately. You can see how they react to
that first bout of trust and then you can decide to let them in a piece by
piece.I have always struggled with self-confidence and self-esteem all my
life. I won't get into the gory details here but trust is always I hard thing
for me to give people. Access is even harder. I often think of this quote.
"There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power." I am
grateful for my community of power. I am grateful for all that I have shared
and learned with them.