It is a lot easier to discuss our mistakes when they are so buried in the past, they no longer apply to who we are today. What hurts, what stings with truth and embarrassing reality, is admitting the mistakes we are in the middle of.
The only thing worse than baggage is making the choice to carry it alone. One of my favorite TV shows is called How I Met Your Mother. Besides my crush on Ted Mosby [the main character], the show makes me laugh, a LOT. The writers must have had an inspirational conference during season 5, because in episode 23, Ted Mosby had some powerful words about baggage.
I think talking about who we are now, today, in this moment, may hurt, but it is real. True vulnerability breeds a kind of love into relationships that nothing else can. Instead of depending on ourselves, we give the people in our lives a chance to be needed, to be broken with us. Talking about the past us or who we want to be in the future is a cop-out. It is cheating ourselves and the people around us from knowing who we really are. It takes a brave heart and faith to allow the world, the people we love, the people who love us, to see the person we are today. I am not there yet, but I will be. I am learning to be brave with who I am now. I am learning to ask for a hand.
my question to you, what are you doing with your baggage?
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