We are connected through a group of over-achieving, amazingly fantastic women. I'm not kidding when I say that everyone of them is spectacular beyond belief - high achievers, driven, talented and thoughtful. Have you ever spent time among these types of people? It's so inspiring...but the thought occurred to me today, when you are surrounded by such greatness, how do you get noticed?
It got me thinking - isn't that what we all want? To be noticed...to be seen... In so many Christian circles, it's become the catch phrase "let's do life together" - meaning good, bad and ugly...show your true selves to experience true community. Bring the darkness into the light. Get rid of the secrets that make us sick. Peel back some layers and let yourself be known.
Which takes me back to my friend...sometimes I want to ask her to turn it down a few notches...to encourage her to let others join her party... tell her to just take. A. Breath. I want for her to show some weakness...be her "true self." But how can I expect her to show me her underbelly, if I haven't taken the time to notice the peacock feathers she has pruned so meticulously?
So, yeah, "doing life together" is great...it works...it's how it is meant to be, in my opinion. But when you're living in the "togetherness of life," it's important to take time to notice those showing you their peacock feathers. Not only notice them, but take time to see them, to really know them - as they are in that moment. Then, maybe they will see the beauty of true community, too, and in time be willing to show what lies beneath those well-groomed feathers.
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