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RE: FOMO IRL
Problem is, those doors have a way of coming open at some point, so you know, you gotta find a way to make a peace with the nasty parts of you, the ones you'd rather you didn't know.
Because if you lock them away, when they come flooding out (which they will), they won't stop to ask how you feel about it..
Hmm yes and no. I'm guessing going in this direction would get extremely personal here :) Let's just say, I wasn't necessarily talking about nasty parts... self-honesty also means you've made your peace with those. I think I have, at least. I've got a whole philosophy going about self-judgement which I'd be glad to run by you at some point. I'm sure you'd love that.
I was referring more to our vulnerable parts. You close those down, you are basically self-sufficient. And you don't feel much at all. So you might get to be a good listener because you remember what it means to feel, but you're not going to be a good listened because you're keeping your own things closed behind doors.
Whaddayaknow? It got kinda personal.
Ah yes, interesting point, hadn't thought of that. Although I do think the vulnerable in us is deeply interconnected with the hurt parts of us, the ones that suffered and so on.
that's the trick, finding balance between listening to others but also opening up yourself. Things have a way of spilling out, so it's not like you can keep it bottled up forever, is it?
That's precisely my point. Took me a while to get there though, there was a time I thought I could just be an android, so to speak. Too much sci-fi, perhaps?