Pleasure Bouquets: Hidden

Hidden

There is a famous Anais Nin quote that states, “…And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” You will find it scrawled in many yearbooks, inserted at the base of many emails and posted to many refrigerator doors. And then we all ignore the gentle reminder to allow ourselves to step out into the light, to reveal our true selves, to end the child’s game of hide and seek with that which makes us happy.

How many hours have we all spent in the closet? What? You thought it was reserved just for those persecuted for their sexual preferences? Hell, no. Now, I am not trivializing how devastating that particular reason must be for communing with the coat hangers. I’m simply saying that there’s room in there for anyone who is not showing his or her authentic self to the world. it takes a lot of courage to step into the light, whether it be to proclaim your love for someone who sports the same genitalia as you or your decision to pursue music over math or your obsession with accounting.

Or even your preference for Toy Poodles over Labrador Retrievers. Although, to be honest, I do have some judgment about that one. There actually may be something wrong with you if you prefer Toy Poodles. Standard Poodles, I get. But Toy ones? Please feel free to help me see the light on that.

Anyway, my point is that it is time to step out of hiding. At least, it is that time for me. The sun is bright. My skin is sensitive. But happiness is so much more expansive, inclusive and healing than fear. It is worth taking the risk.

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