Allow Vulnerability…

I am writing today’s blog sitting at the airport on my way to a coaches’ retreat in Bali. Multiple thoughts crossing my mind as I go ahead with it and put myself in the zone of vulnerability with around 20 people who I have never met in my life earlier. Though I have had a few interactions with a couple of them, but those have mainly been confined to profession related talks.

When I look back at my life from here, I see this as a huge leap for me. To be choosing a space where I am going to spend the next 7 days in company of people without any known familiarities as such. Yes, I have been meeting new people, but those have majorly been interactions restricted to my work.

People who know me today, may not relate the word ‘introvert’ to me anymore. But I know how big I was at that, at one point in my life. And may be today also, there is a part of me which still prefers to be amongst the known few.

This is what allows me to reflect within, and ask myself, why did I then decide to go ahead with this retreat and present myself with this massive experience of unknown.

To be honest, this question took a little time to be constructed the right way, but the answer to it showed up by itself in no time at all.

I would like to share it with you citing both the reasons which make it one reason as a whole.

First, the people coming there are all on a path of self-awareness, and from where I see, are all evolved souls. My experience of the few that I have interacted with, make me believe that one those who understand the ‘being’ of the human experience, are going to be my partners during the next seven days. These are people who look at life from a lens which is more of the heart space than the mind space. Feelings and emotional connection lead the way here, rather than intellect.

Simply mentioning this here makes me feel lighter and relaxes my breath even more.

What is even more important is the second reason here.

And that is this significant shift that I have experienced in my being, to connect with people at a level which is deep. To present myself and to experience others from the heart space. To see them for the soul they are and not how they behave, or how they look, or what they do in their lives.

This connection at the being level is what has allowed me this transformation of being someone who liked to keep to myself, to being the one who allows himself to embrace and love people without any inhibitions. This ease with the sense of vulnerability is what has made me comfortable as well as openhearted to allow myself this experience of being in such a space.

My training as a coach, my numerous experiences with the people I have coached, and my own life experiences, all have contributed to me being the person who I am. This living of life more from the heart space, living a life of consciousness, being in close connection with my core, and being able to embrace myself for what I am, have all been the elements which have made me be in love with the concept of vulnerability.

I am now charged up, and looking forward to receiving whatever life has in store for me, during the next seven days, and for all the days, months, and years to come. And if there if there one thing which I would love for anyone who reads this to take away from today’s blog, it is to allow for and embrace vulnerability in their lives.

We have been cultured to believe in boundaries and keeping ourselves safe and guarded. It may serve us as far as certain physically dangerous situations are concerned, but wherever it is a matter of heart and soul, allowing vulnerability is the biggest gift that we can give to ourselves, and thus experiencing life for what is meant to be.

By the time this blog would be published, I would have reached the zone which I am so much looking forward to. Hopefully in the next blog, I shall be able to share about all the marvellousness that came my way, because of the vulnerability that I am allowing to myself.

Be Blessed! Be Love!

Love,

DeepCoach RB