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What it means for me to be known.
From the LinkedIn archives. Welcome to Living Art.
[4/9/2022]
“If I really knew you, what would I know about you?”
I’m feeling a little contrarian today. And, I’m enjoying luxuriating in that. In this.
Let me paint a picture for you, Medium friends.
I’m sitting here, in my happy place. Indoors. Safe, warm, snug. Cosy. Sun-drenched. Blinds pulled down just-so. I can hear the birds singing. Life is quiet and ephemeral and still.
Full disclosure: I just answered this question. And, my answer was a cop-out. And, what a revelation it is to get out of the need to Share The Full Story. What a revelation it is to move beyond needing to be a certain way at all.
We are, and contain, multitudes.
Let’s be real: if you really knew me, you’d know many things. Many things that words cannot do justice to. Many things that only unravel with space and time and feeling and the simple art of being and expressing and RELATING. Many things that I cannot give voice to, even if I wanted to. And, what a joy that is.
What you see in me is what I see in you.
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