walls

"the walls that keep you safe keep you trapped.  what keeps others out also keeps you in.  humor at your own or others' expense is a wall.  sarcasm is a wall.  you have other tools to establish your boundaries.  


live from your heart.  let your love melt the walls.  don't be afraid to reach out, don't be afraid to let others reach in.  your common sense will not desert you.  you will still be safe from harm, your space will be filled with love, and you will be free."

I am having a hard time thinking of what might remain funny if I can't laugh at myself and others.

"it's the quality of laughter that matters.  don't be mean about it, don't invite others to ridicule you, don't ridicule yourself.  laugh at everything, life is not serious, humans just tend to make it so.  you will do things that make you laugh.  you will make mistakes.  laugh at them, enjoy your learning process.  laugh with joy.  laugh with love.  laugh with, not at."

I'm getting sort of a naked feeling when I think about moving through life with no protective walls.

"that way of thinking is a habit.  instead of viewing the walls as protective, think of them as restrictive, heavy, burdensome.  because that is what they are, that is how they function.  they keep you from connection, they impede flow.  it's hard to float when you are wearing a heavy wall."

true.  I can see that.

"you don't have to go cold turkey.  experiment by dropping the walls with people you feel safe with.  or just one person.  find out for yourself that the world won't come rushing in to attack.  your boundaries are secure, they are light and flexible and filled with love.  they float with you in the flow."

thank you, millie.