Perfect for a Grey Day

[eleneariel]

My eyes are being opened; don't think I'm blind.

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In other areas of life, things are dropping into place. Thanks be to God for showing me that Now is the time!

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I've been thinking about all the things under the surface. There's so much more to me than what you see: there are experiences and dreams and ideas that I have not shared with anyone and likely never will. I think things that I never say. I have deeper emotions than can be articulated. Words aren't adequate to really express most of who I am. I don't think I'm unusual; I'm not even that private of a person in general. I wonder if anybody can truly know me. Or if I can know anyone else completely. 

In the end, I guess we know each other enough, and that's what matters. God knows me completely; He knows you, too.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

I think that must be how a lot of us are. I've noticed that there are important aspects to friends of mine, who I've known for ages, that are not something that they really share with the outside world. I wonder if that's a natural part of being human. I know with me, my thoughts and beliefs are always developing, so it's hard for me to even know just exactly what I think about some things, even though at the same time I feel really strongly about them. :-) Kind of crazy I guess.

[radiantlove.livejournal.com]

yeah, those shades of growth are interesting. I look at what I think, what I believe, and there are things that I hold to strongly even though I don't think I could give a thorough defense/explanation of why. And then there are those things that I believe, but I'm open to being convinced differently (at least, if the evidence/reasons are compelling enough :)
Interesting stuff...

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

It's really hard to share with someone else that which you can't even sort out in your own head. :)

[radiantlove.livejournal.com]

:) Yay for things dropping into place. It's so beautiful to see things come together...

Mmhmm... I've thought about how much of me others don't see, and how much of others I never see. I mean, I don't think we will ever completely know anyone; to me, it's a matter of balance- how much should I let this person see? And then the question of "how much of me do they need to see?" Sometimes being really open with someone & letting them see so much of you.. it's just not a necessary of good thing; yet at times, letting someone get a glimpse of some of that typically-unseen part of me is something God wants to use in their life & mine.
Ah, balance, balance.. I agree with your conclusion, even though I struggle with knowing what "enough" looks like in different relationships.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Exactly; and you can drive yourself crazy thinking of all those things and trying to balance it out!

[radiantlove.livejournal.com]

Precisely! So... much of the time, it's easier to just stuff it out of sight & carry on.