Exposed and Vulnerable...

In 'awakening the artist within', honesty and integrity are essential.

And when one brings something 'out of the darkness and into the light', one takes the risk in that doing so, aspects of self so long hidden and denied will be exposed.

Exposed is to be vulnerable.

And yet there is no other way if one wishes to be authentic and true to ones self.

Vulnerability, I've decided is a strength. To keep everything locked away may feel like a form of protection, yet I feel it's in the denial of ones self that the damage is done. We risk every time we 'step out of the box', every time we follow our heart and intuition. We risk every time we move out of our comfort zone, out of our self imposed constraints              

                                              

And yet, if we wish to grow and develop, to be all that we can be; then the choice is simple.

And so it is.