Look at me, looking at you.

It's so easy to put your best foot forward. To put on a show and flash all your best cards. It's easy to figure out what people like and to give them what they want. But how long can that act last? It's like walking sideways, only ever showing that part of you. Parts but never the whole. 

I have a hard time looking people in the eye when I'm talking. Something about it scares the hell out of me. During one conversation I decided to just give it a try, and the person on the other end was just looking back at me- and I mean REALLY looking at me. They were looking at my face so intently, and it almost felt like they were studying it- flaws and all. 

Allowing yourself to be vulnerable in front of someone else is one of the most precious and most profound moment two people can share. That moment lasted no longer than 30 seconds at most, but it was enough to coax out a REAL genuine smile out of me. I felt a kind of peace in my heart that I have never experienced before. 

We spend so much time hiding our fears, our insecurities, our bad habits in fear that they cheapen our value and make us less of a person. Similarly to how girls spend ridiculous amount of money on make up to hide every flaw, every imperfection, every blemish. Skeletons in the closet. 

Being vulnerable is the highest form of friendship upgrades.

You owe it to yourself to experience life face to face. It's easier to get to where you need to be, when you can actually see where you're going. 

Don't spend your life walking sideways.