TAKE AWAY THE FACE MASK; CULTIVATE TRANSPARENCY IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Many of us have face masks put on in our relationships. We are not “known” by the people who should know us. For us, nobody knows what really goes on within us. Nobody knows what we are thinking. We can never be “predicted”. We portray a different person than we really are. Because we think that is the best way to safeguard ourselves – our identity – in the relationship. However, those who have lovely and lasting relationships have one characteristic in common – and that is openness. They have a certain transparency, allowing people to see what is in their heart. They are open, “clear” and unclouded. They are honest about their feelings, about what they like and do not like. They have nothing to hide from their significant others, knowing that if they are open, there will be people who cannot keep from loving them. Intimacy without transparency? There has been no loving relationship without intimacy; and there can be no real intimacy without transparency. Without trans...