Did you ever notice that the part of you which fears sharing your true passions or talents is actually being encouraged to do so by people you know or barely even know?
Recently, I had a book about ghosts and spirits with me when I visited a local post office. I innocently set it on the counter while I was proceeding with a payment. Now, I visit this place often and its my nature to chat. Yet, I only discuss 'the esoteric' when prompted so as not to freak anyone out. Everyone is at a personal level of awareness. Experience shapes what you think. You recognize things based on spiritual acceptance.
On this particular day, three clerks suddenly started to discuss this topic with me. They shared their beliefs and how they rarely spoke of spirit realms except in context of popular tv programs. Having been more outspoken about life and death in the past, they were ridiculed and now hushed up. Yet, they resonated such excitement talking with me.
One clerk confided a personal story. After her father passed over, she said that he spoke to her in her bathroom. She shared with me that she had glmpsed his blurry form and truly believed he had chosen to say good bye to her 'from the Other Side.'
When sharing this experience with her family, they did not believe her and thought her nutty. She could not explain why she felt a strong pull to tell me. I simply said what people believe or not does not have to influence her faith in herself. I reassured her that I believed her. Any effort to force growth on others shows you that is not your job.
Not long ago, a neighbour shared a story about her husband. He had a few strokes and she wondered if he was not hallucinating. She described how he saw light beings passing through his bedroom walls and he was also speaking to people she did not see. What should she make of it? I shared my view that there is nothing to fear and beliefs influence what we discern, where and when. She got what she needed from our chat that ensued.
I admit it used to surprise me when people I hardly knew would confide to me about similar things at bus stops, trains stations, airports and other transient places. Something prompted them to share stories of presumed ghost encounters or related phenomena. Your soul tells you that you desire to relate to others. Intuition tells you when you do.
Each person knows when it is the right time to open up about a subject that seems to evoke fear. You come to realize sources of discomfort are always outside of yourself. As you get over that, transcend it, you realize you have nothing to fear. No matter where your talents lie or, what you feel compelled to tell someone, that will be good for you.
Complete strangers have the power to remind us who we are. People close to you offer clues as well. How often do you underestimate how people relate to you? They draw your attention to what you need to see. This is not about belonging to a political party, seeking a label or, sense of community. Ask yourself what is your aim. It is to serve in the capacities you are able. This requires your will and courage to put into practice.