Gifts
..... often come wrapped differently.
Some
BIG
small
delicately wrapped,
in plain brown paper,
glittery
shiny,
tied in ribbons.
You are precious
Valuable
Special - in extreme
A GIFT from God to this World Community
The worst thing anyone can do is to get a gift
and leave it unwrapped –
-not revealing the gift inside.
You are a gift from God and
the worst thing is for you to
stay
unwrapped.
You have so much to offer –
and that is your
uniqueness –
difference
than every other person
on the planet.
If we unwrap – feel a bit naked,
we grow
If we stay unwrapped,
closed,
unknown,
un - revealed to others
we do not share our uniqueness,
we take no risks.
In a couple of my books I talk about
'Level 5 communication'
and I want to walk you through the levels ::
Level 1
Cliché ::
is when we communicate in cliché –
“lovely weather we are having” -
so natural to say to strangers
but
so boring with intimate friends
and
those we wish to relate too better.
Level 2
Facts ::
This level is when we
communicate facts only.
Retelling what we have done,
What we saw on TV,
viewed at the football match.
Interesting, maybe, but only for a little while.
Level 3
Opinions ::
This level we start to unwrap a little –
it is when we give opinions
we give something of ourselves away
(maybe about the TV programme or football).
Watch out here – others could disagree.
Level 4
Feelings ::
This is the big start of real communication – unwrapping.
Level 4 is all about feelings.
When we are honest to another about our
feelings which are active - here and now - right there in our interior self.
How we are feeling within – emotional stuff.
When, are are willing to take that step, we reveal/unwrap these –
we are taking risks
but wonderfully so.
People begin to understand our human beautifulness.
We become more alive to them.
The relationship becomes alive.
Level 5
Total Openness ::
This is the target.
Maybe never achieved.
It is total openness,
feelings,
honesty –
fully unwrapped.
This, I believe,
is beautiful.
This is how all people best open up,
grow, develop, change.
And I believe that the better we become at this –
the warmer,
the more beautiful
we can become - in our 'becoming'.
We can ‘Level 5’ with our partners.
With our friends.
Work mates.
God too!
It all begins with taking the risk
taking off wrappings
share the gift we are
with others
not waiting for others.
or we can stay
a gift unwrapped
a beautiful human
'being'
not
a beautiful human
'becoming'
You are much more than I can see.
.......... will you take a peek?
© Pip Wilson
