Privacy
What does privacy have to do with FlameKeeping? After all, if you're not doing anything wrong, there's no reason to need privacy about it, right?
Wrong. Scrutiny changes us. When we are watched, we are of the Bright Flame, acting in public. Only in private and with privacy can we renew our Dark Flame.
Being watched changes our behavior. When we know someone can see us, we feel that we must be careful what we say, how we say it. There are acts we are only comfortable with in private (hence our bathrooms!) and thoughts we only seem to think when there is no one to distract us. We absolutely require these times of peace, of privacy. These are the times when we regenerate, when we feel able to experiment with who we are and what we want to be. When we give ourselves permission to try something new, to do something badly and fail because we only care about the joy of the experience. There's a reason many people only sing when they're alone in the shower. Without that space of freedom and privacy, we lose an important part of ourselves.
The question is not what it is we have to fear. The question is, how much of ourselves are we willing to lose?
Questions:
How do you view privacy? Do you respect your own? Other people's?
What do you do only alone? Would you miss it if you lost it?
Do you respect your Dark Flame's need for renewal? Can you still have a Dark Flame in public?
Wrong. Scrutiny changes us. When we are watched, we are of the Bright Flame, acting in public. Only in private and with privacy can we renew our Dark Flame.
Being watched changes our behavior. When we know someone can see us, we feel that we must be careful what we say, how we say it. There are acts we are only comfortable with in private (hence our bathrooms!) and thoughts we only seem to think when there is no one to distract us. We absolutely require these times of peace, of privacy. These are the times when we regenerate, when we feel able to experiment with who we are and what we want to be. When we give ourselves permission to try something new, to do something badly and fail because we only care about the joy of the experience. There's a reason many people only sing when they're alone in the shower. Without that space of freedom and privacy, we lose an important part of ourselves.
The question is not what it is we have to fear. The question is, how much of ourselves are we willing to lose?
Questions:
How do you view privacy? Do you respect your own? Other people's?
What do you do only alone? Would you miss it if you lost it?
Do you respect your Dark Flame's need for renewal? Can you still have a Dark Flame in public?
posted by Vieva @ 8:18 AM
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