A Close Encounter with a Psychopath
I've never felt so completely split down the middle on whether or not I should share certain things about my life. I have been in the practice of living authentically, and that requires a tremendous amount of vulnerability. Recently I shared a piece of my life story through my blogging platform. Someone close to me warned that the downside of sharing my life experiences publicly is: "there are hurt people who hurt people." And, that's what they do...they target and hurt people. You can't spend time trying to rationalize it beyond that. Either they are not healed from a trauma or they have absolutely no conscience or feel any remorse for targeting innocent people. In my opinion, that's why it's not a sign of weakness to show your authentic self. Rather, it takes a tremendous amount of bravery to be that exposed. And, sadly, it doesn't always draw in the best people. Predators see someone who is authentic as an easy target. After...