Learning to Be Met
June 06, 2025
When someone truly sees us, it can feel overwhelming. But learning to receive that is a powerful part of becoming whole.
I wasn’t used to it.
Someone looked at me—and stayed.
They didn’t turn away when I said how I felt.
They didn’t flinch when I named a fear.
They just… listened.
And I almost ran.
💡 It’s Hard to Receive What You Never Had
When you’re used to being the giver, the listener, the holder—
Letting someone meet you can feel threatening.
“What if I’m too much?”
“What if they leave?”
“What if I trust this… and it disappears?”
But I stayed.
Not because it was easy.
But because I knew this was the next step:
Letting someone in.
🌱 It’s a Practice
Learning to be met isn’t about finding the “right” person.
It’s about recognising when you are finally safe enough to stop hiding.
It’s not a spotlight.
It’s a shared glow.
And it doesn’t mean I need to be vulnerable with everyone.
Just that I don’t abandon myself when someone sees me.
I meet them there.
I meet me there.