Do you know what it means to hold space for someone?
It is a safe space. A space that you can 100% be your true self in all your glorious emotional, funny, angry, confused, helpless, courageous, adventurous, intelligent self. With no judgement, not taking offense to someone's reactions and emotions, to be able to say to them "I love you, what you're experiencing right now is not my doing but I will be here, holding the space you need to work through it".
Not taking over, just gently nudging in the right direction. Listening. Truely listening. Not placing your own perceptions or experiences onto that other person. But being present. Not disregarding their emotions.
Space is silent, space is growth, space can be a warm hug to just hold you when you need it. Holding space for someone is quite special. Its a connection. A bond. Love. Unspoken. Allowing someone to emotionally spew up everything they hold inside to be able to work through what they need.
Holding space for someone does not make them co-dependant upon you, but gives them the courage to see the answers within themselves. It empowers and builds connection. Forcing you to embraces the things that hold you down by looking them in the face and working through them. With a guided hand for support.
The ability to hold space for someone is special, rare and devine. It shows grate restraint and respect. Its difficult to allow someone to hurt so that they can learn how to heal. Its easy to try and take over and make everything better for them. But that does not teach, guide or develope a person the way they require. The ability to keep a safe, calm space for someone makes for genuine true love with a depth that reaches the places we all desire. To be understood, to be seen, to be loved anyway and builds the strongest connection.
A balance of the masculine and feminine strengths. Holding space for eachother, nurturing eachother and growing together.
