We dance, or have a tug of war, with a desire to be acknowledged, seen, and heard with, at times, wanting to blend into the crowd and not stand out. Are these competing ideas or can they complement each other? Invisibility creeps in when we feel insecure, fearful, or question our belief in ourselves. As we've gotten wiser and added life experience (ok, gotten older), the challenge of this dance has, thankfully, become smoother. We learn to honor the human need to be seen and heard. The beauty of journeying through midlife is greater awareness when we are our biggest obstacle and shifting to a place of choosing how we move forward.
