The Evolution of Peek a Boo!

I woke up this morning with an image in my head of people all around me playing a game of "Peek a boo", only they never reached the final phrase and phase of the game, which is "I see You!". They just kept covering and uncovering their eyes and saying "peek a boo." 

As I thought more about it, it hit me in a profound way that most people go throughout their lives playing this form of "peek a boo". They uncover their eyes just long enough for others to have a peek at them, but then they quickly cover them up again. The eyes being the windows to the soul or the windows to who is really inside that human figure are revealed for anyone to see, but only for a moment. They are covered again before anyone can really get a good long look or before anyone can realize who that person really is.

We show only glimpses of our real selves. We provide only brief peeks at the gifts and talents we possess. We share only bits and pieces of our strength and power. Why is that? Perhaps it is because we are afraid of rejection or judgment. Perhaps it is because we, ourselves, are uncertain of who we really are. Or perhaps it is just ignorance to the fact that there is more to us than this physical shell.

In any case, many never reach the "I see you" part of the game. This is the part where we keep our eyes uncovered, make eye contact with others and really SEE them and allow them to SEE us. We get a good look at who we are and we openly and actively share it. We carefully take in who other people are and graciously share in their gifts and strengths. We respect ourselves and others as equally significant human beings with ENORMOUS potential! Then what happens? 

What else could we see if we choose to reach the "I SEE You" part of this game?

Perhaps we would see how we are all uniquely and significantly powerful. Perhaps we would learn to understand each other better and communicate more effectively. Perhaps we would be able to collaborate with each other to solve the social problems that plague our existence. Perhaps we would love and forgive ourselves and others more easily. Perhaps we would finally find the happiness and fulfillment that we search for.  

I don't know about you, but I am all about finding out what happens next...what happens when people starting playing the "I SEE YOU" part of this game? I invite you to join me in this "peek a boo" evolution. Let's move past the peeking, and let's really start to SEE ourselves and others.