Inspirational Words No 9982704-3

I LOVE this.....

The Invitation

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare dream of meetin gyour
heart's longing

It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human

It doesn't matter to me if the story you are telling is true
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul
If you can be faithless
and therefore be trustworthy

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
everyday
And if you can source your own life from its presence

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon
"Yes"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have
I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children

It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here
I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back

It doesn't matter to me where or what or with whom
you have studied
I want to know what sustains you from the inside
when all else falls away

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments

and...
I would personally add :

I want to know if you can be yourself fully with me
and see me
rather than the perceived reflection of yourself in my eyes

I want to know that I can be fully myself with you
and trust you see me completely
not distorted parts of me
that fit with your view of the world

What would you add?