Intimacy

Intimacy can be regarded as a state of being connected to our inner selves and/or  in being engaged with others.

Intimacy develops deeper feelings of well being for oneself and in our partner - a depth of feeling/love that we shall crave for.

Developing intimacy means taking emotional risks and giving ourselves permission:
                       to feel
                       to trust ourselves and others
                       to be engaged with others
                       to be assertive
                       to disagree and conflict
                       to reveal ourselves to ourselves and to others
                       to be close to others
                       to share personal ideas, dreams, memories, grief
                       to be vulnerable
                       to listen and understand
                       to love
                       to be wholly present
                       to be in silent wonder
                       to reflect and respond
                       to be intuitive
                       to be our own child
                       to laugh, to cry
                       to let go control of ourselves and of others
                       to bring forward hidden thoughts and feelings
                       to receive feedback maturely
                       to make significant eye contact
                       to touch and be touched
                       to smile and send non-verbal messages

Intimacy can be scary, joyful, refreshing, painful, awesome, shocking, revealing, warming, joining or enticing to name some of the associated feelings and experiences.

Contributions from Rod Greenaway and Thoughts from Bernard Denner