By Carolyn Rubenstein

Through January 15th, I will continue to post my personal responses to Reverb11. I hope you enjoy these more vulnerable posts and join in with your thoughts and own reflections. You can also expect to see some more “regular” posts mixed in as well!

21. Space. Where do you feel most safe, most free to be yourself—where you let down your guard?

When thinking about where I feel most safe, I began by writing down the words/feelings/emotions that I automatically associate with “safe.” Below is my unedited list.

safe = freedom, quiet, calm, recognize my locus of control, personal expectations > extrinsic expectations, structure, confidence, creating my own formula, letting whatever happens be enough, doing the... More...