Entertaining Insecurities

What if we entertained our neighbors

Like we entertained our insecurities

Welcoming them in often

Hearing them out

Believing what they say

Nourishing them with food that will help them grow

What if we cast out what is untrue

What tells lies and makes us turn inward

What if we made room for our neighbors

Instead of our insecurities 

After awhile of pounding at our door

Demanding to come in

We might find them drowned out by laughter

And the quiet stillness of a heart to heart

We might even see them leave us be

Because they find us not needing 

The company of our failures

Because we have surrounded ourselves 

with that which brings life