When I invite you over, you always ask

“What should I bring?”

And I always say, “Just bring yourself.”

But what I really mean is…

• Bring your woes and your worries. Let us talk them out if you want to.
• Bring your sadness and your sorrows and let me hold you whilst you cry, if you need to.
• Bring your heaviness and heartache and let me lighten your load a little if I’m able to.
• Bring your achievements and accomplishments and let me celebrate your successes with you.
• Bring your happiness and hope and let me share your joy and listen to your dreams.
• Bring your flaws and your failures and let me accept you regardless.

Yes, when I say “just bring yourself,” what I really mean is that I want you to feel so comfortably yourself with me that you can bring your smiles and frowns, laughter and tears, joy and grief, highs and lows.

So just bring yourself; your whole self.

And be yourself.

Because your whole self is welcome here.