Go Ahead and Speak

    Sometimes we dread a conversation that we know is crucial and inevitable. We dance around the subject. We suppress the emotions behind the topic. We search for the courage or the right time to bring it up. We fumble over our words, terrified of actually saying what is really in our heart. However, we find that once we finally summon the courage, a weight is lifted. The words are out there. They can't be taken back, so we must be careful how we say them, but at least they're out there. We have opened the lid and allowed the emotions to flow out. The agony of bottling them up for so long is released. We understand that our words do not stop where they fell, but we are prepared to accept where they take us. After all the pain they have caused us while keeping them to ourselves, nothing could be worse. We fear that once we say them, we'll be alone. But the truth is, once we let them out, we invite the one who hears them in. As they enter, they bring with them a sense of understanding that no one else can know. Therefore, where you once were actually alone, you are now never alone.