Truth and Protection
I had a rather deep conversation with my colleagues and friends today about speaking your truth and the things we do to protect ourselves. Most of the time the things we do to avoid tough conversations ends up being the most toxic action we could take. If we just don't want to talk about something and we shut people out we can damage relationships without realizing. If we want to distract ourselves with food and television instead of truly seeking the real traumas we have then often times we can get into an unhealthy cycle that is hard to break. If we allow negativity to take up our head space then often times we deny ourselves positive things in fear that they might turn negative again. If we have something on our mind and it grows then usually the problem grows with it. Speaking your truth though is a vulnerable action. Opens ourselves to conflict, severed relationships, vulnerability, and the real reality that we might actually have to examine ourselves. Not externally blame...