Monday, December 22, 2008

Speak Your Truth, no one else can

"Fear of speaking or hearing the truth is the biggest stumbling block we face in our desire to experience genuinely fulfilling, honest and loving relationships.  When we hold something back, that something seperates us from the other person.  If were not open to hearing the words of others without reacting or taking them personally, we have distanced ourselves from those individuals.

It's always easier to tell people what they want to hear.  It's often more comfortable to agree with someone, even if we disagree in our hearts.  And since it can be equally frightening to confront painful truths about our own selves, our friends and family may feel compelled to tell us only what we want to hear.

When you need to tell the truth, have the courage to open your heart as well as your mouth.  And when you need to hear the truth, have the strenth to open your ears and close your mouth."

I was sent this by my Daily Kabbalah tune up.  Its so funny because this is exactly what I have been learning about since February.  Its been really scary to me to notice how much I don't speak my truth.  It comes up in my throat and I swallow it down, either because I'm afraid of what the other person will think or will feel by what I have to say.  I've learned that as long as my heart is soft when I speak my truth and I'm not trying to prove anything then it is not my responsibility what the other person thinks or feels.  Because I've spent my whole life afraid, I have a long ways to go with this.  I just keep a prayer in my heart that I can have the faith that I will say what needs to be said at the appropriate time and I will have forgiveness for myself and for others when this doesn't happen from the heart.
I love you All!!!  xoxo

2 comments:

.:emily:. said...

i love this post. i've been learning all about this for about 2years now, and it is STILL hard to do.... but all we can do is work on it, right?

The Beagley's said...

Thank you! I'm glad to see we are on the same path!

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