Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Secrets Don't Make Friends


I wish there were no secrets. Secrets live deep down inside a person and ever so slowly suck the life out of them. Everyone has their "outside" face, the one that tells some of the story but leaves out the important vulnerable parts. Why is everyone so scared to tell people their feelings? I suppose it's fear of judgement or humiliation that drives the secrets deeper into our souls. We end up suppressing all that we really want to say. With each secret we fill up our soul. But secrets are a funny thing, as we add them up we only feel emptier. 
As funny as this sounds, my theme for last year was "Keeping it real 2008." It was a response to all the lies told to me and the lies I told other people. I made it a goal to tell people what I thought, in a non-threatening way. Mostly it was a goal to share with people my most intimate life struggles. I was sick of all the secrets and all the insecurities. 2008 was a life changing year in many ways but simply speaking my mind was the most powerful part of it. Imagine all the problems that could be solved with a honest open world. 

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