BRAVERY 52 | List 44

LIST 44 | List the consequences of not speaking your truth and how that impacts you or other people.

There’s a meme that’s gone around, it reads:

“If we don’t say yes authentically, we say yes resentfully, and that leads to far more problems than if we’d said no in the first place.” - Nat Lue

The only consequence of not honouring and speaking your truth is spirit-crushing resentment. I will do all I can to avoid that particular feeling. It’s heavy, sticky and just plain ick.

My dad laughs that he can always depend on me to be a “straight shooter” which, from him, is high praise. I tend to give the elephant in the room a name, ask it to sit down, and pour some tea. I shine a light on the shadows, lift the rug and pull out the crap that’s been shoved away. As I’ve said before, my superpower is to turn shit into sunshine, and the only way to do that is to acknowledge and speak your truth. Truth is not easy. It takes a lot of work to figure out what your truth is, and sometimes with life and circumstance your truth can change, but speak it we must. It leads to trust which leads to meaningful communication and respectful relationships. I refuse to settle for less.