Let's Talk About it . . .

So we just gonna pretend that it doesn't exist. That it never happened. That it didn't hurt. That we didn't feel it. That we didn't live it. That it if we keep it buried on the inside somehow it will disappear.

It won't. It's still there. Even it you buried it. It's still there. It didn't leave. All you did was burry a corrupt seed that has sprouted and blossomed into more hurt and pain by new names--fear, doubt, shame, just to name a few. It becomes this vicious cycle devouring and consuming whatever is life-bearing. It's still there.

Yes, you are consuming you when you refuse to talk about it. Silence is killing you. Literally. Think about it, when you are in immediate danger, what's the first thing you do? Shout and scream. You want help to hear you and come to your rescue. And some of us have been trained to shout fire so that others will truly be able to distinguish our urgent need for help. It's still there.

You gotta talk about it. It's a part of you, yet that moment doesn't define the greatness of who you are. You gotta talk about it. It's still there. Traveling with you from place to place--here to there--settling right within you.

You gotta dig it up. Your very life depends on it. It's impossible to get where you really wanna be by keeping it buried within. It's only a moment of your story that actually has the power to make you greater if you talk about it. It's still there. You don't want to merely survive; you wanna live. You gotta talk about it. Own your story. It's yours. It deserves to be told by you.

Erase the shame. Shame says you are bad and you believe it. Yet don't confuse the feelings. Yes bad things may have happened to you and you may have even done some bad things. But you are not bad. Talk about it. We all have a story to tell. The key is to tell it to those who deserve to hear it. Be selective. Don't merely throw your pearls before swine to consume. Even if it means getting professional help, TELL it. That's a great safe place to start to talk about it. There's nothing wrong with attending to your emotional and mental health needs. Stop believing that lie. What's in you has got to come out. It has to be dug up from the roots. A job the professionals have been trained to handle. Then replaced with tilled ground and good seeds. You gotta talk about it.

It's still there.

Tell it so that you can live.