Speaking our truth

In case you weren’t sure 😉

My day began at approx 7am with a really intense text convo that was necessary but draining, so I’ll gladly take any encouragement this random graffiti art has to offer 🤷‍♀️

I shared things I’ve been holding back with someone who was important to me, and I don’t regret what I said.

In retrospect, what happened wasn’t entirely unexpected. There’s a history with this person, and I just wasn’t at peace with the way we left things a few months ago. Also my energy has been choppy and erratic the past few days, and my sleep has been complete sh**.

Our bodies know what’s up, always.

After I said what I said, my eyes immediately got clear and sharp, and I knew the intent had been met and there was no need to go any further.

When I say my eyes got sharp, it was like a fog had lifted. I’ve said before that when I split off from my truth, I feel numb and detached. Basically, it’s an indicator that I’m not being authentic in some aspect of life or that I’m playing small to keep the peace.

Conversely, my vision sharpening is a sign I’m speaking truth (my truth), and sometimes even that a soul contract has been satisfied ✅️

Other somatic signs of congruence are chills, aggressive yawning, and occasionally becoming tearful.

Anyways, following the discussion, I was contemplating if I was too harsh and at some point had a small epiphany:

The idea that we can protect others by suppressing our truth is an illusion.

I would say the same is true for protecting ourselves, since silencing my voice has yet to offer me actual peace, but that’s outside the scope of this post.. .

Anyways, if what we say is triggering to someone, it means there’s a part of them that believes it.

We can’t shield someone from a belief they’re holding about themselves or their life.

If no part of them buys into what we said and they think it’s complete BS, then they’re free to let it go. It’s not energetically charged.

I’m not talking about being hurtful or reckless. I’m talking about being in integrity and honestly sharing how we feel and/or where we’re operating from.

A book I read in 2018 by Melissa Ambrossini said, “Crystal Clear Communication is the most compassionate thing we can do for ourselves and others.”

One last thing: Most, if not all, of our external reality is just our internal state being mirrored back to us. So, in speaking our truth, we have a chance to be the mirror for others in ways they may not have access to otherwise.

This has been challenging to navigate at times, as It’s ultimately a judgment call after considering multiple factors and getting clear on my goals for both the interaction and the relationship.

For me, it was too energetically expensive to suppress how I felt any longer. I have faith in the other person’s ability to process what I said, and I truly believe “everything will be okay,” just like the fence art in the pic promised 😎🙏