Have you ever noticed how hard it can be to simply say what you truly feel — to tell the truth about what you want, what you need, or even what you dream of?
We speak easily about the weather, work, or weekend plans. But when it comes to saying, “This is what I really want,” suddenly a lump forms in the throat, a tightening in the chest, and a silent war begins inside.
I felt that war recently — the frustration of knowing what I want to say yet staying quiet. The anger that rises not at others, but at myself, for betraying my own truth.
And then I realized: this silence isn’t new. It’s inherited.
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