Ever since as far back as I could remember I've had a big mouth. Yes, I said it, a big one. Not the kind of big mouth that tells everyone all of your secrets. That's reserved for other definitions of big mouths. My problem, or blessing depending on which way you look at it, has always been that I always say exactly how I feel out loud. I realize that some of you might not see this as an issue at all because you like to surround yourself with "straight-shooters' like myself. Believe me when I tell you, though, that opening my mouth and saying how I felt has gotten me into my share of problems over the years. Sometimes people don't want to hear what you have to say and they just want you to listen. I get that... What I have never understood is society's level of hypocrisy. It's almost as if most people would prefer to wander through life being phony to one another. I can't tell you how many times I have stood in awe as supposed friends and family members have … [Read more...]
Tell Me How You Really Feel…
What do you think your friends say to each other when you are not around? I'm sure most of us would like to think that our friends have nothing but wonderful things to say about us when we are not within earshot. Unfortunately, people are only human and it is quite possible that they feel more comfortable saying some of the things that they feel about us to others instead of to our faces. Don't put that face on, you know that the truth sometimes hurts. Also, there are just certain things that you keep to yourself, even in the closest of friendships, for fear of hurting the other person's feelings. No matter how open minded you are, nobody likes to be criticized especially by those we care about the most. As I pondered over my original question I thought about what my friends would say about me to each other if I wasn't around. The first thing that crossed my mind is that these would have to be negative things because there is no difficulty in telling someone … [Read more...]
