Where you experience resistance, practice discernment

I don’t know what to say sometimes and that used to scare me.

When I was younger, silence between myself and another person felt like my worst nightmare.

I dreaded an “awkward silence”.

One time, a classmate asked me, “Why are you so boring?” in a lame effort to fill it.

So I walked away, wishing I knew how to defend myself.

Being so young, I felt embarrassed and defeated.

I internalized that perception of me for so long before I decided that really wasn’t me.

See, I open up around certain people.

As much as I used to wish I could talk to anybody and everybody,

I began to accept that maybe that’s just not me.

I stopped putting pressure on myself to fill every silence.

Eventually, I found relationships that feel reciprocal.

Conversation comes easy.

I light up when I talk.

They make me feel listened to

& I love listening to them all the same.

Where you experience resistance, you need discernment.

People often say that your growth is on the other side of discomfort.

I’ve learned that’s sometimes true.

Sometimes, discomfort also exists to guide you in a different direction.

The better you know yourself, the quicker that decision will be.