How To Speak Your Truth with Certainty and Confidence
While it isn’t always easy to honor and speak our truth, here are practical steps to make the process a bit more gentle for you and others.
Have you ever said yes when you meant no?
Ever stayed at a party longer than felt good?
Or went along with something because you didn’t want to upset anyone?
I know I have.
Speaking and honoring our yes’ and no’s isn’t something we’re inherently good at. Growing up most of us were rarely given permission to explore what it means to know and be in our truth.
All too often, we found that when we shared what we wanted, we were told it was wrong, we were wrong, or that our desires or preferences were inconvenient for those around us.
The expectations, disappointments, and judgment that plague so many modern relationship dynamics, be they platonic, romantic, professional, or casual, are often the byproducts of systems of upbringing based more on control and domination than of connection and empowerment.
This causes all kinds of challenges for us as we grow old and attempt to socialize with other humans who also have similar woundings.
