It is often a battle: do I say it, do I keep it to myself, do I say it, do I keep it to myself?
Where is the balance between sharing what you believe to be true and holding it for fear of offending another?

Author Michael Brown claims that waking others up just because we can see they are asleep is foolish, an act of interference and arrogant. Ouch! He says sleep is not a mistake; it has a purpose. “A seed sleeps until it sprouts. It sprouts not only because it is ready for life but because life all around it is also ready to intimately support its awakening.” He shares that as ‘teachers’ impart their lessons when we are ready; they also quickly step away so that we can make our own choices alone.

A beautiful dogwood tree in my garden suggests to me: although one of my flower clusters ‘looks’ like it is on the wrong part of my trunk, it actually is where it is supposed to be.

What is ours to share, ours to say, or ours to silently hold and keep? Where do you draw that line or hold that balance? I would like to know.

We’re all juggling…
Mozella

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi
Motivational StoryTeller™