Brave Enough To Be Bliss

have ever had. He is 80 and I am 56. I wish we had figured this out years ago, so we could have had a closer and healthier relationship.

There’s no blame in this example at all, but I share it to raise awareness that the words we say, especially to a child, can sometimes be misunderstood. With honest self-reflection and awareness, as well as a willingness to have open conversations no matter what may have been miscommunicated or misunderstood, repair is always possible when two people are willing to seek true understanding. During one of our conversations after he arrived , he began to rub his head and said, “My brain hurts.” And we both laughed, understanding exactly what that meant, he needed a break. I’ve concluded that the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle, where his brain doesn’t hurt, and my heart doesn’t hurt. “If you want to live a full life, you have to tell the truth. Anything that is held together by you playing small or silencing your voice is only secure when you are not you. So that means you feel ‘ secure, ’ but you don’t feel safe to be yourself. When we speak the truth our relationships are invited to either fracture or deepen. The container that holds our relationship will either break or expand. Either way, we are set free.” Mark Groves

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Complaints — Ginger Rothhaas

▪ Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams... by Jenkins, Ryan (amazon.com) ▪ An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love: The True Story of the Best Gift Ever Given: Carlson, Richard, Carlson, Kristine: 9781401322571: Amazon.com: Books ▪ Dr. Evans Duah (@the.duah) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ 13 Cognitive Distortions Identified in CBT (simplypsychology.org) ▪ Letting People Know You Love Them (dailyom.com) ▪ Create positive change through your words - DailyOM ▪ Create a Lasting Legacy: Blake Brewer (ep. 666) (johnolearyinspires.com) ▪ Our Evolving Language - DailyOM

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