Let There Be Light
Sometimes, our inner peace asks for silence. Other times, it calls for honest expression.
Yesterday, a situation with a friend stirred something deeply within me — a charge of agitation spread through my body. My presence shifted from the harmonious breeze I’d been flowing with to a storm of sensations and thoughts.
Instead of sharing what I felt in that moment — honestly and gently — I held on to it. The pressure expanded steadily throughout the day until the container overflowed, and I snapped.
Some kind of truth came out, but since it wasn’t by my deliberate choice, the words carried that built-up charge rather than love.
Honoring Your Truth – Live in Peace
Now, there is a fine line in speaking our truth. What to share, when, and how is an art. Some truths don’t need to be said and might even create the very thing we wish to avoid. Some situations simply resolve on their own when we leave them be. In fact, the real problem was merely our stories about it.
Sometimes we only need to sit with something long enough for it to pass through and transform. Life-changing insight often comes when we step outside our own thoughts and open ourselves to another’s point of view.
However, some situations won’t leave us alone and call to be addressed. The key is to step back, gain composure, and share consciously — on our own terms, not in the midst of reaction.
Of course, life can be intense, and we can’t always step away from the scene and integrate properly before we respond. At times we’ll feel attacked and compelled to defend ourselves in the moment, especially with those we care about most, whose approval and respect we value.
Yet with practice, we learn to create valuable space even in the heat of the action. And in that brief pause, we can regain our poise and choose how we respond — bringing harmony to the situation.
The message from this personal reflection is to choose when — and how — we share our truths that need to be said.
The Resistance to Honest Expression
It’s fascinating in a way — the resistance to share what I feel when I feel it. There’s a hesitation that keeps the words locked inside, building tension and creating turmoil until they are released — either consciously or reactively.
I’ve noticed how certain situations and stories keep repeating in my mind, reminding me that I need to share my feelings with the people involved. It’s as if my conscience and inner peace are calling for honest, loving communication to resolve the inner conflict — because even though the situation might be external, the disharmony is internal.
When I don’t adhere to this intuition and address the situation in time, the agitation builds until I can no longer contain it. The bubble bursts and the charge ripples outward, affecting those around me — and, in turn, my inner peace as well.
So why don’t I share in time — before it’s too late and I lose control?
Not knowing what the truth will reveal, there’s a subtle fear of being judged, challenged, ridiculed, or misunderstood — of being hurt or rejected. There’s deep vulnerability in expressing raw, honest feelings, because they bring us closer to who we truly are — our essence and soul.
Superficial Expression – The Road to Destruction
Being angry, short with people, and making careless comments is easier in the moment — but it creates a bigger mess in the long run. And the more aware I become of the impact my unconscious words and actions have, the more I value sharing my truth with love — even when it feels uncomfortable.
And I’m learning not to wait too long, because the price of delay is often double.
Listen Within – Honor Your Emotions
Now, by placing awareness on my inner world, I’m learning to notice the emotional buildup sooner. When I recognize the tension rising in my body, I do my best to center myself.
Through slow, conscious breaths, I calm myself and reconnect with my heart. As I stay with the sensations in my body, my system harmonizes — instead of spinning in my mind and adding fuel to the flames that could grow into a wildfire.
From this alignment, with newfound awareness, two paths emerge.
The first is to feel fully and be with what is — to accept the situation without judgment, blame, or comparison. When we set the ego and its assumptions aside, emotions are free to move through me without being attached to the stories behind them.
In the openness of “I do not know,” thoughts, emotions, and even outcomes are free to transform and evolve on their own.
The second path is honest expression. Once emotions have settled, clarity arises and perspectives shift. From this grounded space, we can share our deeper truth with intention — honoring both ourselves and others with respect and compassion.
Daring to Speak Our Truth
When certain thoughts and feelings keep returning, I’ve learned it’s a sign that something within me needs expression. A truth that needs to be spoken, seen, heard, and known.
For me, this means sharing what I feel — not from agitation, but from presence and intention.
There’s liberation in the discomfort of “having the talk” — first, the inner freedom that comes from expressing freely, allowing energy to flow — and then the softening in the field that follows as an effect.
Through experience, I’ve been made aware of both sides: the tension and pain that truth withheld creates, as well as the peace and relief that honest communication brings.
So today, with these very words — honoring my energy and state of being — I choose to share.
The Human Fear of Speaking Our Truth
Even when the heart knows, another part of us resists.
It seems universal — the resistance to sharing our personal truth. Fearing how others will react, we often place their opinions and well-being above our own.
Beneath this lies a deeper fear: when we express what we feel, we do not know what will come of it.
What is being created by the words of our hearts cannot be foreseen, yet we must live with the consequences.
This kind of integrity comes with a great responsibility that will be challenging if we are not up to the task — yet when we are prepared to live in accordance with the destiny that our truth brings, a new layer of freedom opens for us.
Ultimately, it’s the fear of the unknown that holds us back. The outcomes of truthful expression are uncertain, and this loss of control feels like a kind of death — literal or symbolic. Yet it is through challenge that we evolve, and in truth that we transform.
Trusting the Unfolding That Comes from Truth
When we dare to share — with courageous vulnerability — something sacred happens. Life reorganizes itself around the spoken truth and reality aligns — not always as we expect, but always in harmony with a greater intelligence.
To honor our lives is to trust this unfolding — allowing life to respond in its own way and perfect timing.
By releasing what is meant to be shared, we receive what we are ready to understand. One honest expression after another softens fear, aligns us with peace, and welcomes the new.
Closing Reflections on Honest Expression
Honoring our truth is not about being right — it’s about being real.
It’s about daring to feel what moves and sharing with compassion when the moment calls.
It’s about trusting that love — expressed with sincerity — will always guide things toward balance.
Not all truths need to be spoken.
In silence, wisdom may arise — though suppression only amplifies and postpones.
The art lies in discernment and timing — knowing when, where, and how to share.
Thank You for Being Here
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We’re learning together — evolving through life and as one grows, we all do.
Yes we are alone yet together as intrinsic parts of the whole.
This is a personal reflection that arose from a situation with a dear friend, yet it is the accumulation of everyday life, relationships and interactions.
For a more recent and refined version that comes from this reflection visit — In a World of Fear — Speak Your Heart —
