Hiding From Love

 I read a book with that title that my mom gave me 10 years ago. I always thought that was a very interesting book title. Do you hide from love? We all do in our own ways. That is why couples now play on their phones around each other almost non stop, because they fear that interpersonal connection. That is why TV watching is prevalent in homes all over the world now. Because all of us prefer to hide from love. We don't want to go deeper with others. We love to keep things shallow and casual. We are afraid to bare our soul to anyone, because it feels so vulnerable, so naked. We are too scared for others to really See us so we hide behind our ego or our mask or our fear or our anger. We keep walls up all around ourselves to stay safe. But then you are lonely because you never let love IN. We pretend everything is ok when it's not. How often are you completely honest with other people?  When you love someone, do you tell them? Life has trained us to keep our mouths shut. We think others don't care. We want others to care, but we deeply fear that they don't. But what if they do? What if people want you to open up? Why do you let fear stop you from bearing your soul? "Say what you need to say," as John Meyer says. "What would happen if you say what you wanna say? I wanna see you be brave." "You have not because you ask not." What do you want?  Get it all out in the open and see what happens. It is freeing to get it all out there. To say all the things you could possibly want or need. Why are you hiding? What are you so afraid of? Rejection of course. But maybe you could handle it. Stop thinking you are made of glass and you can't handle whatever response you could get. What is the worst that could happen? Why not rather wonder, what is the best that could happen? Take the courage to express yourself this week to those who matter most to you. "If my silence made you leave then that would be my worst mistake." Break the silence and express whatever it is that you want. You will be happy that you did.