It is something that none of us want to do. It is awkward and terrible and dreadful and each and every one of us avoids it at all costs.
And we tell ourselves that its not going to help anyway, and we don’t want to be a bother to anyone else. Keeping it bottled up will make the other person happy and it will make all the awkwardness go away.
It is that hard conversation that we all need to have. With our boss, with our friends, our family, our partners. Its holding our own, standing our ground, and its uncomfortable. So, we decide that whatever needs to be talked about can wait, and we go on our merry way.
But what happens to us when we bottle it up and act like nothing is wrong? Well, a lot of things. We turn into grumpy, distant, judgmental, depressed, angry humans. And thats not only awful for those around you, but its depriving yourself of precious life that could be spent in complete and utter bliss.
This recently showed up for me when I had to cut something out of my life that I no longer had time for and that was no longer serving me. But cutting it out of my life was hard. I had to have a difficult conversation with someone and it was awkward, and I didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, and I didn’t want to cause issues in anyone else’s life.
But I realized I needed to make this change when I noticed that I was dreading the future. I was literally annoyed at life. I hated that feeling. My life is supposed to be inspiring and full of joy. And thats when I knew it was time to move on. Because my happiness will not be compromised to make someone else’s situation more comfortable. I will not compromise my own joy to avoid an awkward situation.
And neither should you. We all have those loose ends that we need to cut off. What’s in your life right now taking up space where joy and inspiration should be? What conversation are you avoiding?
Make room for more joy in your life. Have the hard conversation. Take control of your life. Because you deserve to wake up excited.
Over-Thought Thinkings. 