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admin
01-16-2009, 04:33 AM
Our silence can keep us isolated.

"Still waters run deep" may be true for lakes and rivers, but in intimate relationships it is not necessarily true. Our silence can keep us isolated from ourselves and from those we love. In order to grow together, we must let each other know how we think and feel. Sometimes just saying a thought or feeling helps us see beyond it.

If we keep our thoughts to ourselves, we may get so immersed in those still waters that we nearly drown in them. A problem kept to ourselves usually grows bigger and more consuming. When we talk about it, we can work through it and move on to something else.

Choose, one concern, small or large, and express it to your partner.

You are reading from the book:

The More We Find In Each Other by Merle Fossum and Mavis Fossum

jwood19
01-16-2009, 04:47 PM
Wow, that really hits home for me. I've found lately though, that my partner didn't share this same concept. We've since parted. I'll still practice this in my relationships because I learned early in life that this is the only way to build an honest, open, trusting relationship. I have to feel safe to voice my feelings, thoughts and concerns in any relationship. If I can't, then there is something wrong and I'm not where I need to be.

paulm
01-16-2009, 04:50 PM
nice reminder, thanks.