Dear Reader,
Whenever I'm getting ready to say something I feel strongly about that emotionally touches me, I get all jumbled up inside. My body gets tense and I'm wishing for a quick dress rehearsal--some time to think it through--but there isn't any. And then to make things even more stressful, suddenly the words I'm about to say don't seem good enough.
Maybe I should play it safe and consider changing my words for some of the "how to-say-it" suggestions I've read about in books? The chapter heading: "Words Guaranteed to Make People Listen and Really Feel What You're Saying." But the fancy words, the clever phrases--they don't feel right to me. I'm really better at just being me.
The first couple of sentences I deliver may run-on a bit, because it takes a moment for me to get used to the "feel" of saying what's really on my mind. And that's okay. A little fumbling makes a person seem more approachable. I'm hoping my simple words will be enough to make a difference, because they come from my heart--they're for real.
Cutting loose with feelings, the stuff I swore I'd never tell another soul--it's scary. I get anxious, short of breath and the heat quickly rises up through my body. But for me, those are the go-ahead signs, the evidence that it's something I really need to say.
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Warmest regards,
Suzanne Beecher
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