As I grow older I realize safety is the ultimate luxury. Can I let you inside of my head without you judging me? Can I share my world with you? Can I trust you to be there when I fall? or to be still when I fall back? Will you keep what’s special between us—between us?
For example if someone tells you “I’m no longer interested in being in a relationship with you” you don’t get to say “they told me I’m not worthy of being in a relationship with anyone” like what? That me be how you felt but that’s not what was said.
Emotional ears hear everything from a place of offense. Instead of telling you what actually happened, some people will tell you how they FEEL about what happened and paint it as “their truth”. But the hard truth is sometimes “your truth”, is a lie…