Telling the Truth

Hey everyone!

This is a kind of spur of the moment entry. I just thought about it tonight, to tell you the truth. So hopefully I will have something of substance to say, because it's fresh in my mind! Anyways. I told my mom and my brother some pretty hardcore stuff about myself approximately an hour ago. It was kind of like word vomit, if you know what I mean. It just slipped out. I hadn't told them for about a year, even though I'd told my 2 best friends. I would tell you guys, but I'm not 100% ready for everyone else to know yet. Don't worry though, I'm not pregnant. Just one of those bumps in the road that people go over in life. BUT. This isn't the point.

The point IS, that telling the truth and getting things off of your chest is really important. I'm sure we can all agree that when we don't let things out, and when we stew things over in our minds, we tend to dwell on them and we overreact and things start to go downhill. Maybe not for you, but that's definitely what happens for me. That's one of the many reasons why we should act on not keeping all of our feelings inside us and let some of them out from time to time. Now, some feelings are appropriate to share with people you trust, and obviously, other's aren't. We can all judge how much we want to tell. So, my challenge for you guys today, is to think of something that you have going on inside of you. Maybe you failed a test. You had a huge fight with a friend, I don't know. And, it's killing you to not tell. Chances are, if you have something that you're not saying, you're probably thinking about it right now. SO. Think about it. AND this about talking about it. I know I've said many times that talking about things is good, and I will say it again.

Maybe you won't talk about it right away, just like I did. It took me almost a year to tell my mom and my brother! So, I'm definitely not the judge of how long is too long. Just think about it. And think about talking about it. Maybe to your guidance counsellor, or a best friend. I find that talking to friends about things first and then talking to my parents works well, but sometimes it's the other way around. Whichever way you feel it best. :) You may even tell it to your diary! I know that my poetry books are FILLED with poems about what I went through. I hope you guys get something out of this. I know it's not necessarily the deepest thing in the whole entire world, but I think it's important.

Remember too guys! God is always willing to listen. No matter what you have to say, no matter how tired you may get of talking, no matter how much crying you do, He'll listen to it all. It may feel like no one has time for you, but God ALWAYS does.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a long time, but it ain't goin' away.
- Elvis Presley

Have an awesome weekend guys.