TRUE FRIENDS GIVE YOU ROOM TO GROW

I’m going to sit this right here:
“Sometimes, you have to stay silent, because no words can explain what’s going on in your heart and mind.”
Let that sink in:
“Sometimes, you have to stay silent, because no words can explain what’s going on in your heart and mind.”
Understand one thing — this is not the “silence is complicity” silence. This is the silence that is necessary if you want to keep that card that allows you to walk in both worlds.
Some of you – who are probably not reading this – have no idea what I am talking about. But those of you who do, please stay with me.
During the past several weeks, I have been tested by a number of people who apparently think (operative word) that they know more about what I do than I do. This can be very distressing, especially when I understand that they only see a small glimpse of my world.
Probably what troubles me the most is that I wonder if there is something about me that speaks to this idea that something within me is lacking?
So, today I pay homage to my two strong parents who taught me that the world may not accept me for who I am, but that I am enough!
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
― Alice Walker