It's hard to say the things we mean. Many times we're afraid of the truth and we're afraid of our own feelings. Specifically, I think it's just human nature to feel afraid of these things. I feel afraid to say what I feel, but more specifically what I want to say, and what I truly mean. Hearing my words out loud just makes them seem almost insignificant, as though all the meaning they had inside my head just vanished. For this reason, I avoid saying the things I feel and what I really mean. I don't like to deal with the confrontation of it all because there's an element of the unknown. I don't know how people will react to what I feel and why I feel it. I feel as though my feelings are out there for the world to judge, and for people to have their opinions. I'm sure a lot of people do, but I know I shouldn't feel this way. I shouldn't keep my feelings in, and hide from my emotions. I shouldn't hide from my anger or my sadness or even my happiness. I should come right out and express these feelings. I always want to, but it takes strength for me to say the things I feel and the things I mean.

Many times my reluctance to say what I feel stems from fear. There's a difference between what I feel inside, like the thoughts that run through my head, and the things I know need to be said, and what I am comfortable bringing out in the open, like the things I want to say out loud and the things I truly mean. I find that I bottle my emotions a lot because it just seems easier. I don't want to come face to face with confrontation and it feels better to just keep things inside. But deep down I know that I need to say the things I mean, the things I truly feel. Yes, human nature gives us the inclination that we should withhold the truth about how we feel, but I think it's important to say what we mean and what is in our hearts when we have to chance. Our true feelings are better left unhidden. So, say the things you mean, and don't waste time hiding how you feel.