Ryan Leak

Maybe you're saying something out loud that says, you know, I don't need advice right now, but I really could use somebody to just listen.

You see, I think we could be incredibly honest about our strengths at times.

We'll tell you what we're good at all day long.

But we're pretty vague when it comes to our fears.

We're pretty silent when it comes to our doubts.

We're pretty deflective when it comes to our pain.

And others say,

might be honest about their struggles, but dishonest about their hopes.

They've been disappointed enough times that optimism feels risky.

And so there's two sides of the pendulum on this.

And then you got some people who can find a way to be honest with everybody except themselves.

They know something's off.

They can feel it.

But they keep moving because slowing down might force a conversation they've been avoiding.

Here's the tension.

You can't be honest everywhere.

And you shouldn't be.

Not every room is safe.

Not every relationship has earned that level of access.

But the real danger is this.