Let them go... let them all go....

"The thing people forget is how good it can feel when you finally set secrets free.
Whether good or bad, at least they're out in the open, like it or not.
And once your secrets are out in the open, you don't have to hide behind them anymore.
The problem with secrets is even when you think you're in control, you're not."

Secrets.... they give you power, cause you anguish, build bridges and burn them to the ground. It is interesting to me how much of my life I have wasted trying to keep secrets. From meaningless who likes who, to life changing events. They seemed ever so important at the time. Looking back now, how important were they really if I couldn't tell anyone?

I guess secrets are a part of everyone's life. You tell them, you keep them, you hide them, you find them out.... they are as much a part of life as anything else. But what is even more interesting me is the minute you find out a secret all you want to do is tell someone else. There is a burning need deep inside of you, dying to divulge the important information you just received. And most people, myself included, have "that person" you like to share secrets with the most. But what happens when "that person" can't know the secret? That is when life gets really tough.

I have learned that secrets have power, but the most empowering thing one can do it let them go, let them all go. Secrets provide cover for things you don't want anyone to find out.... but once they know, even if it is bad for awhile, there is a sense of release. Letting go of secrets, lies, deceptions, and untruths takes the power away from the secret and gives it back to you.

Things are the way they are, plain and simple. Keeping something from the people you care about most isn't easy... but telling them isn't easy either. But one thing I have learned, the hard way, secrets end up hurting people. You think you are being a good friend keeping something from someone so they don't get hurt, but really, you are hurting them more. Be a real friend, tell them the truth. The deeper the secret goes, the longer it lasts, the more difficult it is to let go.

Tell me your secrets..... and I'll, I'll tell you mine........