Being honest with someone is not always easy.

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Especially when it comes to our feelings.

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Sharing how we feel can be scary.

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That fear can stop us from opening up.

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From saying what we truly feel.

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And From being authentic.

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To share with someone how we feel about them opens us up to many possibilities.

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Like being rejected.

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Or ridiculed.

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Maybe even taken advantage of.

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And there is the very real possibility of what we say being used against us.

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These are all very real and reasonable outcomes.

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So we are right to be scared to open up.

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To tell someone how we really feel.

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For we do not know how it is going to be received or responded to.

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On the other hand, there are also many other positive possibilities.

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Such as the other person responding in kind.

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Finding out they like us as much as we like them.

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Or that they appreciate us as much as we appreciate them.

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It can give us a chance to deepen the relationship.

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Even start a new one.

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There are so many potential outcomes that we can not even imagine.

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So what are we to do?

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Is it worth the risk?

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Sometimes it is, and sometimes it is not.

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One thing is for certain, if we do not share how we feel we will never know.

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Perhaps the most important thing about sharing how we feel, even when it scares us, is the act of sharing.

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Of showing the universe that we are open to what may come as a result.

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Maybe being authentic and real is it's own reward.

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For the more we share how we feel when we are uncertain of how the other person will respond, the more courage we build up to share.

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And one thing is for sure, the more we share we more likely we are to eventually find the outcome we desire.

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Or unexpected outcomes that are even better then we could have imagined.

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The key is that we do not know what the future holds for us and what another person is truly feeling.

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Once we open up to them, we make it safe for them to open up to us.

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Imagine what a world we would live in if everyone did that.

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So is there something in your own life that you haven't shared with someone yet?

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Can you find the courage to share your feelings and be okay with whatever happens?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour