Unhealthy Secret Thoughts

Hidden Secrets Keep Us Sick

The Light of Exposure

Secrets die in the light of exposure.  Don’t become the causality of your own defects and don’t allow anyone else’s defects to hold you hostage.  Harboring secret thoughts and behaviors will discourage healthy relationships with yourself and others.  It is vitally important to relinquish the secret feelings and opinions of others that will eventually cause us harm.  Growth happens when we get honest with ourselves; moving beyond the fear of reprisal can do a world of good when acknowledged.  Somethings are not for everyone, however, dealing honestly with ourselves about current circumstances and behaviors will heal our heart, mind, body, and soul.  An honest assessment of kept secrets often frees us from our self-made prison.  

Self Imposed Prison

Generally, secrets are used to cover faults, dishonest behaviors all as a form of protection.  Realizing the very thing used to protect ourselves has kept us sick comes to light through the process of exposure.  Being fearful when critical situations occur and feeling a need to lie to protect one’s self is fruitless.  As uncomfortable and unpleasant as it may seem the position we place ourselves in being dishonest and hiding our true feelings is worse.  Wearing that fake phony smile pretending to be okay while trying to cover up and protect your dignity ultimately results in loss of self-respect.  

Fake Phony Smiles
Do Not Cover The Truth

Denial, dishonest, mistrust and mixed messages all have to be dealt with.  Learning to speak and act appropriately while expressing truth removes the seeds of resentment and fear.  That sick way of thinking has kept us imprisoned for far too long.  There are times when being brutally honest seems appealing; however, being brutally honest is never well thought out and usually causes harm.  Take it to slow first being totally and sincerely honest.  Ask this question: “Why am I harboring secret or negative thoughts?”  It is very unhealthy to do so, therefore, coming to grips with our truth will strengthen our voice, inside and out.  

Freedom to Live
A New Way

The ability to free yourself from secrets that eventually lead to misguided or misdirected fear goes hand in hand with removing defects from your character.  Some defects of character cause difficulty for everyone you come in contact with.  After years of secretly harboring resentment don’t use your new found voice to inflicted pain in situations that have no place in your current circumstances.  Keep in mind your goal is inner healing and peace.  Recognize that secrets have their place; however, no secret should ever find a permanent home without an escape plan.  “Adrienne Vanterpool”