[Library_girl]

I have realized that the ability to speak freely, and I mean truly freely, is much more important to me than I realized. I need to have someone, or better yet more than one person, to whom I can tell anything. The type of person who will listen to what I say, without judgement, without giving advice, without getting her/his feelings hurt, without interruptions, and without turning and twisting it around. This probably sounds really selfish. But I think lots of people have a best friend, partner, sister, therapist, rabbi, wife, someone that can be this type of person for them.

I feel like I am holding a thousand thoughts in my head and I don't have a safe place to release them. I don't want to expose too much of myself, or hurt someone's feelings, or make anyone angry, or whatever.

So the freedom to say anything you want or need to say......is so precious. When I do find a safe outlet for my thoughts and feelings, wow, I need to appreciate that more.