Communication Sets You Free

“What if an advanced yoga practice wasn't measured by fancy poses but instead by the ability to have difficult and uncomfortable conversations." - Lisa Fierer

Communication sets us free. It releases us from the cage of uncertainty that keeps us trapped in a limbo space of not knowing...and the fear of what knowing might bring. But many of us (myself included) often opt to avoid the difficult conversations because we are afraid of what we might learn. What if we ask the question and the answer is no? What if we speak our hearts and are rejected? What if we take the leap and our words fall short?

But...what if we never ask? I'd hate to think of any of us living a life with our hearts shackled by unsaid words or unasked questions. I'd hate for any of us to make ourselves small and unsure. I'd hate for us to waste hour upon precious hour over-analyzing or trying to figure out what someone is thinking or worrying endlessly that we may have to hear something we don't want to hear. What a waste of your beautiful heart and what a waste of this one beautiful life.

So yes...we may not hear the words we always want to hear. We may get hurt and we may have to confront our fears. But the hard things so often lead to the good things. And I think this is the yoga practice that matters.

So ask the question. Say the words you've been keeping in. Set your heart free.