Removing the Mask: Say What You Really Want

Speak your truth. Say what you really want to say. Don’t be afraid to hurt someone's feelings based on what your truth is. If they can’t handle it, that’s on them. 

Our filtered mask is holding us back. It’s causing us to hold things in when we should be speaking out. The real question is ‘Why do we have the mask on?” The answer is simple: to protect ourselves and others. 

We tend to filter out what we say and how we say it to protect others' feelings. You’re protecting their peace when you really should be protecting your peace. We don’t want that other person to feel bad, so we hold our tongue and hold our feelings in. 

We do this not only to protect others but also to protect ourselves and our image. We don’t want the repercussions of their feelings back on us, so we filter what we say and put on a mask. That’s not helping anyone. Especially ourselves. 

Every time you silence and filter yourself for someone else, you break a piece of you inside. Every time you put on that mask, you’re not being fully yourself. Every time you give to protect someone else’s peace, you’re taking your peace away. I know it sounds harsh, but it’s reality.

You shouldn’t hold back your feelings on account of someone else’s. Speak the truth of how you feel when you feel it. 

Being untamed means being unapologetically yourself 100% of the time. That includes what you want to say. Other people cannot define your truth; only you can. 

Saying what you really want to say, when you want to say it, is freeing. Because when you silence your truth, whether to keep the peace, protect your image, or avoid rejection, you begin to fracture internally. 

When you remove the mask, the filter, and the silence, you become 100% you. You reclaim your power, your voice, and the version of you that you love! 

Remove the filtered mask that is in front of you and express what you want to say, because it’s not your responsibility to hold people’s feelings in your hands. Remember, you are living your life, not anyone else’s. So, be who you want to be 100% of the time. Be untamed.