There is only so much you can do to protect your heart. I think of you and wonder how far you are willing to go. How much blame you are willing to balance? Take as your own, distribute to others. How fair will you be if you don’t have the facts?
A few weeks ago someone heard me wrong. Well, heard one side of a conversation and filled in the blanks with slightly off-kilter information. What’s worse is that the misconception went uncorrected for all that time because it wasn’t questioned. I would have hated to be in that head space with all that wrongness swirling around. It’s just not right.
Here’s why I say all this. I need you to talk to me. I need you to tell me what is wrong when it’s wrong and not three weeks later. I am really good at identifying my heart when I’m faced with feeling it at that moment. Not three weeks later when me, my heart, and moi have moved on. Or forgotten (which is worse).
But, it’s not all you. I’m walking away from some relationships and nudging closer to others. It’s something that I’ve been meaning to do for some time now. Certain people deserve more while others have overstayed their welcome. I am not a dullard strung on a wire, waiting for someone to play me. I am no Happy Puppet, waiting for your command. Occasionally, I need to change the locks and get a new key. Let’s just say it’s long overdue.
So, back to you. I’m glad Jessica Simpson isn’t joining us for dinner. Sorry I set a place for her. Thank you for speaking up and not lashing out. My only request is do it sooner, while the conversation is still breathing and has life. No one wants to rehash DOA unless they really have to.
~*LunaSea*~ 
excellent post! going through something similar with a good friend. Reading this, it’s like you are reading my mind…
“I’m glad Jessica Simpson isn’t joining us for dinner.”
favorite line….
i’m glad too…even though she could get us to closer to john mayer 😛
Ahmen, ditto and well said! There is only so much one can do to protect their heart. Mine is back in a glass jar.
Have to say, the Jessica Simpson line made me chuckle 8)
Glass~ who knows…maybe I am! 8)
Sarah~ If JM isn’t a liar he’ll get us closer all by himself this summer! heehee
time~ protect that jar with all that you have!
ps~ Jessica Simpson all by herself makes me chuckle…
Some people are not good at finding their voice and so they choose to live in assumed half-truths rather than speak up. Lucky for them (and the rest of us) that you are not afraid of your voice and you use it well!
Is that your way of saying I’m a big mouth? 😉 Because if it is, I accept! hehehe