This week in counseling, I told the story about when my wife and I explored the foothills of Mt. McKinley (Denali) in 2009. The bus driver stopped and said we could get out and look around. If we came upon a grizzly bear, she told us to just yell at it and it will run away. The reason for this, she said, was the most powerful thing in the wild is the human voice.
This reminded me that the human voice is the most powerful thing in another realm. The realm of secrets. Secrets can produce shame and guilt that keeps intimate relationships out of reach. But a more powerful force than secrets is the power of the human voice. When we speak our secrets in a safe way, they lose their control over us.
If you find that a secret is preventing you from enjoying a closer relationship, try applying the power of the voice by speaking it. It is the final triumph.
This reminded me that the human voice is the most powerful thing in another realm. The realm of secrets. Secrets can produce shame and guilt that keeps intimate relationships out of reach. But a more powerful force than secrets is the power of the human voice. When we speak our secrets in a safe way, they lose their control over us.
If you find that a secret is preventing you from enjoying a closer relationship, try applying the power of the voice by speaking it. It is the final triumph.
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