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There are moments when silence feels complicit and others when it just feels strategic to stay quiet. I am trying to discern the difference without baptizing avoidance or living in a constant low-grade argument.
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There are moments when silence feels complicit and others when it just feels strategic to stay quiet. I am trying to discern the difference without baptizing avoidance or living in a constant low-grade argument.
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What helps you tell the difference between faithful restraint and fear?
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I usually ask whether my silence is protecting peace, protecting ego, or protecting comfort. The answer is not always obvious, but the question helps me get more honest about why I am holding back.
Following up from the thread about keeping service from becoming a way to avoid harder...
I have been learning that not every silence is fear, but not every peace is healthy either.
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