Mis-Communication

I’m better at communicating through writing than I am through speaking. I like organizing my thoughts to make sure they’re understood properly. Sometimes I want to say so much that the things I shouldn’t be saying leave my mouth while the things I should be saying still float in my head. It’s a problem I’ve been wrestling with since I began speaking.

Authors, songwriters, playwrights, poets…they all have that in common. It’s easier for them to express themselves through written word. Ever hear a song and wonder who the singer was talking about? Because the meaning of the words was so clear and precise and obviously meant to be heard by a specific person. It’s like a private letter that’s only meant for one person but it was found on a park bench and now we’re all reading it and passing it around. We figure that if we don’t say names or specific places or events then people wont know who or what we’re talking about.

So, next time you want to know what I think, how I feel or what I believe in, have me write it down. I promise you that it’s going to be way more honest and to the point than anything that will come out of my mouth...