It's my son's 20th birthday! Woohoo! Happy birthday, Layne! So... I tossed out some episode ideas and let him choose. Of course, he chose one I thought was pretty basic (or lazy) but when he elaborated, it became less so. The idea he picked was, "Say what you mean, mean what you say." When I asked him to elaborate, he said, "In relationships and friendships, if you don't say what you need and what you want, you end up being disappointed." He is so right. There are so many times we don't say what we want or need and end up being angry and disappointed when all the while, the other person doesn't have any idea what we want or need. So, let's start changing this today by evaluating our relationships and how we show up. Let's start doing ourselves and the other people in our lives a favor and just say it! We may lose some relationships along the way but that is a lot better than being disappointed and becoming resentful for staying quiet to "keep the peace".