Quit Avoiding Conflict

Kindness isn't filtering the truth until it's nice enough to be ignored.

It's speaking the truth with enough truth to make it land and enough strength to make it stick.

Sometimes it's holding up a mirror and forcing them to look.

There's a difference between hurting someone's feeling and letting them hurt themselves forever.

If you see the truth and stay silent to "keep the peace"...

You're not protecting them.

You're protecting yourself.

It's cowardly, weak, and selfish.

Real kindness isn't avoiding conflict...

It's choosing courage when the easy path is staying out of it.

If you really care...

Don't stay quiet.

The truth might sting for a moment...

But silence scars for life.