There is an internal world to every one of us with words that need sharing, but it’s hard to put into words, so we need someone safe to help us.
They wanted him to tell them what was going on inside, but it felt more like he was in the corner of a boxing ring and they were ready to punch.
When you’re in that kind of space, everything can either shut down or liven up.
For some, they will fight, others will flee, then for others, they will freeze. No words, no expression, just a closed and bolt shut door to the inside of the soul.
It’s then impossible to put anything into words.
I think men, in particular, find it difficult to put complex soul stuff into words. They may want to, but they just don’t know how, especially under the threat of potential getting it wrong. So they shut down.
The ‘going quiet’ becomes a default setting as they try to work it out themselves.
Society breeds into men that should have it all together, to have all the answers and be quick in response. They that are the achiever’s, problem solvers, and heroes on white horses wearing superman capes.
Yet, in reality, all men, if they are honest, have a quivering jelly like heart that wrestles every day with intangibles.
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