Honesty

Kyle and I have found a new church here in Brussels that we both really like. Last Sunday the sermon was about being honest with God and others and admitting when you need help. After the sermon we broke into small groups and discussed how so often people will not admit that we are all broken and weak and that we all need help. This sermon was part of the reason I wrote my previous blog about Can't Git Right. I have only written one or two blogs about when I have had a bad day here and part of the reason for writing so few (even though I have definitely had my share of bad days) is that when I have a bad day and write about it, people kind of jump all over me about "Why are you depressed? How can you fix it? Oh no, you aren't doing well in Brussels." The truth is that we all have bad days now and again whether in the States or in Brussels, but I have just been crazy enough to share it with people, rather than putting on a fake smile and pretending everything is ok.

All of this brings me to a website I have recently come across. It is called PostSecret. The idea is that people create their own postcards and on the front, they can write their secret and send it to this man, who will then post it on the website. There are definitely some crazy secrets out there, but there are also some really sad ones too. It is amazing to think that so many people are walking around with such painful, deep and dark secrets and yet looking so "normal" to everyone they encounter. How exhausting to have such a secret and yet act as if nothing has happened.