- Stephen
- 37 minutes ago
- 2 min read

I am currently away for some of that time I was referencing in last week's message, but I still wanted to pop into your inbox for a quick note. Thankfully, with the help of scheduling technology, I can send you this message and still be present wherever I may happen to be in the world when you are reading this (especially since I wrote it before I left)!
On this trip I'm planning to visit some wonderful friends and various members of my extended family. In anticipation of that I have been reminded of a simple, yet powerful rule we've tried to practice in our family - go ahead and Say It! Take the time to tell people what they mean to you, what you appreciate about them, and why they matter to you, and do it now! So often we just hold those things internally and we don't ever express them until it may be too late.
I will be honest and share that the idea to go ahead and Say It was born out of some painful losses that happened way too early with some of our family and friends. Being forced to wrestle with the fact that you no longer have the ability to tell someone directly what they mean to you created a mindfulness about the importance of telling people now, when you have the chance. So we've done our best to just go ahead and Say It as much as we can when we have the opportunity.
How about you? If you were going to go ahead and Say It to someone in your life, who is the first person that pops into your mind and heart? What would you say to them? When are you going to see them next and what would it take for you to just go ahead and Say It when you do? I bet you'll be glad you did!
Here's to taking the time to go ahead and Say It this week!
Be Well,
Stephen
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