Sometimes the truth is hard to hear

I have been going through lots of inner struggles lately. I have kept a lot of feelings, goals, wants, dreams, etc. locked up inside me because I was afraid of what the response would be if I voiced them. Today, the woman who knows me best in the whole world made me hear them. She voiced what I have been feeling in the last year and had been avoiding. It was hard for me to hear it. It made me sick to my stomach, it made me cry. She vocalized exactly what I have been feeling, but too afraid to admit - even to myself. After my conversation with her, I was able to say it. I was able to voice it to my husband just like she just had. And guess what? He was in agreement! I should've just voiced my feelings all along. It re-affirmed my faith in myself and my relationships. It was a great day. I finally had a sense of peace.