I came across a paradoxical idea this evening: the walls you put up to protect yourself end up imprisoning you.
It stopped me in my tracks because it’s true in ways we rarely notice. Every time we avoid a difficult conversation, hold back our real thoughts, or keep people at a safe distance, we believe we’re staying secure. But slowly, those walls shrink our world.
We build invisible barriers to feel safe, not realizing they shrink our world. The very things we build to keep ourselves safe start limiting who we can become.