Day 14 – The Parts We Keep Hidden
10 Aug 2025
There are parts of ourselves we never put on display.
Not because they’re unimportant, but because they’re fragile.
They’re the emotions that catch in our throats, the wants we can barely admit to ourselves, the dreams we tuck away in quiet corners where no one else can touch them. We keep them hidden for many reasons — fear of getting hurt, fear of making a fool of ourselves, lack of confidence, or simply not knowing how to stand open, raw, and vulnerable in front of another person.
Sometimes it’s easier to let the world see only the version of us that’s safe. The version that doesn’t risk rejection. The version that smiles, nods, and keeps the deeper truths locked away.
But I wonder… what would happen if we didn’t?
If we laid it all out there — the messy, unpolished, entirely human parts of us? Would we find more connection, or more pain? Would we be met with understanding, or with silence?
I don’t have the answer yet. I only know that the parts we keep hidden are often the parts that most need to be seen.
Spotify; “All I Want” – Kodaline
Prompt:
What is one part of yourself — a feeling, a dream, a truth — that you’ve kept hidden? What would it take for you to let it be seen?
—Stacey
