This next one is a very difficult thought to fight. My mother told me, "Marilyn, when you spill your guts to people you make a big fool of yourself."

This feels so true, it is difficult to fight. Sometimes I'm honest to a fault. Sometimes I say things that dispite their truth make me look quite foolish. So, even though I hurt inside because I believe this statement I will fight it. That is the basis for courage. One has to step out and do something regardless of how it feels.

1.) Being straitforward, honest, and open about one's thoughts, feelings, and ideas is not stupid or foolish but rather being genuine and confident.
2.) If I tell someone something in confidence and they violate that confidence then that is their problem because trust is earned not granted.