There’s a very special person in my life that is know for catching everyone a little off guard sometimes. You never just quite know what you’re going to get, which can keep you on your toes.  We joke sometimes about his candor, but i can tell you this. You will never find a more genuine, kind, loving, truthful, more protective person. What you see is what you get.  He can’t tell a lie.

He has a thing for baseball hats and pins. You can tell what he’s thinking or feeling each day, by the pin on his lapel, or the hat he is wearing. Its like they’re a silent cherring section for something on his heart.  There is one hat- its blue and white – and is anything but silent, and across the front are written two words. No filter.

I’d be lieing if i didnt say that hat makes me a little nervous – even kind of angry sometimes.  Its one thing to know a person has no filter, but when its advertised across their forhead – well, you’d better make sure you’re feeling solid because youre going to hear the truth.

Truthfully, I feel a little mad.  It upsets me to think i feel on guard when I hear the words “no filter”. 

I’m tired of the rules.

I’m tired of being scared.

I’m so very tired, of holding my tongue, and having to be politically correct all the time.

I’ve had to dance so much around things l wish could have been said, so many times, I should be on Broadway.

Dont you wish you could just say it ?!  Whatever IT is?!

I tell you now – I would never ask him to take off that hat. I wish i had the courage and strength like he does.

Im tired of hiding in fear of stigma or shame. The truth needs to be spoken. Hearts need to be opened. We all need to return to the premise of which we were created.

No filters. Just love.