Friday, September 29, 2006

 

Tell Them Day





PostSecret is the most amazing work of art I've ever seen. Mr. Warren posted four responses to this card-

"It's posted. Tell them quickly before you chicken out."

"Run, run, tell them now!"

"There should be a day, every year-- a new holiday: Tell Them Day. A day when we all, together, gather Braveness in our hands and Run to those we love silently, and Sing."

"Maybe there should be a day when we actually come out and tell someone we don't love them too. Maybe it could be the same day. I think that part would be even harder."

Brilliant. We already talk like pirates or wear green on particular days, and love is way more important. And I believe that we ALL have something inside us that we are too shy, afraid, or embarassed to say out loud.

Valentine's day is taken already, limited to "I love you", and it's burdened with the commercial chocolate/flowers/diamonds thing.

Maybe we could expand it to tell, not necessarily love or not love, but THE THING to the people we want to know it? It could be a secret, or something you just want to make explicit. "I love you" is the inspiration, but "I don't love you" is pretty important too. But it doesn't have to be love at all. You might want to tell about something good you did, or are doing, or that someone has helped you with his good deeds. You might have a work or home problem that you want to air, but haven't. Here is your inspiration, motive, or excuse to tell your roommate "I really wish you would empty out the dish washer before you put dirty plates in!"

The only rule is that it has to be something that you have never told this person before.

I wish this would take off like talk like a pirate day has. I'll do what the pirate day people have to promote your responses- I'll post your pictures, stories, and suggestions. Tell Them Parties? Tell Them Day call in radio programs? Have at it. Post them as comments, or send them to my email,

tellthemday@yahoo.com

And even though there is a special day, you don't have to wait for it.
RUN, RUN, TELL THEM NOW!!

But if you need a special day, it's JANUARY 20 - TELL THEM DAY.

So run with it, tell your friends about tellthemday . If you link to this page, I'll link back to you to help get the word out.


Comments:
I loved this idea when I saw it on Postsecret. I'll link to you.
 
Awesome idea. Strangely enough, I was just thinking about telling the guy I really like how I feel about him just yesterday. I'll be taking full advantage of the 'excuse' this day gives me (sad as it sounds, yes, I do need something/someone to push me to do it) to tell him how I actually feel. Thanks.
 
i love it! maybe i'll even have the courage to follow through with it. but for now i'll at least link to this page.
 
i don't have the courage to tell him, that I don't love him and tell him who I do love, because it would hurt him so much, and he would probably stop talking to me and stop being my friend.. we've known each other for 5 years, and dated for awhile and he still loves me (more than a friend). I want to so badly tell him that I love Doug.. i ache, wanting to tell him... but i just can't. I can tell Doug I love him.. But I want to tell the entire world, and stop keeping it a secret.
 
Hi there. :]

I recently [about 5 minutes ago] made a blog at blogspot. It's inspired by PostSecret, just like yours.

I'll link to you.

Love the idea behinds yours, by the way.
 
January 20th is my birthday. I'll tell him.
 
I'm linking this too my blog. It's a wonderful idea -- we need more ideas like this!
 
Jan. 20? That's so soon! I don't know if I can do it.

But it's a week before my birthday. If it works out, it would be fantastic. (Though I doubt it will.)

Maybe I'll tell him then. And I will link to this.
 
This is a wonderful idea.
I hope I can find the courage to follow through and just tell him the truth
 
i told somebody yesterday that i no longer want to be with them... i guess i feel better knowing that the truth is out but i hurt him so much... so was it really worth it?
 
By the way, I'm linking you. I created a blog after leaving the second comment (then anonymously) on this.
 
i love this idea! i just told the guy i like how i feel a few weeks ago, and he told me he felt the same! it was nerve-wracking when i was about to do it, but afterwards it felt so good!
 
Heya - great idea, i luv it!
I'm linkin' to you, just fyi...
http://postjoy.blogspot.com/
http://postfear.blogspot.com/
 
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