Nobody wants to talk about it, acknowledge it or even think about it. It's right in front of their faces and they can't help but see it. It's there and it's very real. It's the elephant in the room. But perhaps if everyone pretends that it doesn't exist, it really might not exist.
That's not how it works. Regardless of how well or how long they pretend that the elephant doesn't exist, it does. And it only gets bigger and bigger and bigger until there's no avoiding it at all. Many elephants make people uncomfortable. There is some issue that is difficult to discuss and even more difficult to acknowledge in the first place. Ultimately, issues have to be addressed.
I can't stand being made to feel like I have the problem just because someone doesn't want to address a matter. It's extremely frustrating and downright maddening. All I can do is stand firm in what I know to be true and know I am not the one who is causing the problem and move on when those around me won't do a thing. I see the elephant and I acknowledge it.
Dealing with an elephant that no one else wants to even acknowledge its existence is difficult. It often means loneliness and isolation to a certain extent. But things have got to change one way or another. I am standing face to face with the elephant and it's go time. Ready, set, here I come.
