Over the past couple of months, you’ve been practicing your direct communication skills. It’s not always easy to express yourself with both clarity and compassion, but it is possible. Today, consider any recent interactions in which you played with fire and got burned. Then journal about your successes, and note the ways that fierce truth-telling can be of service to yourself and others. Learning to temper your combative streak with tact takes time. Moving forward, continue to refine your talents in this arena.