Why Can't I Say What I Mean?

Why Can't I Say What I Mean? A Book About the Space Between Knowing and Speaking

You know what you want to say. You've rehearsed it in the car, in the shower, while folding laundry. It sounds reasonable. Honest. Kind.

Then the moment arrives — and the words vanish.

This book is for anyone who has ever walked away from a conversation knowing something true was left unsaid. It's not a guide to perfect communication. It's an exploration of what happens beneath the hesitation — in the body, the heart, and the quiet space where safety and truth meet.

Through personal stories, original parables, and gentle insight, Why Can't I Say What I Mean? invites you to understand why your voice goes quiet when it matters most — and how to create the conditions where it's willing to come forward on its own.

You'll explore: — What your nervous system is really doing when words get stuck — The hidden fears beneath the surface of silence — How unspoken needs shape the way we communicate — The difference between waiting with wisdom and waiting out of fear — How to speak truth without losing connection.

You don't need better words. You need permission to trust the ones that are already waiting.

Book 1 in the Mystic Communication Series By Linda L McDonald | TULA Light Press Where Story Meets Spirit