I've kept my mouth shut alot and I don't know if that's helped either. It seems like I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't I use a different standard than I used to these days. Does it matter? To me, yes. I don't always respond the way I would like, but at the end of the day, I have had the opportunity to say some important things.
I understand the have to when it comes to saying things. What I find myself speaking outloud doesn't come from the same place though. I don't know quite how to explain it, but I've had some reactions come out of it. Keep in mind, almost any reaction out of my H can be considered a good one.