Facing Personal Truths

You need people in your life who can call out your BS.

For some, it’s their best friend; for some, it’s their therapist; for some, it’s their parent or partner; and for others, it’s a stranger.

Unfortunately, we don’t find the courage to own up until it’s too much for our mind and heart to handle.

And finally, you admit,

“I don’t like who I am becoming, I don’t feel so good, ”

Expecting sympathy, at best, validation. But instead you hear,

“Well, good, because you should feel bad.”

Goes on listing everything I shared, and adds,

“Would a good person do this?” or

“Was that worth it?”

If the answer is no to any of those questions, I messed up. If the answer is yes to both, I should let it go.

Many of us find ourselves in stress-induced environments that are only magnified by social media and world affairs.

I can go down the rabbit hole and investigate what exactly is causing me to feel this way.

Sometimes, your actions were in fact valid, but the self-doubt creeps in.

Or I can stop.

And ask myself two questions, every time I feel that anxious urge to do or say something:

Would a good person do this?

Is this worth it?

And if I do react instead of respond, the discomfort that follows isn't something to bury.

It's an invitation: to get curious, to reflect, and finally, to accept.

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