Truth is the word for our October issue.  Being Truthful in every area of your life is best practice.  Being true to yourself about what makes you happy, what makes you sad, and what makes you different is critical to understanding what you need to do to achieve what you truly want in life. Being true to others is critical as well and is important to developing and maintaining friendships and/or relationships.  According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word, Truth, is defined as: “The body of real things, events, and facts: actuality; the state of being the case; fact; a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality; a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true truths of thermodynamics; the body of true statements and propositions; the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality; fidelity to an original or to a standard; sincerity in action, character, and utterance; constancy."  Truth is something that can be hard to deal with, but it is important to our own growth and well-being.  Most people say that they want to hear the truth, but a lot of people cannot handle what to do after the truth is revealed.  Nevertheless, we have to face the truth at some point.  We have to accept the truth, whether we like it or not.  We also have to be true to ourselves as well as others in terms of what we want out of life, for ourselves, and what we want from others.  Sometimes, we do not embrace accepting the truth, because the truth can be painful.  However, when we do not accept the truth and pretend that what is the reality of a thing is not real, we tend to hurt ourselves even more, even if no one else sees our pain externally, or if we are not willing to confess it, we know it is on the inside, because we feel it internally. 

Sometimes, we have to completely stop and look at the situation that is causing us pain. We must first begin by telling the absolute truth to ourselves. Look in the mirror and ask ourselves, Do you like what you see staring back at you? When we tell the truth, we can deal with the facts without our emotions being connected to it. The truth will allow us to make honest decisions on how we need to proceed in every area of our lives. Then, we must take inventory of our lives. Anything or anyone that does not bring positivity into our lives, must be removed from our lives.

When we stay in our world of make believe (not accepting the truth), it becomes difficult to begin again in regards to relationships.  To begin again means to be committed to letting go of past hurts and people and things that do not have our best interests in mind. This can be a painful task, but a very necessary one to clear the path for rediscovering ourselves.  In this rediscovery, we will be able to identify what/who is real and what/who is not. We learn to accept what we want for ourselves and remove ourselves from what we do not want.  We also learn, who is good for us and who is not.  In effort to get what we want out of life, we have to be Truthful about what and who we want and then also be truthful about whether or not what and who we want is realistically attainable.  Let go of false beliefs and things that are not your reality.  Look at a thing as it is, and not as you want it to be, or as you think it should be.  Be open to analyzing the facts and what the facts are.  Accept the facts that cannot be changed.  In doing so, you might find that you have to let go of some places, people, and things and start to begin again.  Often times, accepting the truth requires healing.

 

Starting our journey towards the healing process will take time and courage, but it will happen if we take the first step of accepting our truth. After accepting the truth, we must pray and be patient with ourselves about how to move forward with our lives living in our truth. The thing and/or person you want most from life will affect everything around you.  So, it is extremely important to be truthful with yourself about what you really want because, those things will affect your peace of mind, your heart, your health, and your ability to love others. Concentrate on making yourself whole first, by accepting your truth and taking the necessary steps that you need to take to be ready for whatever your next chapter in life will be.  And, so that you can be ready when you meet your soulmate, for that new job, to buy that new house, to start a new business, or whatever your heart desires most. Just be true to yourself about what you want and work towards getting there.  God wants us to be happy and whole.  To be on your journey to wholeness, you have to be willing to accept your truth.

Accepting your truth will require you to honestly answer these questions:  Where are you today?  Where do you want to be?  What do you want to do?  What do you need to do for you to get there?  What do you want out of life?  What makes you the most happiest?  Are you doing those things?  Do you live in a reality based on facts or fairy tale?  Are the people that you have in your life, adding or subtracting from your life?  If they are subtracting more than adding, what are you going to do about it?  Do you have healthy relationships?  Are you happy with your life?  When are you going to do what makes you happy?  Can you accept your truth?  Why? Why not?  If you are someone who has a difficult time accepting your truth, answer those questions honestly and then take the necessary steps towards accepting the truth and getting what you want out of life.  You only get one life, there is no do-overs.  Make this lifetime count.  You can and should start accepting your truth today, because accepting your truth will help you make better decisions and choose wisely when you begin again!  If you do not accept your truth, you cannot begin again, until you have accepted your reality, based on facts not fiction.   You can begin again, when you can accept the reality of what is really going on with your life, what you are doing with your life, and what you are allowing other people to do with your life.  Then, and only then, will you begin to take the necessary steps towards living an honest life and getting what you honestly want from life, Truthfully.  You don't have to admit your truth to anyone else, but at least admit the truth to yourself. Live in Your Truth!

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By Tammy Carr