This week I was told the truth. Someone I barely know understood that I needed to hear some important information. The voice was direct, honest, and though soft-spoken, I heard the message loud and it repeated like a loop in my mind.
The truth is a complicated gift. I knew this truth, but I chose to ignore it many times. I thought a lot about why I've put this information away.
Timing is everything. How do I use this information and when? Pieces of the story get put aside until a later date. Sometimes it's my coping skills and sometimes I just do not want to deal with negative, disappointing, or frustrating information. My brain can take in a lot of information, but it needs time to process the bigger decisions.
My truth, your truth, the collective truth and the reality are what we have. Since we don't have our own playback video to refer, we need to trust ourselves and others who are looking out for our best interest (whether we like it or not). Can I trust the others? This remains for me the bigger question. While I try to live my life without regret (as much as humanly possible), when I reflect on those times that I heard messages that could have changed my life, I do wonder, "What if?" But my truth today is that every decision I've made is what has provided me with the learning opportunities I've needed and of course, in many cases, has given me my greatest joys.
My promise for the coming year is to hear truth with open mind and understand how this information is brought to my attention.
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