Truth Hurts
So I’ve had this whole week of blog posts all planned & loaded & ready to go. All except for today. I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about…not usually a problem fore me! With a personal blog life always brings something my way that is good blog fodder. And what I’m going to write about actually fits into my Who Am I post from the other day and this whole soul-searching finding out my true authentic me kick I’m on right now.
I’ve had not one but two serious doses of reality this week. I’m talking about a couple conversations that the people were totally blunt with me. We all know truth hurts and how much it sometimes sucks hearing it. And it did hurt. Both people hurt me but not in a bad way (if that makes sense). I needed to hear it. I needed to know. Both conversations gave me a dose of reality in terms of issues from my past that affect decisions today.
While it was painful to hear and in one case it brought up more hurt from the past I also needed to hear that truth. It’s time to deal with the issues and finally come out on the other side. One thing is for certain – I may not know who I am/the true authentic me (yet) but I know that I don’t want to be the person that I am when I make bad decisions based on things of the past. Because I know that the real me needs to stop falling back into old hang ups! It’s high time I learn to stop letting my past control me!
1Mary Lutz
wrote on 18 September 2009 at 9:37
Amen sister!
<3 you!!!!
2chele
wrote on 18 September 2009 at 10:07
You can do it! I got faith in ya. Hang tough!
3Angie (Losing It and Loving It)
wrote on 18 September 2009 at 10:36
Total faith you will make that happen.
4Chrissy
wrote on 18 September 2009 at 18:08
Totally get this! Sometimes the truth hurts but like you said sometimes we need to hear it. I have a philosophy about the who I am question.
I think I will blog about it, totally inspired me to share it. In summary, you can search the rest of your life for that person you seek, but she is right there in the mirror…make the changes you need within you that will make your life happy, to grow as the person you are and learn from the WHOLE of life you have led and make the CHANGES you need for the life you want to live.
HUGS! Thanks again for the inspiration and courage to post about something I probably never would have.
5Laura
wrote on 18 September 2009 at 23:35
Acknowledging is half the battle one
I also had a moment this week when someone I trust completely said I still have issues with my self worth – was hard to hear but true
6admin
wrote on 19 September 2009 at 16:51
Mary – Thanks
Cheles – Glad someone has faith in me! lol thanks for commenting
Angie – Thanks for your comment.
Chrissy – I sent you an email in regards to your comment but I’ll say it again…I love what you said about the whole seeking all your life for who you are but she/he is right there in the mirror. Excellent point – I’ve never thought about it that way! Thanks so much for sharing your theory on the whole situation.
Laura – Yeah acknowledging is half the battle lol. Yes self worth is something I struggle with too. It’s always so hard to hear things but when the time is right & we need to hear them no matter how hard it is I think we accept it a little bit better (but yes it still hurts!!)
7Bobbi Janay
wrote on 28 September 2009 at 0:39
I am glad that you have friends that can be honest, those are the friends to hold on to.
8Author (Tishia)
wrote on 28 September 2009 at 9:16
Bobbi – I have the type of personality that I need people to be BLUNT with me. I don’t always want to hear it but I definitely need it at times in my life!