What is your truth?
Everyone has a story.
Within the last year, I've been focusing on what that means to me:
What IS my story? What IS my truth?
Though it is something as simple as just your experiences, what have I to offer? Nothing in my life seems interesting. Nothing in my life seems to hold any treasures of truth... Or does it?
The more and more I meditate on this, the more I confront that of which I do not wish to share. I am by nature a very reserved and private person so at first this didn't surprise me. But as time continues to pass, I find it alarming. That's where it is!! So uncomfortable.
The first thing that comes to mind are those people fanatical about the convictions of their hearts. Whether rational or otherwise. The ones who declare you have to go against the grain even if it shames you; even if you personally don't understand. Those that force their will on others and lose all understanding and compassion for them. = ) I guess, who comes to mind is my grandmother.
I lived my life going against my own trail of grains. Down my own trail, things have gotten a bit more interesting. There are definitely stories I can tell. Stupidity I can warn against. But, to tell you the truth, the core "story" and "truth" of my life has not changed much. As though written into my DNA before my time even started. As though through the passing of time and generations, I am meant to be here with these words transferring from mind, to paper, to screen. Is this a set up?! (*I look around suspiciously.)
All this just confirms to me that everything we need in life truly is there right in front of you. You just need to pull the veil from your eyes to see it. The things that don't matter in life are distracting us, both within and around us. Childish emotions, petty fighting, stress of bills, insecurities, etc. They all have their place, though. Their place is showing us where we need to work on in our own characters. Grow in character and remain resilient. From there, the path will open up.
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