Lately I’ve been noticing how many people are lying to themselves, and to the others in their life. If we want to see liars and their lies in action, we only have to turn on the news. However, most of us could just take a look in the mirror. Our very own TV screen of deceit. It’s not nice to be called a liar I know (‘nasty elder’), but for some who claim to be walking an awakening path (myself included), it’s the tough truth that we need to learn how to swallow….rather than choke on or spit out.
For so many of us lie to ourselves all the time. Women are especially good at it, (until we reach menopause). We lie to ourselves about our appearance and to others about how much we weigh, we lie about our age, our worth, what we are capable of, what we ate (or didn’t eat), our mothering abilities, what we like to do and not do, how we want to spend our precious time, and who with, (‘ooh yes please that would be lovely’).
We lie about how happy we are, how social we are, how nice we are, how angry we are “I’m not angry, just frustrated…” and how much sex we really want to have. All the ‘should’s are also their own form of lying. ‘I should be younger, prettier, smarter, more healed, more fun, less exhausted, smaller, bigger, better…..” Blah blah blah.
ALL LIES! Utter nonsense.
Here’s a simple truth for you to try and digest with your cuppa (or spit out/choke on as you wish) - there’s nothing wrong with you. Nada. Never has been and never will be. If you choose to heal and grow from your wounds, that’s fabulous. Perhaps it’s why you are here (in every sense). The Soul’s path. However, you’re not wrong. Theres nothing WRONG with you. That’s just part of the patriarchal trance you see. (small p).