Simple, Not Easy: How to Live the Truth

Truth is easy to know. 

It’s easy to repeat to somebody else.

It’s easy to put into a social media post. 

But it can be challenging to live.

Why is it tough to live the truths we “know”? Because we mostly just know it in the conscious mind, but truth doesn’t make a difference until we embed it in the subconscious.

Here’s an example of a simple-but-hard truth that is a literal life-changer to most people I’ve worked with:

Be kind to yourself.

So easy to say. So obvious to recognize. But doing it? That’s much tougher. 

There are threads within us of self-judgment - they're woven through our unconscious/subconscious mind and heart. 

Judgment, attack, condemnation.

"What you cannot accept, you will judge. And every judgment is an attempt to murder what you have decided has no right to be."

- The Way of Mastery

So how can we take an obvious, powerful, and profound truth that’s easy to know intellectually, and embed it into our unconscious?

Practice. Intentionality. Investing time, thought, and care. And sometimes investing money.

Be kind to yourself - here are some simple ways to practice it - simple to say, but challenging to master:

Compassionate self-forgiveness. 

• I forgive myself for saying that.

• I forgive myself for doing that.

• I forgive myself for being that way.

• I forgive myself for thinking that.

• I forgive myself for judging myself for…

Blessing.

• I bless myself.

• I wish for myself clarity, peace, and intentionality.

• I wish for myself integrity, consistency, and growth.

Gratitude.

• Thank you for the gift of this experience. I may not see it yet, and I’m grateful.

• Thank you for the wisdom to see this.

• Thank you for showing me how I truly wish to be.

Lovingkindness.

• To the parts of myself asking for attention and healing, I love you.

• To the people I’ve hurt, including myself, I love you.

• To the people and experiences in my past that hurt me, I forgive you and I love you.

On my rough days, I forgive myself well over a hundred times, no exaggeration. On my clear days, I still forgive myself a dozen or so times.

Forgiveness and gratitude are two of the most direct pathways to love - towards the self and towards others. 

"Judgment lives on the side of the fence with fear. Forgiveness lives on the side of the fence with Love, and only Love can heal this world."

- The Way of Mastery

Blessing you and me on our path to living the Truth, as simple as it sounds and as tough as it can be sometimes. 

Much Love. ❤️