Likewise, we sometimes keep truth hidden from ourselves because we are trying to avoid suffering. We don't always know the ways in which we are lying to ourselves, but we can ask Spirit, in deep humility, to reveal the truth to us. We can listen, with an open heart and mind, to the feedback from others.
Often, in our relationships, we keep the truth from other people because we don't want to cause them suffering. But, in reality, our souls, the deepest, truest parts of ourselves, want to know the truth, even if it is difficult, even if the ego resists. Our soul senses when there is a secret or obfuscation, and that also causes suffering and confusion. We can't grow or make wise decisions when the truth is hidden from us.
Likewise, we sometimes keep truth hidden from ourselves because we are trying to avoid suffering. We don't always know the ways in which we are lying to ourselves, but we can ask Spirit, in deep humility, to reveal the truth to us. We can listen, with an open heart and mind, to the feedback from others.
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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