Have you ever realized you’re great at telling every body the truth, but yourself? You put others under a powerful NASA microscope and yet when you take a good, hard look at you, it’s from atop the Goodyear Blimp.
I can spot that stray hair on someone’s face, that extreme character flaw that’s holding her back, or that outfit that makes him look a little like Sham00 after eating a school of krill – but when it comes to myself, I tend to plead complete ignorance.
I’m struck with this realization time and time again and yet, just keep on ignoring it. (For obvious reasons, I guess)
DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS?
Why is it so easy to point out the foibles in others, and yet when we look at ourselves we’re like the naive mother who’s son has never done wrong?
Maybe it’s because we don’t want to end our illusion with reality? We’d rather immerse ourselves in a life-long Game of Pretend, than realize what we need to change and how we need to grow.
THAT’S NOT ME
You don’t think that’s you? Well, how many times last week did you think through all the flaws in your co-workers? How many times did you point out all the short-comings in your spouse, brother, father, and then proceede to tell them how they need to change?
How many times, instead of first thinking the problem was with them, did you wonder if maybe the problem was with you?
Because really, it’s probably not really our boss holding us back, or our teacher, or father. It’s us. And as long as we keep blaming the somebody else’s, there will ALWAYS be a scapegoat that’s outward, when it should be in. We want to just roll through our Destiny Drive-Thru, instead of taking the long-road trip of change.
WE NEED TO CHANGE
I keep striving for a place where I don’t need to change. Where I’ve climbed to the right altitude and can just cruise for the rest of my life.
But I’m realizing more and more that there is an inherent, dire importance to continue down the path of change. It’s hiking numerous mountains, each higher peak offering a new perspective. And if I haven’t taken the time to get to know the one person I’ve lived with my entire life, then how will I know which mountain to climb?
LOOK IN THE MIRROR
Like the girl sporting the Tom Selleck mustache or the guy with the never-ending unibrow (I used to be him), just because you want to pretend that no one can see all those hairs, doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
Maybe it’s time we look in the mirror and start plucking?
Because honestly, the most inconvenient truths, are the ones we won’t tell ourselves.
Any Inconvenient Truths you need to get off your chest right now? Go for it.
