Finding
Our Truth
“A
sense of purpose is not something that you find; it’s something that you are.
Truth is not something that you look for; it’s something that you live.”
Wayne
W. Dyer
One of
the most undermining and insidious harms of the climate of lies that we are
living in is that it causes us to entertain constant doubt. Who’s lying, who’s
telling the truth? How do I recognize which is which? Do I trust the talk-show
pundits who pick and choose what is expedient for ratings, or do I choose the people
who work in the field and have some expertise? What happens when the facts get
twisted for political gain? All these questions swirl around our heads until we
are witless with confusion.
The one
person we forget to ask is ourselves. If we can put aside Fox news and MSNBC—the
two extremes in television polarization—as well as Facebook and Twitter and,
lord knows, all those conspiracy websites—and just ask our gut (the seat of our
intuition) what feels true—then we would be on more solid ground in our
understanding. We have within us a barometer of truth if we can get to it through
all the misinformation and outright lies that are spewed out every day. Turn
off the television, shut down the computer and the cell phone, and ask yourself, “What
do I say is true? What feels right to me?” And then listen within for the answers.
Learning
to trust yourself is an enormous part of feeling secure in a time when our
security is challenged every single day. Our security does not come from guns,
as our militia seem to believe, nor does it come from any other external
source. Security, like joy, is an inside job. It is based in knowing yourself;
being able to sort out your truth from the chaotic mess of information that our
tech-age has produced. When you know who you are and what you believe, you have
come home to holy ground. You find firm footing in an age of shifting sand. You
have the answers within. You have your truth already. All you have to do is
trust yourself, and then live from that trust. Don’t follow anyone. Lead
yourself.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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