The hardest thing in life is to admit defeat but it is also the most noble thing to do.
We are, all of us, stories. The stories we tell about ourselves. One story I tell about myself is that I should never admit defeat. That any problem can be solved. Any issue can have a good outcome. But that’s just a story because sometimes defeat is inevitable.
In life, from every defeat, we can learn more about our own truth and why a particular situation, what ever it is, didn’t work.
Once we admit defeat, we can resolve to start admitting what we really feel about people in our lives—not just parroting some greeting card version of our relationships.
We can start admitting what we really feel about ourselves —even the negative things— so that we can identify the areas of strength and can build on, and other areas we genuinely need to change.
Resolve to start saying more about what you really believe—spiritually and politically and ethically and morally—because to the extent that you declare your truth, you start living with honesty and conviction.
This journey toward one’s own truth isn’t easy. But it is the most important journey you can take in your life. Because being absent from your own existence short circuits everything else. You can’t resolve to do anything, and mean it, if you are not clear on your self.
That’s all. Today, be honest about your self, where you are, who you are with and where you are going. I promise, great things will happen!
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