What does it mean to tell yourself the truth?
And why does it matter?
Why is it so scary to tell ourselves the truth?
We perform on social media. Say yes when we mean no. Spend time with people we don’t even like. Stay deeply committed to bad habits and make the most elaborate excuses for them. We ignore red flags because we don’t want to start over. Fib when we don’t want to go out. Lie when we want to leave. Compliment things we don’t really like. People please. We chase productivity to avoid sitting still with ourselves.
So...
Why is it important to tell yourself the truth?
Why would you want to live in integrity?
You tell the truth to become whole again.
When you lie and avoid the truth, you become fractured.
This is how you give away your power.
Telling the truth brings you closer to wholeness, and that is where your power is.
When we stand in our power, we live from soul, not society.
Telling yourself the truth and integrating what comes up is the threshold you walk through to heal, transform, and step into the life that is most aligned and joyful for you.
Martha Beck says, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.”
Living in integrity means learning to notice the small nudges—a feeling in your body, a whisper in your mind—and honoring those over cultural pressure or shoulds.
This is something I’m working on, learning about, applying, messing up, and trying again to get better at.
It’s hard sometimes. And scary.
Why is it so scary to tell ourselves the truth?
Because, once you do, everything you’ve built outside of integrity will fall away and change.
We don’t really like being uncomfortable. But it’s the key. Moving away from your comfort zone. Owning the thing and trusting what follows.
You can’t heal what you don’t admit exists.
“Loving yourself is about keeping your word to yourself. Period.” —Erick Godsey.
So, where do you begin?
Ask yourself: If your life were projected like a movie in a cinema, what would the audience be yelling at the screen right now?
If there were no consequences at all, what would you do next?
The first answer that arises:
That’s the voice of your soul.
Listening to the voice of your soul is the seat of integrity.
With love, tell yourself the truth.
xo,
Natalie
