The Truth About YOU

Recently I was examining myself trying to figure out exactly who I am. I didn't really know, and I thought it would be a hard task trying to figure it out, and I put it off. Fast forward to tonight. I was watching my old recordings on my DVR and I came across this episode from the OWN Channel called Iyanla, fix my life. As you could guess it's about Iyanla helping people fix problems in their life, and this episode just so happened to feature Evelyn Lozada from Basketball Wives. Iyanla kept asking Lozada "who are you?", and Lozada didn't really know how to respond in the beginning. After a long heart to heart Evelyn was able to answer the question, but I could tell she was just barely scratching the surface on finding out who she really is. I knew then it was time to get to brainstorming and trying to pinpoint exactly who I am because I didn't want to be in my mid-life and have a false sense, or no sense at all, about who I was.  However, with no idea as to where to start, I figured I'd start jotting down the person who I want to be and tie that to who I believe I am now--since I'm obviously it's not going to be the same. Looking at it from that perspective made it a lot easier for me to say "I am...", and there I had a mini revelation and saw the truth of me.

It's so hard for us to get the courage to actually acknowledge and accept our personal truths because some people simply don't want to face reality. Everything can't always be smoke and mirrors because that's not the way to enjoy life. Think about it. If we keep on putting up a facade for people to believe then we are putting out a lie to the universe. When you lie to the universe you are lying to yourself, and not being honest to yourself is one of the worst things you could do. So in an effort to be truthful to yourself I challenge you to follow my footsteps and write down your truths in the format of 'who I am vs. who I want to be'.

Don't know how or where to get started? Just take a look at my list below and form your own personal truths. Keep the list and change it as you grow.


Who Am I?                      vs.                                Who I Want to be
Child of God.....................................................Woman of God
Blogger..............................................................Respected writer
Lover..................................................................Wife
Young in experience.........................................Young at heart but wise w/ experience
Working on selflessness..................................Ready to serve w/o thinking about what it'll cost me
Afraid of success b/c idk how to handle it..........Successful and use it for the better good
Easy to anger & forgives but not forget...........Slow to anger & always forgiving and letting go

So with all that I know who I am. I am me, even though it's not all that I want to be. However, with that powerful knowledge, I'll be able to be confident in everything that I choose to do in my life. Now isn't that peace of mind?

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