Thursday, May 10, 2007

Duh.

Isn’t it weird how sometimes someone says something that is right on point. They say it and you literally feel like a light bulb lit up on top of your head. Then you kind of think, “why didn’t I think of that it is so obvious?” Duh!

But it is that step outside of your own mind, the perspective of an outsider, that is exactly what we need to understand a situation and what we need to do, or not do. It is usually our closest friends or family that refuses to sugarcoat the truth and just lays it down like it should be. It is those people, the ones who are straightforward and know that no matter what they say, your relationship with that person will endure all opinions, and they will be helping to make you a better person in the end that we need to keep close. Those people are the ones who deserve our respect. They are the most valuable people in our lives and the ones we should turn to when we know the truth just might hurt.

You just have to squint and stay strong, pull it together and hear the truth.

… then the hard part is ensuring that your actions are aligned with what you heard, what you know you should do and what you actually do--That is all up to the individual and a true test of character.