The old adage of there always being two sides of a story and the truth having its own version of events is an operating system that as an "HR person" I've defaulted to many times professionally.
In my career I've always tried and failed sometimes at discerning truth. There will always be those who have everything to gain and nothing to lose by deceit. Professionally some of the most insidious lies I've experienced are polite mistruths told about me. Falsehoods told of my intentions or actions that don't outright harm but still eat away at the my own reality. Even now as a coach, I try to deduce what side of the story is the client falsely self reporting. This untrue narrative is rarely conscious but nonetheless, believable. Coaching holds a mirror for the client, a reflection I am honored to provide. Personally, what I've learned are the worst lies are the ones we tell our selves. A friend asks, "but when can you tell your lying to yourself?" My simplistic response is any but simple; when you tell yourself enough truths. Keep truth telling. Contact me at alyssa@livingprioritylife.com, I'll hold that mirror for you.
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There are wisps of shame surrounding my writing these entries, but that is self-shaming. While we can get curious about what lies beneath it, I'm going to try to float into edit-less, freedom from self-limiting in this space.
Between these lines (which is actually devoid of graphic lines ironically) is just between you and me. I consent to giving my words to us, trusted souls. The relationship I have with myself will perhaps rival the best, most hard-fought, heartbreaking, life-giving love story I will ever read or write. It's got all the tropes; enemies to lovers, best friends, adversity, grief, heroine saving herself, badass , comedy and lots of main character energy. The storyline demands that this space be free of shame and be a record of this romance of self. |
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