"The short-term pain of accepting the truth is much better than the long-term pain of believing an illusion." The Minds Journal
This quote really speaks to my psyche now. For years, I've considered one of my relationships to be deeply challenging, mostly experienced through the filter of my mind. Even when I was aware of deception and inhumanity, I could simultaneously hold the essence of innocence and sweetness, representing the yin and yang of life's journey.
Recent exchanges, mostly non-verbal, prodded me to excavate the relationship's underlying scaffolding. As I sat, intentionally breathing in my body, an awareness arose within me. This isn't a new pattern. I've danced with it before. Different faces in far away places, easily lending themselves to the mirage of something else, something "other than."
This one though cuts more deeply. The messages of wisdom, though more subtle, are undeniable. I'm honoring this realization. No decision in this moment. Nothing definite immediately. Just witnessing. Noticing. Allowing. Trusting. This has my attention. From it will emerge whatever needs to be made conscious and brought into the Light.
Image - The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali
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