Brutal Truths That Will Make You A Better Person
The truth hurts!( Well, most of the time, we know it too!) Haven't you heard too many of that? How many times have you been hurt by the person you love or the person close to you? Harsh but it happens.
Here are a few brutal truths I've learned that will make you a better person.
1. Nobody is actually too busy to respond to you.
Remember when they always say " I was too busy at work, I couldn't reply to your message." That guy or girl isn't too busy to answer your text, your employer isn't too busy to respond to your email. If you're not hearing back from someone, it's because they have deliberately chosen not to reply to you.
2. Everyone has their own best interests in heart.
No matter how genuine, kind hearted pr caring a person is, they are always going to be more aware of their own needs than they are of yours. It's human nature. That is how we survive.
Even the most attentive lovers may not realize they're pushing your buttons if you never tell them they are doing so. Even the most honest employer may not be aware that they are working you to the ground if you just keep accepting more work.
Unfortunately, on the other hand, some people are going to be aware that they are stretching you to your limits, but will nonetheless push you unless and until they encounter resistance. Most people will take as much as they can from you as you let them get away with- it is definitely up to you to define your own boundaries.
3. You are never going to please everybody.
If you'd actually listen to every word that every other person tells you and wants from you, you'd end up being a lifeless, shapeless, emotionless blob.
Truth is, it's impossible to please everybody. There will always be someone who will be offended by the most traditional life path or bored by the most radical one.
You will be criticized no matter what you do, so you might as well do what you love. Because if there is anyone who's judgement you should listen to, it's your own.
4. The world owes you absolutely nothing.
You may be the coolest, kindest, smartest and most interesting person in the whole world, but if you're not putting any of those traits to work, you're entitled to absolutely nothing in exchange for possessing them.
You can spend your entire life feeling sorry for yourself because you deserve more than what you are getting, or you can go out into the world and actually claim what is rightfully yours.
5. The prize for arguing on behalf of your restrictions and boundaries is getting to keep them.
You can chose to live life declaring that you don't have the time, money or resources to accomplish the things you really want-but the harsh truth is, every single person in this planet has one damn good excuse for not pursuing the life they want.
If you are not that person, you are motivated to work hard to achieve the things you want in life and stop making excuses for feeling sorry and not work on your goals.
If you work hard, you get to keep the rewards of your efforts.
6. Your actions define you, not your thoughts
You can sit indoors all day conceptualizing a better world, but until you get out there and start making change, you're not actually making change. Good intention is a wonderful thing, but not
unless it's coupled with action, it counts for nothing.
At the end of the day, your character is determined by what you do, not what you think about.
7. Nobody is coming to save you from your life.
The truth of the matter is, life doesn't work that way. Nobody's heading your way on a white horse and if you want change in your life, you have to create it from ground up.
If anyone is going to save your day, it's nobody but you.
XOXO,
Karen