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TRUTH

Journals of Being Part 7

By Timeless TruthsPublished 7 months ago 4 min read
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You say you want answers.

But when the truth stares back at you in silence

You flinch.

You scroll.

You blame something else.

The truth is unyielding.

It’s not poetic.

It’s the mirror that shows who you really are when no one’s watching.

And let’s be honest… Most people aren’t ready to meet that version of themselves.

They’d rather sit under the glow of fake peace, sipping lukewarm affirmations like

“I’m doing my best.”

No.

You’re doing the bare minimum while romanticizing it.

Let’s talk about it.

No fluff. No sugar. Just raw human truth served on a plate hot enough to burn the lies you’ve been living in.

The Truth About Discipline: You’re Not “Tired,” You’re Addicted to Comfort

You know that thing you keep saying you’ll start?

The gym.

The business.

The book.

The healing.

Yeah. That one.

You’ve been saying you’re “waiting for the right moment.”

Here’s a wild thought: What if the right moment was every day you woke up and still chose to do nothing?

We dress our laziness in expensive excuses.

We say we’re burnt out but somehow have the energy to binge four hours of Netflix, scroll for hours, and spiral into a pit of doom memes at 1:37 AM.

You’re not exhausted.

You’re just used to choosing easy over effort.

Discipline isn’t sexy.

It’s boring.

It’s repetitive.

It’s lonely.

But it builds the kind of life your excuses keep killing.

The Truth About Healing: It’s Not a Spa Day, It’s a Breakdown

Healing is cute on Instagram.

In real life?

It’s horrifying.

It’s crying in your kitchen because someone’s voice sounded like your ex’s.

You’re deleting that paragraph you were about to send not because you don’t want to be heard, but because you finally understand silence is power.

It’s accepting that closure is a self-given gift.

Nobody’s coming back to say sorry in the perfect way you imagined while staring out of rainy windows.

And here’s the dark humor of it all:

You don’t actually want to heal.

You just want the version of healing that doesn’t require changing your behavior.

You want to feel better without doing better.

That’s not healing.

That’s emotional cosplay.

The Truth About Potential: It’s a Curse if You Don’t Use It

You’ve been told you’re special.

Gifted.

Meant for more.

And now? You hate hearing it.

Because every time someone reminds you of your potential,

It feels less like a compliment and more like a slap in the face.

You know what hurts more than failure?

Wasting potential while knowing you could’ve done something great.

Let’s break this down:

If you were truly giving your all, you’d have results.

Not excuses.

Not “overthinking.”

Not Google Docs full of ideas that never left the drafts folder.

Here’s the truth:

You’re not scared of failure.

You’re scared of proving you’re not as exceptional as you thought.

So you wait.

You delay.

You romanticize “working on it.”

All while your potential quietly expires.

The Truth About Love: You Don’t Want a Partner; You Want a Savior

This is going to sting.

You don’t miss them.

You miss the way they distracted you from yourself.

You built a fantasy and called it love.

You handed someone your brokenness and said,

“Please fix this without hurting me.”

Spoiler: That’s not love. That’s emotional outsourcing.

You called them “your person,” but really… they were your emotional crutch.

And when they walked away, you weren’t heartbroken.

You were exposed.

Now you have to sit with all the pain you hoped love would cover up.

Love is not supposed to complete you.

It’s supposed to meet you in the fire you already lit for yourself.

If your identity crumbles when they leave

You never had one to begin with.

The Truth About Self-Lies: You’ve Made a Home Out of Your Cage

Here’s the real gut punch:

You lie to yourself every day.

And you’re so good at it, you believe you’re being “self-aware.”

You say:

  • “I’m just not motivated lately.” Reality: You lack consistency and discipline.
  • “I don’t want to force anything.” Reality: You’re afraid to look stupid trying.
    • “I’ve been through a lot.” Reality: You’re milking past pain so you don’t have to face future responsibility.

And my personal favorite:

  • “I’m healing in private.” No, you’re avoiding accountability in silence.
  • You’ve gotten so comfortable in survival mode that you now mistake it for personality.

You’ve made your trauma your aesthetic.

But here’s the twist:

The longer you lie to yourself,

The more you bury the version of you that could’ve changed everything.

The Truth About Self-Love: It’s Less About Bubble Baths, More About Brutal Honesty

You can chant affirmations all day.

You can write love letters to your inner child.

You can light candles until your apartment smells like a therapy office.

But if you still sleep on your dreams, betray your word, and ghost your goals

You don’t love yourself.

You like the idea of self-love.

You hate the process.

Real self-love is choosing the uncomfortable thing.

Saying no to your desires when they sabotage your future.

Holding yourself to a standard even when no one’s watching.

Real self-love is discipline in disguise.

Final Reflection: The Truth Won’t Kill You, but Avoiding It Might

The truth isn’t here to break you.

It’s here to rebuild you.

It’s here to rip off the masks and call out the patterns.

To pull you out of your comfort zone by the throat and scream,

“WAKE UP.”

You don’t need more motivation.

You need a mirror and guts.

You need to be honest about who you’ve been.

So you can finally become who you’re meant to be.

It won’t be pretty.

It won’t be easy.

But it will be real.

And real?

That’s where freedom lives.

If this hits, don’t keep it to yourself.

Drop a truth you’ve been avoiding in the comments.

Share this with the version of someone who needs a reality check.

Let’s stop healing in silence and start evolving in public.

Let’s bring truth back into the spotlight where it belongs.

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About the Creator

Timeless Truths

Composing truths they never taught us in school.

Inspiration, mental strength, and self is now Growing Bolder from the Trenches.

I’m not healed I’m healing. And I’m bringing you with me.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6R9PSePi05aosH3eWf8ikQ

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