Your Truth Will Set You Free
Making room for the real you to shine through.✨
We’ve all heard the statement, ‘The truth will set you free.’ This is derived from the Bible verse John 8:32. I did not know that until I started writing this post. Nevertheless, we’ve heard it. It’s a statement that floats around throughout our lives, and “kind of” is a motto people live by. It’s meant to encourage us to acknowledge the truth and to be released from the bondage of lies. However, throughout the history of society, there’s been a mix of lies with some truth. It’s blurred the lines of discernment and confuses our awareness of what is true. There is a sense of release and hope when the truth is revealed because now we know where to go from a certain point. Giving us the ability to rebuild again.
I’ve had a life coach since I was 19 years old. It’s been a blessing to have someone help me navigate past traumas and keep my atmosphere clear and ready for a bright future. For the past three years or more, my life coach has told me to “live in your truth.” I used to shy away from vocalizing my truth about a situation. Part of me feared coming off as a burden to someone, and the other part was that my feelings wouldn’t be valued. Throughout my life, I’ve experienced my feelings not being valued. There were some cases where I was told I shouldn’t feel the way I was feeling. Crazy, right?! Now that I’ve learned to navigate conversations with people, and looking back, I don’t think there was malicious intention behind what was said. However, it wasn’t an effective way to help me. It definitely silenced me over the years.
When you experience your feeling not being valued, it may confuse you into believing that you are wrong for said feelings and that something is wrong with you. I for sure questioned myself for my feelings and tried to change because others devalued them. Not once did that serve me. In fact, it pulled me further away from myself and made me become an outsider to myself. I became so silent externally that my internal was loud with unspoken thoughts. I had a thought for every situation and for everything that was said to me, but it never left my lips. “Be the bigger person,” I would tell myself. But this “bigger person” was suffering on the inside.
Eventually, I reached the point where I had enough, and what my life coach said to me finally sunk in. If you live in your truth, then your truth will set you free. It releases the emotional burdens off of your shoulder that you’ve been carrying in silence for so long. You finally make room for your voice to be heard, not only by others but by you. We have the power to allow what someone says, or lack thereof, to influence how we feel about ourselves. Never give someone the power to silence your voice — your truth. Someone may not agree with you, and that’s okay. As long as there is room and acknowledgment of your experience to be heard.
By living in your truth, you will notice how quickly you can heal from past traumas because you are no longer storing them in your inner being. You’ll begin to flow through life differently and navigate conversations with ease. If you are a person who projects when expressing your side of a situation, you’ll learn to be centered because you won’t feel the need to have your defenses up. It’ll bring on a heightened awareness that is essential for growing with your purpose. Your truth will set you free. Happiness will find you easily and fill you up to the point that you may not be able to contain yourself (and don’t). You free up so much space within your inner being allowing the real you to shine through. If you ever face a situation where you aren’t being heard, take a moment to yourself, and make sure you listen to yourself first. We have to make room for ourselves before we expect anyone to make room for us. Always remember to be purposely you!
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