Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Ostrich

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. - Aldous Huxley

The ostrich buries its head in the sand (metaphorically, not actually, but go with me on this). However, that doesn’t change anything. You can pretend that he doesn’t drink or she doesn’t lie or he doesn’t cheat or you’re not angry or everything’s fine, but it doesn’t make it so. There is a codependent-recovery saying, “Fake it till you make it”, but that’s regarding your own behavior and your own beliefs, not about someone else. And you never, ever, fake it about money.

The difference, and the problem, comes in with the prequel to the saying. You see, you have to fake it intentionally, and you can’t do that until you know it’s false. And you can’t do that until you’re honest with yourself and see the facts as they really are.

Build your Future on truths, not preferences.

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