Seeing Clearly

From the Horse Whisperer:
"Sometimes what seems like surrender isn't surrender at all. It is about what is going on in our hearts. About seeing clearly the way life is and accepting it and being true to it, whatever the pain, because the pain of not being true to it is far, far greater."


Seeing clearly, isn't that the trick? Going beyond our mortal yearnings, sifting through our thoughts and feelings to try to figure out if something is truly in our heart, or if it's veiled with "the way it should be", or "the way it's expected".

I learned a long time ago to always be true to myself. It is very true that the pain is greater if you are not, and since that time have been at peace with and comfortable with my true self. I am able to see myself quite clearly. I don't always like what I see in there, but those are opportunities to either accept those things, or make the effort to change them. I have done both, and have experienced amazing growth and healing.

But..... As I get older, I wonder.. at what cost? At what cost to those around you? Where do you draw the line between staying true to yourself yet fulfill your obligations and stay mindful of the feelings of others? And for the first time, I am wondering... maybe surrendering to your true self ISN'T always the right answer. Or maybe at the end of the day, it is. Only time will tell.