One of the best things about being on your purpose…it gets you out of going to events that you don’t want to attend and not have to lie. Somebody just invited me to a birthday party, and I was like, “I’m sorry bro, I can’t make it, I’m going to be recording the podcast tonight.”
Cheers to purpose.
Let’s Get 2 Work!
If you are a man and you say things like “I just want to be happy”…you’re an idiot.
Look at your life. All you do is chase happiness and you’re still fucking miserable. You eat what you want, sleep as long as you want, blast off and have sex as much as you want, and you’re still unhappy. I will admit I used to be right there with you. I too believed in the happiness trap and felt I DESERVED to be happy. I fuckin’ absolutely hate that word “deserve.” We deserve… nothing. Everything we “deserve” we were given at birth, everything else we want in this life we have to earn, including happiness.
I’ll tell you what is more reliable than happiness… ADVENTURE! And do you know what the biggest adventure of your life is? Drumroll please…TRUTH. That’s right. Telling your personal truth is the biggest adventure of your life. Adventure means an undertaking that involves danger and unknown risks. I can think of nothing more dangerous and riskier than TRUTH. Your success within your purpose and mission will all stem from your truth. When I first started these articles, I had no idea if people would like them or not. But what I did know is that I had some things to say that were truthful… to me. And with each article, each podcast episode, each endeavor I pursue, I implement my truth.
Here’s something I’ve come to notice about lies. They often sound perfect, soft, comforting, and unblemished. I’m going to give an example and see if you can pick up on what I mean.
-A man goes to pick up his girlfriend from work and he sees her and a coworker being a little too friendly with each other while walking out. When she gets in the car he asks her, “Hey, umm, it seemed like you and that guy were kind of flirting, do you find him attractive or something?” She replies, “Ewwww, for one I don’t even like muscular guys, no, heck no, we’re just friends.”
He trusts his girl, but for some reason, he doesn’t believe her. You know why? Because lies always sound safe and innocent. Lies don’t like to make noise or cause any disruption.
Here’s another example with the same scenario.
- “Hey, umm, it seemed like you and that guy were kind of flirting, do you find him attractive something?” She then replies, “Yes.”
Ohhh shit…now his heart is in his stomach. But at least now they can deal with it as a couple. The thing about truth is, more often than not, you recognize it when you hear it. It doesn’t care about looking like or seeming like something else, it is what it is. That’s why it’s so freeing. Truth is often imperfect, hard, alarming, and uncomfortable, yet at the same time, it is its ugliness that makes it so beautiful.
Nowadays you hear people say all day long," I’m just speaking my truth”, especially women. And guess what, they still be lying. Most of the time when you hear a woman saying that shit, she bout to start talking about her Ho’ days. What I’m talking about is a truth you can only discover by spending time with yourself. Once you find, accept, and love who you are, telling your truth becomes automatic. It is impossible for someone to know their truth when they dislike being alone and are always going from relationship to relationship. When you live in your truth, you can tell your friends the truth regardless of if it changes things between you. You can turn down money if it violates your beliefs. You can stand up for what is right even if it is not popular. And one day, what you will look up and find, is that in the midst of you telling your truth and being your authentic self… you are having a blast.
When you tell your truth, you are taking a risk. Things can go incredibly well or terribly wrong. But so what! Feel the fear, do it anyway, and embrace the adventure of it all.
“When I lie, I am only looking out for myself. But when I tell the truth, I am looking out for you.”
As usual, don’t be a fucking idiot. I’m not saying to snitch on your friends if you get caught selling dope or to start telling your girl she’s a fat ass … talkin’ bout’ Walt Factual said “live your truth.” With great power comes what? The basis of what I’m saying is when you’re living YOUR truth, happiness inadvertently finds you. And by the way, if you get caught up with some shit, your first and only words should be…LAWYER!
With that said…be good alone so that you may be good together, fuck happiness, and go live the adventure of your life.
WALT FACTUAL
