Wherever you go, there you are.

One week into an extended vacation I hit upon a harsh reality: wherever I go, whatever I do, my anxiety comes with me.

It was the PERFECT vacation. But even perfect conditions were not enough to magically turn me into someone I am not. This caught me off guard and left me feeling vulnerable.

In Augusten Burrough’s memoir, THIS IS HOW, he writes, “In fact, you can be a very honest person and yet not be living a truthful life. And not even realize it. This matters because stripping away all the inaccuracies, misunderstandings, and untruths that surround you is exactly how you can overcome anything at all.”

In all honesty and prior to my vacation epiphany, I would have told you that I am anxious BECAUSE...and given you a plethora of reasons for why I am anxious. I would be speaking from a place of honesty, but not truth.

Burrough’s continues, “Truth is accuracy. Without accuracy, you can’t expect to manifest large, specific changes in your life. It’s not enough to believe something is true...Because we only rarely have the opportunity to know the full truth about something, we have to try for as much accuracy as possible. Accuracy can be thought of as an incremental percentage of the truth...This is not the truth you tell yourself in order to not rock the boat, or to smooth things over or keep everyone comfortable. The truth is humbling, terrifying, and often exhilarating...This is why your search for the solution to the problems, issues, and obstacles you’re dealing with in your own life must begin with your mouth. Specifically, the lies that come out of it.”

Has your best effort at honesty left you wanting more? Let’s look for a bit more truth…

Stay tuned.