Getting rid of illusions
The process of getting rid of illusions and lies is a process of detox. Mind and body feel lighter and more healthy.
The process of becoming aware of some illusions we made up for ourselves to survive certain realtionships and environments is mostly a difficult one, I admit.
And there may be a worthwhile discussion about "everything being an illusion" ect. But I don′t want to get into that right now.
I want to keep it plain and simple and individualistic. The general approach would allow you to find a new ( buddhist) master ect.
But just stopping telling yourself positive and negative lies is far different- it is straightforward. It does not require to throw the socalled "Ego" out of the window-
but allows compassion for the part that needed to make up some stories, to sugarcoat the "truth"( I mean the persoanl history). There will be a moment when it is possible to find out that the other side of the coin is: there are so many positive true(!)aspects of the story, which had been forgotten about... because the mind was busy "watching a movie" so to speak.
The truth will be far better than any other thing. Promise.
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality"
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca
thank you David Burnett
thank you khan saab
thank you Jeroen Carelse
thank you Liton Barua
thank you Pedro-Martin de Clet