Let’s stop pretending.
The most dangerous lies aren’t the ones we tell others. They’re the ones we whisper to ourselves in the dark. The lies that keep us comfortable. Safe. Stuck.

Why do we do it?
Why do we convince ourselves we’re fine when we’re not?
Why do we chase things we know we’ll regret and walk away from the very things that could change our lives forever?

Because lies are easy.
Because truth requires something we’re not always willing to give—responsibility.

We see what we want. Hear what we want. Ignore what doesn’t fit the version of the story that lets us off the hook. Most people don’t want the truth—they want to be right. Even if it costs them everything.

So, how do you break the cycle?

Admit it.

Call it what it is. Not a mistake. Not “just a feeling.” A lie. The second you name it, you strip it of power. And when you strip it of power, you can replace it with truth.

Ask it.

“Am I being honest with myself… really?”
Say it out loud. In the mirror. With your name.
Because if you can’t be honest with the person in the reflection, you’ve already lost the battle.

Get curious.

Most people avoid discomfort. That’s why many fall short of their potential.
But greatness lives on the other side of discomfort. Ask yourself: Why do I want this so badly? Why am I resisting what I know is right?
Push past the surface. Dig. Real change doesn’t happen without blood, sweat, and truth.

Look—telling the truth is hard. It forces you to own the decisions, the patterns, the pain. But the moment you do, you take the wheel back. You stop drifting. You start driving.

No one ever built something great by living a lie.
No champion ever made progress by justifying weakness.
And no legacy was ever born in comfort.

Be honest with yourself.

You don’t need another excuse.
You need the truth.

Because, as it’s been said before:

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32