Looks like it is going to be another gorgeous day here in Colorado.  Hope your neck of the woods is lovely too!

If you read the first "Your Truth," you may have become aware that some of our "truths" can change and morph depending on who is around us, what kind of mood we are in, how we are feeling physically…etc.  There are other truths that seem to be more rigid…oops, I mean more "TRUE." 

For example:  I am rigidly opposed to mayonnaise.  I just don’t think that it should exist.  It might even be the root of all evil!  But, since I am a "progressive" I can be open minded about mayonnaise.  If YOU want to use it on your sandwich…or your hamburgers (don’t ask!  They use mayonnaise on everything here in Colorado), its cool with me.   Now, there are some rules attached to this.  If I am sharing a sandwich with you….DO NOT let that mayonnaise touch my bread or I will not be able to eat the darned thing.  I don’t mind if you want to put mayonnaise on a sandwich in front of me, but if the knife lays on your plate full of unused mayonnaise, I will loose my appetite. 

This is "my truth."  Luckily for me, my fella dislikes mayonnaise as much as I do…and so do my kids.  Though, I don’t really know if my sons like it or not…I just told them it was the root of all evil while they were growing up and they have decided to trust me on that one.  JUST IN CASE!

LYNNE’S TRUTH:  Mayonnaise= The Root Of All Evil

Now, you may be a mayonnaise lover (I shudder at the thought).  Which would mean that you do not share my truth.  You may think that mayonnaise makes a sandwich worth eating!  You may think that my truth is so nuts that you decide never to read my blog again!  If you are a super big supporter of mayonnaise, you might even tell all of your friends that I am some kind of freak who just doesn’t understand the RIGHT way to eat a sandwich.

YOUR (possible) TRUTH:  Mayonnaise= The Yummiest Part of A Sandwich

So, if these possibilities are both true…how can they both exist at the same time? 

I am being rather light hearted about this but, if I was talking about politics, or….dum dum dum…religion…things would get a little more intense. 

The challenge for us all is to realize that what is true for us may not be true for someone else.  And here is the kicker….all truths seem to be true….at least on some level.  To the believer in that truth…they will find all sorts of "proof" to substantiate that belief.  As will the non believer of that truth.  Everyone can find proof for everything they believe in. 
I can prove without a shadow of a doubt that mayonnaise is the root of all evil.  A mayonnaise lover can just as easily prove that mayonnaise is the yummiest part of the sandwich!

In all the truths floating around this big ol’ diverse fantastic world, which ones are "THE TRUTH"?

Now, to add another component to this conversation is the tendency for us all to need other people to join us in believing what we believe.  I may want to start a club that focuses on mayonnaise being the root of all evil.  Us club members would sit around sharing the proof of this truth.  At some point we would probably want to expand our group so we would need to talk other people into believing what we believed in.  On and on and on….OK now I feel a bit nauseas talking about mayonnaise so much!

You get my drift!

If you feel inspired spend some time noticing how you feel when someone else has a different "truth" then you do. 

What do you tell yourself that means about you? 

What do you tell yourself that means about the other person?

Try and be as curious as you can be.

Would love to hear your comments!

I will continue to explore this with the next focus being on "your truth" as it expresses itself in relationships.

Have a truly groovy day!

2 Responses to ““Your Truth” part deux~”

  1. Well, I keep learning more about you my friend…and am not bothered by your “Mayonaise belief system”, though it differs from mine. I would consider myself a “Mayonaise Moderate”, I like a bit on a sandwich, but not too much. I like a bit in a macaroni salad, but again not too much! I live peacefully with two
    family members who share the same “Mayonaise truth” as you do.
    Does your belief that mayonaise is the root of all evil make you
    a Mayo liberal or conservative?
    I think I would fall into the “mayo moderate range.”

    I feel rather good expressing my
    truth about mayonaise and though I felt a bit sad that we can’t share the same knife when we make a sandwich, I feel accepting about your extreme dislike of mayo and would not effect my enjoyment eating sandwiches with you.

    Now, I think I like mayonaise even more as you have expressed such a thought provoking subject by using it as an example!
    What fun!

  2. Well, I shudder to realize this…but, I guess the truth is that I am an extreme mayo conservative. Uh-oh….what am I gonna do? Maybe I should try just a touch on some tuna and see if I can come over a bit towards your side of the scale…becoming a mayo moderate. Hmmmmmmmm something to ponder!

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