I hear you....(but no thanks)

This is totally going to contradict my work for a bit. I am, after all, also writing my own opinion about life. What I want to say is, there are billions of opinions out there. All of them(no matter how science-based or fact-based) are all opinions on a matter. In science, even the most certain fact is never a permanent one. Discoveries change facts, all of the time. So what is a fact, what is a truth, what is false? It all falls on a personal opinion. In México we have a saying, "Cada quien habla cómo le va en la feria", meaning everybody talks about how they experienced the fair (amusement park). We are all going to experience different things in life. The truth is, there are lots of truths, but also lots of false or incorrect statements.

When I open my phone, computer, book, magazine, news, etc., what I encounter is a tsunami of information. Some of it comes with research, some not. Some of it comes from a PhD, and some of it from what someone heard or read from someone before them. Everyone, including me, wants to share what they read, hear, believe, and know. The key here is, what do we, meaning you, want to make your truth? I follow and read what resonates with my mind and in my core.

In my "peace parameter", if the information given is making me anxious, nervous, angry, or sad, then I look at it quickly and move on. If it is necessary like the news, to be a part of my human species community, then I try to go through it quickly, and without many images that may ruminate in my head, I have the power to decide if I need to keep this new information in my pool of knowledge.

You can pretty much filter stuff on any social platform, but inevitably, even within that filter, you will find discomfort. What I have learned and continue to accept is that all of it is valid. Everyone has a motive. Sometimes it starts positive, and then it quickly turns ugly.

I was so angry at all of the information spread during COVID, for example, about body image. The insane amount of diet culture information that erupted from desperate humans trying to better themselves at home while isolated was tremendous. At any given time, you had an image of someone bettering themselves, but via extreme measures. There is nothing wrong with wanting to better ourselves, but all of the extreme measures were and have been so toxic for our society. I have been witnessing for many years, generation after generation, struggle around self-acceptance, perfectionism, happiness, and success. Why do we work so hard to achieve this never-ending and unsatiable thirst for perfection? The culture of wellness and feeling better is so prevalent. I include myself in this path. Everyone shares everything with anyone "online" and offline too. After all, that's our nature, to stay safe and survive. We are all of the mentality of "let me tell you what I have been doing, to survive", and for that, I thank you, my dear and beloved fellow humans!!!

I was pleasantly surprised to witness, that within this chaos, and over-saturation, came the realization that our world is a perfect combination, of these two massive forces. The negative, and the positive. If we don't experience chaos, we can't recognize peace. If we don't experience sadness we can't experience joy, and so forth. We just have to be very aware of what we need, and what we feel when we encounter and consume any information. What I am certain of knowing, is ..."I only know that I know nothing". I love this phrase, it keeps me humble and curious. With this in mind, I am allowing myself to be more open-minded. To let people speak their truth. And if it is not mine, I would simply (in my head) say "I hear you, but no thanks". We are all trying. That's what matters. We are all new at this, living on this planet maybe for the first time. Let's let everyone experience their truths.

Let's let people be and thank you for letting me speak and write my truth.

All of my love, to you.