When the Dust Settles

You can go through your life never truly seeing the truth in much of anything
There are moments where the truth is right in front of you but because of who you are you are willing to believe that there must be another side to it all
We tend to build people up in our minds and in our hearts
Over time it becomes such a natural reaction that we are living total lies based on the fact that the truth could hurt us so badly we dare not face it
When it comes to family you believe that they would do whatever it would take for you to be all right because in your heart and in your past you have done the same for them
Unselfishly giving and sacrificing to work to get to a point in your life where your entire family would never have to work so hard ever again
You sit back and watch how they support strangers with their dreams while constantly overlooking yours
Everything you have tried to become successful has been difficult yet you still try
The pain, disappointment, setbacks, and road blocks only strengthen your need to push forward because we all know that once your journey is discovered and you are getting closer to your goal there are demons put in place to stop you from achieving those goals, to reach those dreams, to discover your full potential
Just because you carry the same name, share the same blood, share the exact same parents doesn’t mean that you are going to have that support, that love, that unselfish giving spirit
It is very painful to admit that some people in your family could never really honestly love you and support you but it gets easier to understand and accept
You start to see the truth because your faith in happiness, love, success, and just a better life becomes this strong gust of wind that blows all of your doubts and false hopes away
You see that the world you lived is nothing like the real world on the flipside of the mirror
The ones that support you and love you are the ones that are honest, forthcoming, human, but very real
So once you can see clearly ahead you will see your destination and when you make it to your completed journey your appreciation for the success will be that much greater
The process happens the way it does so that you have the right people in your corner when you are living the dream, the vision, the life you were meant to live
Don’t feel guilty about cutting false support out of your life, feel grateful that you are able to see them