Elephant

Facts have a nagging way of chasing us around. When you are in denial about something the truth follows you around like a stray dog. The denial causes you to ignore the discomfort of the truth and entrench us in our skewed convictions. If we abandon our misplaced convictions it can feel even worse. So we deny and protect.

When you invest a lot of energy into an idea, it makes it very difficult to see the big picture. If it’s a long standing, head in the sand situation, the denial has many layers of juicy rationalizations.  If you say things to yourself enough times it feels like the truth. The stray dog remains but he’s not as close.

Denial is a trap so watch out for your convictions. Just because you feel a certain way doesn’t mean they can protect you from the facts.

Life’s too short to sweep the elephant under the rug.