Life is full of lies, and the worst ones? We tell them to ourselves.
We say we’re fine when we’re breaking inside.
We say we don’t care when we care too much.
We say time heals all wounds, but some wounds never truly heal—we just learn how to live with the pain.
The Lies We Were Taught
We grow up believing that:
✔ Good things happen to good people.
✔ Hard work always pays off.
✔ Love is enough to make someone stay.
But then life happens.
We watch kind souls get hurt.
We see hardworking people struggle.
We learn that love alone cannot hold someone who no longer wants to be held.
They tell us happiness is found in success, that if we just earn enough, achieve enough, own enough, the emptiness will disappear. But then we meet people who have everything—and still feel nothing.
We chase dreams that were never ours.
We wear smiles that are not real.
We pretend we are exactly where we want to be.
The Illusion We Live In
The world thrives on illusion.
- It tells us who to be, what to want, how to live.
- It convinces us that our worth is measured by titles, beauty, applause.
- So, we perform. We shape ourselves into what others expect, losing pieces of who we truly are along the way.
But at some point, the lies catch up with us.
We wake up one day, look in the mirror, and realize:
❓ Am I happy?
❓ Or am I just used to this version of me?
The Hardest Truth to Accept
Maybe the biggest lie we live is believing that:
đźš« We have to be someone we’re not.
đźš« We have to prove ourselves to be loved, to be seen, to be enough.
But the truth? We were always enough.
Before the world told us who to be.
Before we started pretending.
And maybe—just maybe—it’s time to stop living a full lie—and start living a half-truth that’s a little more real.