Eight Undeniable Truths That Are Going to Change Your Life

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The truth does not change based on your ability to accept it.

I do my best to live life in a way that I am aware of what I do, while also trying not to chase things that are outside of my control.

Here are some of those truths that help me stay in control of my life.

Life is pain

“Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” — William Goldman

The first person that comes to mind is Gary Vaynerchuk, whose constant social media posting encourages folks to chase happiness instead of money.

Well, sorry to break it to you, but life is pain. If you do not accept this, life is going to break your heart on a daily basis.

The pursuit of happiness? How does that even work? How does one go about it? How long does it last?

Don’t wish for fairytales. Just don’t.

The truth is that you have to make use of your suffering. That you must do your best to choose the battles you want to fight.

Do what is hard every single day, do what is meaningful, and happiness will come as a by-product of your actions.

Envy is the most stupid thing ever

“People always get what they want. But there is a price for everything. Failures are either those who do not know what they want or are not prepared to pay the price asked them. The price varies from individual to individual. Some get things at bargain-sale prices, others only at famine prices. But it is no use grumbling. Whatever price you are asked, you must pay.” – W.H. Auden

There’s a price that one must pay for anything. The price is sometimes time, sometimes energy, sometimes compromising oneself.

If someone has more than you, if someone is better than you at a certain skill, you can rest assured that they are worst than you in other areas.

We get what we are willing to sacrifice for.

I spent eight years writing before I earned a single dollar. I was living mostly on coffee, Coca-Cola, and cigarettes. I was also a recluse. I felt as if there was this invisible wall between me and the rest of the world. I cannot count the times I cried whenever I saw people who were in love or seemed to be.

I paid the price. To be able to write my stories, to share them with the world.

Think about that next time you feel like being envious of someone else’s success or achievements. They paid the price. You didn’t.

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124 thoughts on “Eight Undeniable Truths That Are Going to Change Your Life”

  11. For me my turning point was making the bed, I never used to do it, just didn’t see the point and 6 months ago I started doing it and along the way I picked up a lot of good habits and slowly but surely getting rid of the bad ones.
    Focus and commitment works wonders :)

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    • It’s amazing how the little things make a big difference in your everyday life. My basketball coach used to say that time management was going to be the most important skill I would ever have to master. Making the bed is just one of those small habits that leads to staying disciplined and on a routine which is necessary to properly managing your time. If you don’t manage your own time well, someone or something will and not in the most productive way.

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    • I had seen motivational videos and most of them had suggested that a good routine should start by making up the bed. And I started following that, too. It certainly helped. The little things in life certainly do wonders!

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    • I’m working on being consistent with writing. I’ve been forcing myself to write down my dreams every time I wake up. I don’t know if you have seen that movie Inception, but your dream life is a big reflection of your waking life.

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        • I like how you make the distinction between mental and physical good habits. Thanks for sharing!

          For me:
          Mental: Writing, Reading, Vlogging, Attending Group and Individual Counseling, Having deep conversations with close friends and family, watching good movies that make me think or laugh, masturbation (still conflicted on this topic), playing board games on pogo.com
          Physical: Hot baths with candles (don’t laugh lol), bike riding, walking, hiking, definitely eating well and drinking lots of water, I’ve completely given up alcohol (for now), looking forward to trying yoga soon

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  19. Wow! My computer has been acting up for ages, but! My Master been revealing so much I had to record? no time to fix it until today? Why?

    My Master wanted me to read your post. Wow! I am not alone proclaiming His truth–He has 7,000 (perfect #) doing the same! How encouraging at this crucial times that we are going through. I’m to follow you as we follow His Presence in our hearts. 🙂

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  21. …One thing is for sure, life is one pretty complicating thing that we human still try to understand and we give so much meaning to it and try to explain every and each little part of it, that we forget how simple it is when we look at it with eyes of the children. For me personally, even do life is really painful and sometimes idiotic, it gives me a pleasure to do something different every day, just to prove myself that I’m really one small creative human being, and that my destiny, and that goes for other people too, is to create something unique and useful for the generations yet to come…

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  23. Loved what you said about confidence; “You know one of the best ways you can gain self-confidence and speak up for yourself? If you are strong enough to defend yourself physically. Funny. But true.”
    Personally, this is true! I often ask myself, what are you afraid of when speaking up? When I was really honest with myself, I came to the conclusion that I thought someone would hit me.

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  24. good read, save for “intentions”. they do matter. “intentions” are for ourselves, not others, who cannot experience them and must judge us based upon our actions. our intentions build our character, who we are inside, and therefore how we treat others through our actions. but if we love others the way they want to be loved, the way they believe they should be loved, is this not idol worship? can you be truthful to yourself if you did? if someone truly loves you, they will love you in their own way, as they can; as you also will love them as you can. does not a parent, a spouse, a neighbor, and (yes) a pet love you each in their own way?

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  27. I enjoy your witty and blunt way of writing! I learned from the different quotes and especially related to the one on envy, intentions and goals. Nothing about the process of attaining goals is particularly glamorous. I think we tend to so often spotlight the goals without putting as much emphasis (if not more) on the cost of what we’re after. Thank you for this!

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  31. A very inspiring post. It’s true that actions speak louder than words and the dog that barks never bites is something we all forget. Thank you for sharing this! Please continue to make such motivating and helpful posts.

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  33. Great post my friend! There is so much in here I could talk about. I was married for a decade and my wife divorced me almost two years ago now. Henry Miller said, “The best way to get over a woman is to turn her into literature.” Writing has allowed me to release the best and worse parts of myself. I’m encouraged to know you went eight years writing without making a dime. That means I have six more years or less to go ;)

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  34. I think I say the phrase “What the hell am I talking about” at least 20 times a day. I feel better and better each time I go through the writing process though. Thanks for providing inspiration to keep pressing forward.

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  36. What an insightful post! Most of the truths seem harsh but they make sense. Something I’ve learned is that you can’t expect people to feel about you as you do about them. Just like you can’t expect them to react the way you want them to.
    Hey! In India, we have the phrase “the dog that barks never bites”, too! Although, the truth under which you mentioned this (the morality one) is the one truth I don’t want to accept in the whole list. Elon Musk was bullied in school. Does that mean he was trying to avoid conflict? And I can NOT really think of him as inferior.
    Anyway, a thought-provoking post, sir. I’m gonna share it to everyone I know! Thank you for sharing these lessons with us.

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    • Elon Musk is inferior in many, many ways to a lot of people. From his inability to build meaningful relationships (especially with women), to (probably) his lack of knowledge about a lot of topics, to a lack of self-awareness, understanding of others, stuff like that. He sacrificed a lot for his vision.

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  38. Thank you for coming to my blog. We as people need water, air, and food. Other things come later. We will all suffer whether we’re rich or poor. That’s life, but we can make life better by using our minds in a healthy way. Take care now.

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  39. Not always unhappy children raise unhappy children in my experience starting with my daughter raised very happy ones, she was not a happy child because of many reasons some of are my own fault. I worked in a business I would never recommend anyone and had little time for her.

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  40. Interesting ideas! We are all constantly evolving. You are not the same person you were when you were 10 or 20 or even yesterday. That being said, we only have one life to live in this consciousness so we must try and live life to the fullest-and that is a different thing for each of us.

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  48. Thank for writing this, Cristian. It was hard to read, the truth is difficult because we want to believe that we are ok. My truth is this: patience and commitment lead the way. You need both to succeed at anything. Many people lack them. I’m trying to build them.

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  53. C.S. Lewis makes a similar point about the purpose of pain, in “The Problem of Pain”– that “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains.” Sometimes suffering is what it takes to show us what is really worth getting up for each day. And the fact that suffering is guaranteed throughout our entire lives is evidence that we will always need the reminder.

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  54. Well said!!. That is honest and insightful truth. Too many put forth personas of life and they are afraid to show the different depths of their minds. We are made up of multiple levels of emotions. We have a duality to our minds when it comes to darkness and light. We are not one dimension. Yes life is pain, but it is also joy. You write so descriptively well. Thank you for sharing your gift.

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  55. Hey Christian! Super interesting post. I totally agree with you, life is pain. I just wrote a blog a couple days ago actually, it included:

    “.. Because the truth is, even if you do renounce your dreams, life will never be easy actually. It will always test you. It will always challenge you. You will always have moments of hurt.

    But if you strive to uncover the mysteries of the world and therein yourself, you will see that there is a reason for our pain. In one form or another we need to learn…. ”

    Keep in touch,
    Emily.

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  56. I don’t have much money. We live very frugally but we get by. BUT we are relatively healthy, happy and live a good life. Sure sometimes things don’t go our way, but if you can learn from the bad things at least something good can come of it. I have my books and writing to keep me interested and busy. It’s about being content with yourself I think.

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  62. Reblogged this on Irene Blackwell and commented:
    I permanently ended a friendship that’s intoxicating and hardly any empathy existed since I was laid off from the same workplace and she managed to get her’s back. The last I saw of her, I couldn’t help noticing the smugness and tried to shrug it off. I felt, no, I knew the only time she wanted to come in contact is when she learns things are getting rough for me through word-of-mouth. After months of not trying to reach out, I became more self-convinced and unfriended her. Of course, she got snippy and retaliated by tagging me in a photo. A photo that was taken before an embarrassing incident. I responded that I didn’t care for the intent on humiliating me. When she responded, claiming didn’t know what I was talking about, I didn’t respond until two messages popped revealing her true colors. I blocked her, and now I’m fully ready to move on.

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  68. Great post.
    It’s good to recognize the good and bad in oneself and everyone because we all have the two, what differs from one person to the other is the degree of either, we should accept the world as it is. Know that there is pain, choose a struggle that’s worth our time and fulfills our goal in the end. Live, by being present, consistent informed and taking inspired action.

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  76. I love your philosophy here. Great morals to live by. We learn them as we grow from our experiences and they will evolve and change with time. We influence each other, and your writing influence and inspired me. Thank you. Keep observing and growing…
    AJ

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