Walk in Your Truth
By: Freele Spoken
Tags: Truth, Spoken Word, Inspire, Believe In Yourself, Choices

I had to think about this phrase when I first heard it. What does it really mean to walk in your truth? What is my truth? Who am I, really? Do I even know? Will I be able to admit to that truth? Does my truth have a positive or negative effect? Do I care who is effected by my truth? Do I need to be careful how I present my truth? Or can I be proud of my truth? If my truth negatively impacts someone am I okay with that truth? Is my truth that I brag about the good and cover up the bad? Does my truth automatically mean I’m right? Well, I have had quite a few experiences that have allowed me to learn what my truth is. We all have the opportunity to learn between what is right and what is wrong, but does that mean our truth is what is right? If we take a turn down the wrong path, does this take us away from our truth, or do we get closer to who we really are?

There are many ways to look at this concept. When I make a mistake and I own up to that mistake, I am walking in my truth. This may seem like common sense, but there are many individuals who will not walk in that type of truth. I am not saying that we should tell our business all over the streets, but not being honest with ourselves about the mistakes will take us further from our truth. Being honest with myself allows me to be honest with others and begin to move forward to solve bigger problems. I know there is much more to this process, but it is definitely a start.

I use truth in singular form, but of course I have come to many truths about myself. Nonetheless, I say truth because it encompasses everything that makes me who I am and what I will continue to grow to become. As I move forward in my truths, I learn more about the “ism’s” that creates division amongst us. I understand that we are each unique in our own way, but over time we have created these differences to set up movements, belief systems, or philosophies that have developed our society. One ‘ism’ in particular that interests me is something called classism. We have had many types of class systems over the years in history and maybe more types to come. So, would this ‘ism’ represent your financial status or how much etiquette you have, and so on? Would someone who is in poverty not have the ability to offer to society what an elitist would? Because of these divisions is this a truth we have to accept? Or is it necessary to have these types divisions for society to continue to evolve? Or does this cause a decline? What would be your truth? I can’t decide for you, but whatever that truth is for you will add to how our society will continue to evolve over time.

A quote by Maya Angelou that I try to stick by is, “When people show you who they are believe them”. This quote is stating to me when people show you their truth, just accept it and if you don’t like it, move on. I had an experience where I gave certain individuals the benefit of the doubt. This is where you see the good in someone even though your intuition may have showed you a red flag that you ignored. Nonetheless, no matter what path I go, I will seek to be better and learn the lessons from my mistakes. My truth is I will always attempt to leave an amazing impression upon you and it will be up to you to appreciate it or not. My advise is to get to know people for yourself, but at the same time pay attention to the warning signs. The red flags don’t wave for nothing.

I wrote a poem and I called it “Walk in our Truth”. You know I didn’t know the title of this poem until after I wrote it, which inspired me to write this post. At the end of the poem I wrote a line about inspiring others, but the path that you take is totally up to you. There have been many people who have inspired me to be the best at what I do, to work with integrity, and just simply enjoy what life has to offer. But then I learned about the dark side of life and that some experiences may lead us astray. Experiencing the dark side does not mean we desire to be evil, but there are situations where we have experiences that are not pleasant. But, how I react to these unpleasant experiences has allowed me to appreciate the truth that I walk in.

Check out the poem on my You Tube channel “Freele Spoken Word” and leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

Shout out to the everyone walking in your truth and bringing out the best of yourself for the world to enjoy. We need you. There is so much to be done.

We all have experiences that continue to lead us into our truth and be all that we are destined to be. Because the truth is, it’s really not about our status, it’s what’s in our hearts that will make this world a place for the better or for the worse.