Truth feels different at each stage of our life. What was true for me a year ago is not the same truth I stand in now. It is growth. A shift in awareness. An inner alignment that continues to refine.
I have been noticing that my truth doesn’t always align with others, and theirs doesn’t always align with mine. That isn’t conflict. It’s simply difference. We are not meant to walk the same path. Each of us is guided by an inner compass that no one else can calibrate. The soul speaks in ways that are intimate and specific. Personal. Singular.
Learning comes in seasons. It ebbs and flows like snowfall and rainfall. Or like a gentle breeze and a strong wind. When it comes, we expand in ways that are often invisible until later.
I’ve reflected on my recent conversations around authenticity. When I live as myself, some people will understand and some will not. Their response speaks to their path, not mine. In the same way, when others live their truth, it may not resonate with my lived experience. What I remember is that it is not my job to judge another person’s path. It is none of my business, unless it affects me personally. Even then, if I can step back and recognize that it is their truth based on their experiences, I find a bit of freedom and peace in that. Alignment may not be a team sport. It is an internal agreement with oneself.
This brings me to a bigger question I’ve been sitting with.
What is truth.
What is integrity.
What is “doing the right thing.”
If every person’s inner compass is shaped by their own history, healing, intuition, conditioning, timing, and soul purpose, then truth cannot be universal in the way we often try to make it. Facts can be debated. Rules can shift depending on culture, location, and generation. Even the idea of “doing the right thing” varies when the definition of “right” is rooted in personal experience.
So what guides us.
For me, integrity is listening to the deeper knowing within my body. It is choosing the path that brings inner peace, not approval. It is being honest with myself first, even when that honesty leads to uncomfortable change. It is knowing when something is out of alignment and making every effort to bring it back into alignment. And if it is not meant to be in alignment, especially when it relates to another person, then I let it go. Not forcing. Not demanding. Not patronizing. Not cursing. Not bullying or belittling. Acting from a higher vibration and choosing peace for myself.
Truth is honoring your heart.
Truth is listening to your inner wisdom.
Truth is not what others expect of you.
I am learning to allow others their timing, their pace, their lessons, and their path. I am learning to step back when our truths diverge. I am learning to honor the full spectrum of learning, without needing to categorize it as right or wrong.
There is room for all of us to learn differently.
This is where I am today.
Listening. Learning. Honoring what is true for me.
And leaving space for what comes next.
