Ascend 2 Truth

  HUSH Shhh… Everybody Doesn’t Need to Know Your Business! There used to be a time when people kept a little mystery about themselves. Everybody did not know what was happening in your relationship, how much money you made, who got on your nerves at work, what you were buying next week, where you were going on vacation, or what you and your cousin argued about at Thanksgiving. Today? Some folks will announce that they are mad at somebody at 8:02 a.m., explain why at 8:07, post screenshots at 8:15, and give us the season finale by lunchtime! We live in an age of oversharing . Social media has made it incredibly easy to turn private moments into public entertainment. But just because you can tell everybody your business doesn't mean you should . There is tremendous power in knowing when to speak, what to reveal, whom to trust—and when to simply zip it . Sometimes the best announcement is no announcement at all. Everybody Listening Is Not Rooting for You This may sting a little, but ...

There is an old saying: “People want to see you doing well—just not better than them.” Funny? Yes.  Unfortunately, there is also enough truth hiding inside that joke to make some of us uncomfortable. Hello everyone! I want to talk about a virus that has infected the human soul since the inception of our species.  Jealousy is one of those emotions almost everyone experiences, but very few people proudly admit to having. People will readily tell you they are angry, disappointed, frustrated, stressed, or offended. But ask somebody if they are jealous and suddenly you may get a dissertation explaining why they absolutely, positively, unequivocally are not jealous.  That is because jealousy threatens the image we have of ourselves. We want to believe that we celebrate other people's happiness. We want to believe we can watch someone become more attractive, successful, wealthy, loved, confident, spiritually awakened, or accomplished without secretly comparing their blessings t...