It is a poor idea to lie to oneself

Lying to oneself is like sitting in a badly lit and empty room. Looking up, you realise there is a big white elephant in the middle of the room staring at you. Occasionally, you pretend the elephant is not there so that it won’t bother you. Rarely, you walk around the room, hoping that if you ignore the elephant long enough, it will disappear.

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The badly lit room represents confusion. The emptiness of the room represents an opportunity to make a choice about the white elephant. The elephant represents the lie or denial you tell yourself and the reality is, whether you walk around the room, ignore or pretend not to see the elephant, it is there.

As soon as you acknowledge the elephant in the room, you can start to work towards either embracing or remove it. This is the same principle that can be used in life. Lying to oneself  leaves no room for growth or improvement and it limits the good you are meant to receive in life. However when you acknowledge your feelings and thoughts about any issue, you start the process of finding a solution and moving towards bettering yourself.