19. Is It Really True?

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I want to ask you a question today give you something to ponder as you go through your day today as you interact with other people as you have feelings and experiences and memories and everything that comes with being human. And the question I want you to consider as you go through life is is this really true? Is this really true? Is this person doing this to me on purpose to hurt me? Is this true? Did this driver cut me off in traffic? Because he's rude and ignorant? Is this true? Or maybe he didn't see me? Is this true? We get so caught up in our perception of things. So caught up in it, and so tied to it and hold so tightly to it to the point of sometimes letting it ruin our lives…

... . Then certainly it can start small with resentment with miscommunication. And really, that's all it is. When things happen in our lives that don't feel correct in our opinion. We can very quickly go down a rabbit hole of this person is doing this to me and this is what it means. It means they're rude. It means they don't like me. It means they want to hurt me. It means they don't care. About me. It means this is so unfair. But is that really true? Could it be perhaps that this other person who you're interacting with is super tired? Maybe they're struggling? Maybe they are dealing with mental health issues right now? And they're having a hard time and maybe they didn't realize that you're also kind of tired. So what they said on a normal day might just be something easy for you to fluff off.

That maybe today It really hurts. But here's the question again. Is it true? Is it true that they're evil and they're out to get you?

Is it true? Is it true the perception that you have of this experience? Because if it's not true, then Gosh, you're certainly wasting a lot of time on this and you're letting it mean things that it probably doesn't mean in our relationships, in our relationships with our partners with our kids with ourselves, there are infinite opportunities to misunderstand and so often, we hold on to these really hurtful and really harmful viewpoints of what has actually happened.

I'm not saying that what has happened to you is not the experience that you are actually having I'm not saying that this is not how you're feeling and how you've perceived it. But I want to ask you, is this a perception that is serving you if your perception of your partner waking up grumpy is that they hate you. They don't want to be with you. They're so grouchy all the time, and this is horrible. But they're just tired and they're a little grumpy today. If your perception of that tired and grumpy is now going to ruin your entire day. Is that a viewpoint that you want to hold? One it's not even a viewpoint. That's true. And you know that they're just having a hard time for a moment that it's not about you and you don't need to take it personally. So is it true? And if I believe that this is true, whether it is or not, maybe it is maybe it's not. But I mean, honestly it's probably not and you know that and I know that but let's just say on the slim chance that it is true. We can still decide to not allow that viewpoint, whether it's true or not to impact us in such a way. And this sounds like letting people off with bad behavior. And it sounds like just fluffing things off and ignoring things. And certainly, I'm sure it can be. But I just want to just lean into the idea of being in control only of our own selves and our own space and our own feelings and our own perceptions of the world.

Because our perception of the world is what creates our world. So when your partner wakes up grumpy and they're kind of rude, you can take that to mean that your life is horrible. Or you can walk away and make it me nothing. And it's not true. And now your perception of the world is still one in which you are sovereign and you're a hole and you are enough and you're just moving through the world without all that extra baggage that you could have picked up in that moment. Because it's not true. Your partner doesn't want to ruin your life. They've just not had a good sleep. They want to care for you. They love you. And you can decide what perception you want to take. Then you can carry that with you. And when it comes to times that you might need to set a boundary. You can set a boundary and still allow for the truth that you want in your life. To be the truth that guides you. So you can set that boundary of hey, when you're feeling a little grumpy in the morning, I'm going to need some space and here's what I'm going to do for myself in those moments. That I'm going to choose that the reality that I want to live is one in which it feels good in the morning, to be up and to be alive. And we can choose and we can choose what is true for us in every moment. And something really interesting happens when we make that choice. When we make the choice to not read into anything we allow what we really want to actually happen. Because if I read into my partner's grouchiness, as this is the worst thing ever, he hates me, he doesn't want to be here, etc, etc. Well, then he gets that vibe off of me. And now he becomes even more grouchy

instead of me, giving him what I want, which is ease and joy and magic in my mornings. Because what we create for ourselves, comes back to us. And I know that you've had opportunities to see this in your own life as well of what you put out, comes back to you. And when we come from a place of knowing who we are, loving who we are, and choosing ourselves, instead of all these weird perceptions that we take on choosing ourselves it means that all that other stuff. One doesn't become so potent and two doesn't faze us, and three, doesn't mean anything. We remember that it doesn't mean anything. So what they're a little grumpy. You're not carry on. Is it true?

All of these perceptions and ideas and feelings that you have about other people and about life and about unfairness. Are they even true? And are they serving your highest best, best best best self? Because I know some of my perceptions certainly are not and then realizing that that's the first step to choosing the other side. Realizing that what you're holding on to what you're believing right now to be true is harming you. Well, that's the first step to changing it. And I know you can do that. So let's do it. I treasure you and I think that you're really a person who is so valuable, and so enough and so worthy. And you're so worthy of creating the LIFE and the TRUTH that works for you. Is it true? Carry on have your most beautiful Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. You've got this and I believe in you.

About Alexis:

Some artists paint what they see. Alexis Christine Wild paints what she feels—and what she hopes you will feel too. Since 2014, her richly textured canvases have woven together bold colour, flowing movement, and hidden words of affirmation, poetry, and intention. Each piece is layered with meaning, as if the artwork itself is whispering, You have permission to be exactly who you are.

From her light-filled home studio in London, Ontario, Alexis creates work that now lives in homes and collections around the world. She is also the host of the Wild Permission podcast and curator of The Space, a vibrant small business incubator where creativity and community meet.

Working mainly with acrylics and plaster on canvas, Alexis invites viewers to come closer—because the deeper you look, the more you find. Her art is both a visual experience and an emotional one, sparking connection to self and others alike.

And Alexis’s creativity doesn’t stop at the canvas. By pairing her art practice with her passion for guiding others, she helps people make bold, aligned moves in their own lives—transforming her work into a living dialogue between courage, self-expression, and meaningful change.