The point of the hero journey is to learn who you are, to face the truth about yourself, to learn what it is you can bring to life, what the point of your life is. I am learning what standing in my truth means, learning how to do it, what it means to be authentic, to be honest.

Speaking in your truth does not mean I know the truth, it does not mean I am correct.

It means accepting who I am at the moment, being honest about what I feel.

Standing in my truth does not mean that I am perfect or close to it.

It means I acknowledge the reality of me. My anger. My sensitivity. My judgments.

My many imperfections. It means living with them.

It is accepting who I am at the moment, and speaking my mind, owning who I am.

Speaking my truth is not about what others think I should say or do,

or what others feel about me. It is learning to embrace my own identity,

to be the person I was meant to be, was born to be, before life entered my consciousness

and altered me.

It does not ever mean I am right. It means I am true to me.

Standing in my truth is about self-respect, not earning the approval or respect of others.

When I am there, it feels good, it feels right, it feels true.

When I am not, it feels awful, a sinking, a drowning, a choking.

This what the hero journey is all about. Knowing who I am.

Being proud of me, even when I am not deserving.