6 Hard Truths That Will Make Your Life Easier, When You Accept Them!

Want to live a less burdened life? Then face the truth. Life doesn't have to be hard or exhausting. It's up to us how we spend our days and with whom. At some point, we all reach a point in our adult lives where we seem to be determined by circumstances and are no longer masters of our own existence. Very few people are able to predict the consequences of all their decisions.

Wrong or unfavorable decisions are thus quickly made, but not always equally quickly reversed, if at all. Some basic truths do exist, however, that can pave your way to an easier life. That was the good news. The bad news is that the path there will take you away from your comfortable present and unearth some unpleasant truths you'll have to face first. But then nothing stands in the way of a future of harmony and fulfillment. If you're ready to take that step toward a new beginning, you must first face these six hard facts.

1. Your life's happiness is nobody's responsibility but your own.

Of course, you can wait for a miracle, a lottery win, or to meet Prince Charming or a rich heiress. But that would be of no use to you. Your life's happiness is something that no one can offer you except yourself. If you belong to those people who like to point to their origins or childhood when it comes to why their life did not turn out as they wished: The luck of birth plays a role, of course, but not a really big one.

Every person, even those who had to grow up in poor countries and under deprived conditions, can take their fate into their own hands as adults. Learning a profession, completing an education and the unshakable will to make something of one's life is something no one can take away from you. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. This proverb is so true that there is really nothing to add to it.

2. Failure is okay, giving up is not.

A good tip in terms of life-changing action is to read biographies. Successful and famous people share their fate with the whole world for very different reasons. If there's someone you admire, read their life story. An amazing number of super-rich people and celebrities have more in common with the phoenix from the ashes than with the privileged existence of a child from a good home.

Many inventions and business ideas would not exist today if their intellectual originators had given up after the first stumbling blocks. Neither the telephone, nor electricity, nor Starbucks coffee, nor Apple computers would have existed if the great minds behind them had allowed themselves to be put off by rejections and stupid remarks.

Actors, singers and other creators of art also had to endure many years of rejection and hardship before their chance to succeed finally arrived. The moral from all these stories is: never give up, your time will come.

3. If you really want to succeed, you will find a way.

This point follows on seamlessly from the previous one. Our willpower is the most powerful ally we are likely to have in life. When Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos launched their bright ideas, they did so in the garage at home, and for many years. Cosmetics giant Bobbi Brown had to work for free in her early years as a makeup artist, hoping to prove her talent that way.

Megastar Sophia Loren did not own a pair of shoes during her childhood. It may be true that a privileged background, a solid upbringing and the very best schools are practical launching pads for later success. Numerous politicians' careers, for example, began this way. But the really, really successful people all share one piece of the puzzle in their life story: they know poverty, or at least they know that you don't get anything for free in life.

4. The way you look at the world, you're pretty much on your own.

This truth isn't pretty either, but it explains why we sometimes feel so misunderstood and isolated from the rest of the world. In fact, our view of things is probably unique. We may meet people in the course of our lives who are somewhat on the same wavelength as us. But sooner or later, even in the best of circumstances, there will be friction.

So how does this knowledge help you? First, in view of this fact, it makes even less sense than before to argue with some people. Just let the opinion stand, even if you don't share it. Secondly, it is advisable sometimes to keep your cards close to your chest. Better keep some things to yourself, it will save you a lot of empty effort.

5. The life you lead is the sum of your choices.

This quote is attributed to the writer Albert Camus, but to many other celebrities as well. Why? Because it perfectly puts into words the truth about our existence. Every single decision we have made at some point in time resonates in some way. As we stand here and now in the midst of life, there is an entire chain of events already behind us that has brought us to this point.

We can find this circumstance good or bad, but nothing can change it. This realization is particularly unpleasant if you have so far tended to blame other people for your misfortune. Now, at the latest, is the end of the victim role and bathing in self-pity. Your decisions have brought you here, no one can change that but you.

6. Every life ends with death.

You can call this realization the only truth. Some people even call death the ultimate justice because no one, really no one escapes it. Keeping this fact in mind can be very healing for the rest of our lives. While we should not fear death, we should also not waste our lives knowing it is coming. Life is finite, it can be short, and most people end up finding it far too short.

If you want to spare yourself those regrets, live each day as if it were truly your last. Never part on bad terms, let old wounds finally heal, and above all, consider what makes you truly happy. One of the things that dying people regret most at the end is not having really lived their lives.

Today’s Conclusion:

The journey is the destination here. Knowledge is paved with uncomfortable truths. However, these free us from misconceptions and false ideals we sometimes helplessly surrender ourselves to without realizing it. There seems to be almost no more difficult task in life than to define happiness for oneself.

We are not supposed to hurt anyone or cause ill-feeling. But we have only this one life right now. Do we really want to live it vicariously for others? A fresh start is worth it from day one. Even if it is uncomfortable and will be met with incomprehension from those around you, your life is yours. No one but you knows better what is good for you.