Did you ever see that riveting scene in the film A Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson says the iconic line, "You can't handle the truth!" How interesting it is that the very idea of truth seems to be under attack nowadays. As much as we all decry fake news and say we want the truth, we neglect one salient fact:

We rarely tell ourselves the truth about ourselves!

That's right, we spin a plethora of stories, little white lies, confabulations, narratives, or whatever you want to call them, that are often incongruent with who we really are.

And when we do that, we are not being authentic.

Why do we make up these stories? Usually, because either consciously or unconsciously, we want to protect a certain narrative or image and project it to others.

Let me share a couple of examples, and then examine how mindfulness can show you the truth... if you dare. First, let's explain

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