All it takes is one person to taint someone else’s perception of a situation. We are all just reiterating someone else’s story. Someone else’s lies. We are all storytellers in this world, and when we experience something we interpret that and reflect it back into the world in such a way that may or may not be real. Then, others take our stories, change them to fit their perspective and retell them. And the cycle continues. There is no such thing as first hand information. Everything is misunderstood to an extent.

Don’t believe anybody. Not even yourself But listen. Listen to them, learn to listen but don’t believe. Everyone is telling a story that is true for them – and what they say may not be true for anyone else. Perception shapes everything. Especially negative perceptions. Your outlook on life is going to shape the way you perceive the people in your life and what they have to say.

When people speak to you, you have no idea who is speaking through them. Is it them? Their heart? Their integrity? Or is it the prince of lies who lives inside their head? The liar that lives inside their head who is constantly telling them they aren’t good enough, strong enough, smart enough, pretty enough… really, who is it speaking through them? Are they angry? Hurt? How much of their emotional state of mind is shaping what they say and who they talk about?

Learn to listen without judging them. Sometimes they don’t know it’s their perspective on life that is causing them to lie.