Real speak.

So as you know, I've been on a mission to tear apart anything that mascarades as happiness, positive, and optimistic approaches to life in order to get to the reality of what really is.

I read something the other day with Will Smith's face on it that said (and I'm paraphrasing) reality is a pile of dung. It stated that no one ever got anywhere (made any progress) being real. You have to be unreal. I would argue, and yes I would argue with anyone that said that, that you have to be grounded in reality to get anywhere. Yes anything is possible, but nothing is possible standing on quicksand. Less is possible standing on the backs on other people. What if they fall?

Which leads me to my next point. If people would actually say what they wanted to say, they would be able to have meaning behind it. Some many times people dance around the reality of an issue or belief, that they end up doing more harm than good when they open their mouths. A blanket of happiness and optimism solves nothing. If anything it sweeps things under the rug instead of killing them right there and then. Things that die are gone for good, things that are under blankets and rugs, fester, mold, and stink. Encouragement is encouragement, but not saying what you mean is downright torturous and borderline abusive.

Everybody’s been there, everybody’s been stared down
By the enemy
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run, stop holding your tongue
Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

This is from Brave by Sara Bareilles. The key is in the ability to stop holding your tongue. Be brave. Not every one can do that.