Why You Can’t Accept Reality (And What to Do About It)

Accepting reality is like trying to embrace a tornado:

It’s messy, destructive, and ultimately, pointless if you think you’re in control. But most people? They spend their entire lives clinging to the illusion that they are, in fact, driving the storm. Spoiler alert: they’re not. Let’s get into why that tornado is so persistent…

…and why you’re stuck spinning inside it.

Maya: The Grand Illusion That Won’t Quit

Reality, as most know it, isn’t real.

It’s Maya, the grand illusion, a virtual reality on steroids. You think you’re looking at the world through your eyes, but really, you’re looking through a projector playing an endless loop of nonsense. You’re the audience, convinced it’s real.

The catch? The moment you glimpse that it’s all just smoke and mirrors, Maya’s got a contingency plan — she doubles down. You start thinking, “Wait, this can’t all be fake, right?” Wrong. Maya throws every illusion in the book to keep you in line, crossing her fingers that you’ll develop sudden amnesia and dive back into your usual routine like a sitcom rerun.

Here’s the trick: once you see through it, you can’t unsee it. But it’s easier to ignore that fleeting glimpse of truth than face it…