What Are the Lies You Are Telling Yourself?

What is the story you are telling yourself? And more importantly — what are the lies you’ve been believing that simply aren’t true?

I’m too old.

It’s too late for me.

Who am I to make a difference in this chaotic world?

My life doesn’t really matter.

Just play small. It’s safer there.

Most of us don’t consciously choose these thoughts. We inherit them. We absorb them. We repeat them until they feel like truth.

But they aren’t.

Choosing Not to Believe the Narrative

At 45 years old, PGA Tour professional Justin Rose became the oldest winner of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

More important than the win was what he refused to believe.

Afterward, he said:

“Yeah, listen, I don’t read into it (age). I don’t buy into the narrative of it… I don’t wake up in the morning and believe that narrative either — that it’s a young man’s game.”

That’s not denial. That’s clarity.

Rose didn’t fight age. He simply chose not to make it an identity.

And in doing so, he showed all of us what’s possible when we stop outsourcing our self-belief to society’s conditioning.

De-Aging from the Inside Out

As I approach sixty, I’ve always had a quiet philosophy: de-age myself by a decade.

Lately, that’s shifted.

Now I’m choosing to de-age myself by two decades.

Not through ego. Not through comparison. But through alignment.

Yes — age brings wisdom. And wisdom changes how we train, how we recover, how we listen.

I train smarter than I did ten years ago. No more heavy weights — just functional, sustainable movement. I’ve eaten a vegetarian diet for the past seven years.

But more than anything, I now train as a spiritual athlete.

Training the Whole Being

This isn’t about chasing youth. It’s about honoring life.

I train my mind, body, and soul in balance. I practice Qi Gong daily — not to achieve something, but to return to myself. I read scripture not to accumulate knowledge, but to embody truth.

No preaching.

Just practice.

And when I fall down — as I still do — I no longer beat myself up for being human. I offer myself grace.

That, for me, has been a lifelong journey.

The Ego Wants Safety. The Soul Wants Freedom.

Wherever you are in your life right now, let this land gently:

Be kind to yourself.

Question the self-limiting beliefs you’ve been carrying — especially the ones about age, relevance, or worth.

Your ego wants to keep you safe. Your soul wants to take chances. Your soul wants to live free.

That tension is not a problem. It’s the work.

Justin Rose didn’t just win a golf tournament. He modeled what happens when we let go of imposed narratives and trust what’s alive within us.

The soul is unlimited.

Let it fly.

I’m learning — slowly, imperfectly — to let my soul out of its body cage and allow it to soar toward its highest possibility.

Maybe that’s your invitation too.