I've been struggling for the past few days with releasing this. A lot of people feel that some things are better left private. I have to think about the feelings of others (especially the girl I hurt + whom I care about the most); I also think about how others will perceive me. Something I have always stuck by is that I am going to tell my story as it is, in good and bad, no matter what, and set a standard that for better or for worse, I am going to give you my truth exactly how it happens. This week, I didn't show up honest in my truth, and I paid the price of hurting someone who means a lot to me. I can't go back, can't change it, but I can take accountability, and I can learn from it. Here is my manifesto to stop avoiding hard conversations and uncomfortable actions and learn to face uncomfortable truths.