Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable.
Be honest and transparent anyway. ~Mother Teresa
Today I am grateful...
- that I don't understand everything, what good would that do?
- that I have an inquiring mind, and the stuff I am curious about is certainly different than it used to be
- for the distance honesty will take me
- that I can relax with trust and faith in knowing I have all I need today and every day
“Over and over we must ask ourselves, “Is it true or is it false?” For honesty is the eternal search for truth. It is by far the most difficult of the four Absolutes, for anyone, but especially for us in this fellowship. The problem drinker develops genuine artistry in deceit. Too many (and we plead guilty) simply turn over a new leaf and relax. That is wrong. The real virtue in honesty lies in the persistent dedicated striving for it. There is no relaxed twilight zone, it’s either full speed ahead constantly or it’s not honesty we seek. And the unrelenting pursuit of truth will set you free, even if you don’t quite catch up to it. We need not choose or pursue falsity. All we need is to relax our pursuit of truth, and falsity will find us.” ~Four Absolutes from silkworth.net
9 comments:
Nice post; great topic.
I strive for honesty, but it is challenging because I lied to myself for so long. I must question my thoughts on everything.
Someone in a meeting mentioned a bumper sticker they saw recently, and it has become a mini-mantra for me:
Don't believe everything you think.
I agree with Bill.
That's some powerful stuff on honesty.
I've enjoying the articles on honesty. Some days I find that I'm "selectively" honest about my feelings. It is definitely something to work on.
Hi. Bill, that is a hell of a bumper sticker. Makes one think. your post are always interesting.
I'm glad you have an inquiring mind, and a wardrobe of white shirts.
The big book says that we don't know the true from the false. It is pretty hard to tell the truth when you wouldn't know it if it bit you on the a**.
232 years..? Lmao - I'd still ask you for a dance...Zimmer or not!
/cheeky mode
Rigorous honesty? What a concept!
your gratitude lists are so spiritual to me - i get a lot of strength from them. i haven't gotten my spanish quiz back yet.
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