Don’t be dishonest – own the truth as I perceive it to be.
Honesty is more than accuracy.
It’s about alignment.
The truth I tell is always the truth I perceive.
Not capital-T truth. Personal truth.
When I avoid it, bend it, or delay it,
I’m deceiving myself about what is here.
The cost is both relational and directional.
When we pretend we don’t see what we see
or feel what we feel,
we’re avoiding clarity.
We don’t have to be certain to be honest.
We only have to have the courage
to name what we see
from where we stand.
In a world of too much toomuchness,
Don’t be dishonest is the line between
self-deception and courage.
What are you courageous enuf
to name from where you stand?