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*janbear* · 06-09-2006, 02:59 PM

Honesty

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I commit myself to being honest with myself & others today.
I deserve honesty as my way of life today & every day. In the past I did not feel safe enough to tell things as they were or even to see things as they were. This deprived me of closeness with myself. I needed to cover for others to protect them. I no longer need to do that. In fact, my growth is in direct proportion to how honest I am. My first responsibility is to speak up about my needs & feelings, even when I fear that doing so will affect others. I will not be oblivious to how I affect others, but neither will I try to alter myself by anticipating their responses.
When I make my feelings secret, the one I hurt first & most is me. For how can I see clearly while hiding certain aspects of myself? Remaining as true as possible to myself each day builds my self-esteem & lets me feel right with myself.

06-09-2006, 02:59 PM	#1
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,175	Honesty Honesty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I commit myself to being honest with myself & others today. I deserve honesty as my way of life today & every day. In the past I did not feel safe enough to tell things as they were or even to see things as they were. This deprived me of closeness with myself. I needed to cover for others to protect them. I no longer need to do that. In fact, my growth is in direct proportion to how honest I am. My first responsibility is to speak up about my needs & feelings, even when I fear that doing so will affect others. I will not be oblivious to how I affect others, but neither will I try to alter myself by anticipating their responses. When I make my feelings secret, the one I hurt first & most is me. For how can I see clearly while hiding certain aspects of myself? Remaining as true as possible to myself each day builds my self-esteem & lets me feel right with myself. __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

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