Honesty: is an honourable calling which indicates that you will not lie, steal or deceive your closest family members, friends, position in life, profession or yourself of course: Being known to have an honest disposition helps make you trusted and worthy. Here are five ways you can practice honesty in your everyday life: Are you truly honest? Are you totally honest? Have you never told a lie, or taken something you shouldn’t? A handful of sugars from a coffee shop, more napkins than you need? Told someone you didn’t know about an appointment, when you had forgotten? So, there you are, to be totally and scrupulously honest is almost impossible. Being an honest person is best applied to the more important things in Can you face up to your weaknesses? Do you suffer with being ‘holier than thou?’ Don’t be… It’s very smug and gives you an air of superiority which is daunting to others. Can you stop before you cheat or lie when you know you shouldn’t. If you feel that you cannot stop, then face up to your weakness and best stay quiet and say nothing or keep yourself busy. Are you honest to yourself? Are you really being honest with yourself? Are you cheating on a spouse or partner? Are you being honest with them? Are you truly committed to a friend or neighbour? Be honest with yourself and admit to your cheating or misdemeanours. If you are playing with the life of someone else, especially someone who appears to trust you – It is better to be as honest with them as you are with yourself. Admit to your failings: Admitting to your failings is very difficult, we often don’t know what our failing are. But this is where to can speak to someone who you feel is honest and trustworthy and ask them to be totally up-front with you, as this is the only way you are going to find out… Did your honest friend tell you that you often fib, and that you have been known to promise to keep secrets then gone out blabbing to everyone. Well, thank goodness for someone who is honest. How do you feel about thoughtful lies? It’s not always easy knowing the hard-truth, the honest facts, therefore, white-lies are often the best policy, especially if someone is afraid, or nervous. Many people like to be hit-hard with the stark truth, whilst others need to learn the facts slowly, which enables them to cope with the truth when it finally comes, hence, white-lies can help someone who is worried or fearful gradually come to terms with the truth… No, your scar hardly shows, don’t worry all will be well, you will easily cope, I am sure it will all work out fine… All white-lies of course, but thoughtful lies that help someone eventually accept the truth. Remember, there are times in everyone’s life when its very unkind and thoughtless to ‘tell the truth’. When someone asks for your opinion on their appearance for example, is it suitable to be totally honest and say they look awful? Sometimes it can be life-shattering to someone to be told the hard-facts about a person they love, so it may be better to say you don’t know anything – or tell a white-lie, rather than tell them the blatant truth immediately. So, if in doubt as to what to do, say nothing at all.
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