You could say my new years resolution came a little late this year. Well, I don't know what else to call it, but I set a deal with myself a couple of months ago to try and challenge myself.
I think a weak area of my personality is my lack of honesty. Not that I lie- I hate liars- but I think we all avoid the truth from time to time.
We're brought up being taught to be honest. We're also told not to offend others and ALWAYS be considerate of other's feelings. So which of the two takes priority? Because, the way I see it, these two quite often clash.
I believe we become more caught up in protecting others from getting hurt, that the truth takes the back seat and consideration rides shot gun.
So my challenge to myself was to be completely and utterly honest. This doesn't mean telling someone if I don't like them or outright offending people, but, just to put myself and my thoughts out there a little more.
And you know what? It's really liberating. I have never been happier. It's been a hard challenge. At times I've felt sick in the stomach before making phone calls, having heavy conversations- but, I feel the people around me are getting to know me better- and I am knowing myself. When we lie/avoid the truth with others, I think we often lie to ourselves. Agree?
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