Veritas means "truth" in Latin. A few years ago I was inspired to make the "truth" a central aspect of my life. I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't lie to ANYONE about ANYTHING. Initially I found myself being evasive whenever I didn't want to answer someone truthfully but that didn't leave me feeling very good about myself either. In those situations when I was genuinely concerned about hurting some ones' feelings with my response I learned to accentuate the positive BEFORE expressing myself with absolute honesty. This personal policy has made my life so much less complicated and less stressful. Most importantly, I feel 100% better about myself.
One of my daily intentions is to "Seek and Express Truth" in all of my actions and interactions. This in turn has forced me to excise nearly all of the negative influences/aspects/persons from my life. I had hoped that all of the persons in my life would reciprocate by giving me the truth whenever it applied to me and not simply whenever it was "convenient" for them. Some people fail to realize that no matter what you do the truth will surface eventually. It's better to deal with things head on and out in the open...this of course is how you build trust in a relationship. The Truth is strong and immediate...Trust is fragile and slowly earned. If you predicate trust on evasions, lies, or half-truths it will eventually be lost. The greater the deception the longer or less likely it will be to repair/rebuild that relationship. Unfortunately some relationships will not survive but doing the right thing is rarely, if ever, easy. You'll feel better about yourself as a result.
I encourage you to be truthful in all your affairs and relationships. Much Health, Love & Happiness....A
Read more about the story that led Adam to the truthful life of integrity he leads today: Help Free Adam.
One of my daily intentions is to "Seek and Express Truth" in all of my actions and interactions. This in turn has forced me to excise nearly all of the negative influences/aspects/persons from my life. I had hoped that all of the persons in my life would reciprocate by giving me the truth whenever it applied to me and not simply whenever it was "convenient" for them. Some people fail to realize that no matter what you do the truth will surface eventually. It's better to deal with things head on and out in the open...this of course is how you build trust in a relationship. The Truth is strong and immediate...Trust is fragile and slowly earned. If you predicate trust on evasions, lies, or half-truths it will eventually be lost. The greater the deception the longer or less likely it will be to repair/rebuild that relationship. Unfortunately some relationships will not survive but doing the right thing is rarely, if ever, easy. You'll feel better about yourself as a result.
I encourage you to be truthful in all your affairs and relationships. Much Health, Love & Happiness....A
Read more about the story that led Adam to the truthful life of integrity he leads today: Help Free Adam.
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