Honesty

 Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson

Honesty

 To live a life of honesty and integrity is the responsibility of every decent person. Noam Chomsky

You can not live life on life's terms, if you lie about what is going on in the world. 

Honesty

 It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. Victor Hugo

Unfortunately, for most it is easy to keep silent in the face of lies. In the case of abusers, they will make your life more difficult immediately, should you call them on their lies.

Honesty

 Lets tell the truth to people. When people ask 'How are you?' Have the nerve sometimes to answer truthfully. Maya Angelou 

I have a lot of answers to how are you? Fine, good, fair to middlin', that don't actually mean anything. They are just rote answers. When I first got sober, I was taught that fine meant, Fucked-up, insecure, neurotic and emotional. And I was! I got a kick out of saying I was fine, when that was the case. 

Honesty

 "Brutal, inner honesty... the three scariest words on the planet, and yet, at the same time, the very KEY that unlocks all the doors." Ken Dahl

The KEY is willingness. Whether ,it is taking a fearless and thorough moral inventory or any other actions in your life. Are you willing?

Honesty

 Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Walter Anderson

If you cannot identify your problems, you can not fix them. Accept your faults. Change your actions.

Honesty

 "It is difficult to be honest with others when you continue to lie to yourself." Carlos Wallace

I knew a guy that liked to say, "I take an increasingly gentle inventory." Sounds like a recipe for self delusion. A fearless and thorough moral inventory is the way to go.

Honesty

 Truth never damages a cause that is just. Mahatma Ghandi

Honesty

 Before you lie to another, you must first lie to yourself. Naval Ravikant 

Honesty

 When you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth. Khaled Hosseini

Often lying by omission is harmless. However, in the mists of a pandemic, it can be deadly.  Be honest about your exposure or possible symptoms to the virus. Anything less is a lie. It can be a deadly lie. People have a right to know. If you are not sure, quarantine. Be part of the solution, not the problem. Also, wear a mask, and stay wicked far apart. 

Honesty

 We must be honest with-ourselves about what we want and take risks rather than lie to ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone. Roy T Bennet 

Honesty

To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice. Confucius 

 Honesty

When you are dishonest with yourself, you are disconnected from reality. You're going to make poor decisions. You're going to drop out of the moment and going to be less happy and you're going to be wrong.  Naval Ravikant