The truth will set you free!

Ever heard that before? If you have you probably recognize it from a scripture. And the words have more than just one way to be applied to your life!

For me those words have been words to live by, not only  in the Biblical sense, but also in everyday life and concerning anyone in my life. From always telling the truth in a relationship and being honest about my feelings, to saying "yes" when asked if your butt looks big in those pants! Ask me, because I will tell you the truth!

I am the one to come to if you want an honest opinion. If you feel like others are trying not to hurt your feelings and you have a feeling they are sugar coating something, ask me, you'll get the truth from me.

I have learned that by sugar coating stuff, you only hurt the person by not being honest. That goes for absolutely everything and anything. Yes the truth hurts but like I stated at the beginning, it will set you free too!

In one day, there are many ways to adopt this new value. Not just to people you see throughout a day but mostly to yourself. Like any values that one might have, it's not just something you wake up one morning and say " I think I'll ware truthfulness today!"

No, it is something that you have to practice and learn. The more you put this value into affect, the more it will just become a way of being for you. It will be natural for you to be truthful. When you so master it, you and others will see such a difference!

Being truthful with yourself is most important. This honesty will keep you in check and keep you real and genuine.

As a depressed person, we tell ourselves lies all the time. We even believe the lies that others tell us. Most of the time we are in denial of how bad our "lows" really are, or how much help we really need. Yet if we learned how to be truthful to ourselves, seeking proper help and realizing our weakness and our strengths, we can find true recovery!

Tell yourself the truth. No more lies, no more excuses...just the truth.

Don't ever be ashamed of how you feel or what you think. The moment you have to re-think how you feel or what your first thought was, it is no longer your true feeling or thoughts.

Say what you mean how you mean it, don't even change the words. Say the first words that came to your mind and blurt it out. Words are what we use to communicate, so use them, even if they are blunt! Don't be sorry for how you feel or how what you say might offend someone else.

Don't be truthful when you are in the middle of an argument or when someone else is attacking you. Only be truthful when it comes to your feeling. You have every right to feel however you want, your feelings are yours not anyone else's'. 

In a heated argument, we tend to say things that are only true at that moment, we after it's said and done it's not how we truly feel. It's like when kids are fighting over a toy or something and they will say stuff like " Well you're not my friend anymore", or " I hate you", it's only true for that moment that they are mad, but it's not how they really feel when the situation is normal!

Thought for the day:

Make truth be your top value because if the truth sets you free, then lies and dishonesty have you wrapped in a straight jacket!

Always

Dr. Nobody