The Truth about Honesty
There is a great deal of truth to navigate throughout our lives, with many complexities and depths. Different beliefs and purpose is what makes being a person within the matrix of humanity interesting, but this doesn’t come without its challenges. Sometimes, external factors can impact the way we feel about presenting our most authentic self, so it’s important to touch base with what honesty looks like for you and learn to remove negativities that drive sincerity away from your viewpoint.
Firstly, it’s undeniable that maintaining any form of dishonesty feels stressful for most people. If we consider a timeless example of telling what seems like a small lie to conceal embarrassment – it becomes an active risk situation. While the moment may pass and never be referred to again, it also has the potential to evolve into a narrative that becomes volatile and difficult to control. Even if we are untruthful to avoid causing discomfort for others in a fleeting moment, one could argue that appeasing another person through dishonesty is abandoning truth in yourself – and if this is repeated and culminated, you could be drawn closer to people and circumstances that you don’t truly align with you at your moral core.
Humans can be sensitive creatures, and centuries of developing social etiquette has seen many rules of engagement become rigid and influential when it comes to courtesy and interpersonal stance. Even today, people struggle to convey and accept opposing perspectives – causing collective rifts among family and peer groups with individuals taught to deeply fear alienation. This is all well and good for the people within those networks that comfortably align with the shared beliefs and ideologies of the crowd, but those that find themselves on the contrasting side of the discussion can be marked detrimentally.
The truth is that honesty has no permanent resting state. It is constantly subject to endless variables and motivated by values – hence morality is a far truer judge of your emotional reaction to a circumstance, and that is what essentially can become an independent compass to guide you to your best version of self. Checking in frequently with your own outlooks and evaluating your surroundings for alignment is a crucial step to managing your wellbeing. Further to that is learning how to confidently steer away from people and settings that have fallen outside the lines of your personal value system that no longer serve you, whilst remaining altruistic to opportunity.
No one is saying that choosing yourself is going to be the easiest way forward. Compromising on your authenticity sometimes may seem like the path of least resistance. However, living by any means other than your own empowerment will have long term consequences – so start stepping into your light today. Destiny awaits.