{"id":9259,"date":"2018-04-30T22:30:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T02:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=9259"},"modified":"2018-04-30T22:30:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T02:30:31","slug":"national-honesty-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2018\/04\/national-honesty-day.html","title":{"rendered":"National Honesty Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is National Honesty Day<\/a>. What if we told the truth about ourselves, our lives, our feelings, our intentions, but delivered it with love, diplomacy, and compassion? I endeavor to do that each day. Sometimes I have to put my hand over my mouth to avoid delivering my truth in a way that doesn’t fit those criteria. Those who know me well, are aware that I wear a mask some of the time since I want to be perceived in a certain manner. Ready to do a come clean for y’all.<\/p>\n

I feel angry and judgemental and full of shoulds and oughts for myself and others at times. I don’t always see the world through heart shape lenses. Pacifist that I am, sometimes I still wanna shake people to wake them up. I want to stomp and storm and throw temper tantrums when I see injustice being done. I am not always sweetness and light. Sometimes even the Bliss Mistress gets the blues. I may seem like a whirlwind, but there are times when I just don’t wanna do anything and feel like a couch potato. I wish people would simply do things my way and all would be well with the world. I feel envious when people achieve the kind of success that I work hard for and then I judge myself for feeling that way.<\/span><\/p>\n

I get caught up in fear and self-doubt. There are times when my memory goes on the fritz and I\u00a0am lucky I can recall why I walked into a room, or who I was going to call. Names and faces don’t always stick with me. There are moments when I know that I have met someone but can’t always remember the context. I am afraid of losing my marbles and hope someone will retrieve them if they roll under the couch. I am terrified of being incapacitated and needing people to take care of me. That’s the control freak aspect of myself that wants to be the take charge caregiver. I fear failure. I fear success.<\/p>\n

For me, honesty is about being in integrity and accountable for what I do.<\/p>\n

In his international Best Seller\u00a0The Four Agreements<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>author\u00a0don Miguel Ruiz<\/a>\u00a0shares this life guidance.<\/p>\n

“Be Impeccable With Your Word.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speak with integrity.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Say only what you mean.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. “<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

These are values I hold dear as it relates to honesty:<\/p>\n