Honesty is the best policy

I promised a meaningful blog post this week and here it is.

This morning I took a few minutes before a meeting so I wasn't just not working to check out Thought Catalog. Some times they post the most ridiculous things but every once in a while  I find a post I fall in love with. Today I found 3. So I'm sharing them all on different forms of social media. If you're my Facebook friend you're lucky and can read that article. Check out my Tweet here.

But, this post isn't about those two articles, it's about its own. The article I ran across is called Let's Start Being Honest About What We Want. I love the point it makes here. Why are people so dishonest about things? I firmly believe in telling the truth, for multiple reasons. 1) I'm a horrible lier. 2) You have to tell more lies and then you just have to tell more lies. 3) Your lies stop making sense and then it just doesn't work.

I don't know why people think they need to lie. I just get angry thinking about it. I really, really do. I realize this article is mostly about relationships and I think a lot of people have trouble being honest with what they want. I know I do sometimes. I mean isn't it easier to ignore what you're feeling than create an awkward situation by talking about how you feel? Well, we're not little kids anymore, put on your big girl/boy panties and chat about it.

But, I'm not sure I actually read this article as being about relationships with people as much as about being a relationship with myself and the big Man upstairs. Why not be honest about what you want and actually work towards it. I believe the hardest person to be honest with is yourself. It's easy to fall into the 'norms' and just live life that way. I've been trying really hard to be honest with myself and fix the things I think I'm doing wrong. And be better at doing things I think are right. I know it sounds silly and not like a lot of work, but it has been for me. Which is weird to say out loud and I'm okay with it.

I'm ready to make 2013 about being honest with myself. And everyone else in my life. Here's to a life full of happiness and honesty. LET'S GO!