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Jan 12, 2010 8:31 AM CST Today's thought.......
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
I have one request: may I never use my reason against truth.
--Elie Wiesel

Honesty with ourselves is a great asset in every situation we confront. The skill to look reality square in the face and call it what it is takes us a good distance toward coping with it. However, many of us also have the skill to spin or rationalize our actions so that we don't have to face something unpleasant. That skill provides us with excuses and evasions but it is the greatest betrayal of our selves. When we use our brain to cleverly cover the truth of our actions, we often believe our own lies, and then we're incapable of rectifying them.

Just as dishonesty builds and grows on itself, so does honesty. We cannot one day decide to be honest and change in a flash because we don't see all of our self-deceit yet. But we can make the decision to be as honest as we know how. Then we will soon be surprised by how much is revealed to us as the fog of our self-deceit lifts and our honesty builds upon itself.

Today I will strive to see reality as it is and not shape it to suit my ego's desires.
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Jan 12, 2010 8:35 AM CST Today's thought.......
kiwi69
kiwi69kiwi69Auckland, New Zealand4 Threads 262 Posts
Todays thought will be Americas yesterday, 3;38 am kiwi time tomorrow
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Jan 12, 2010 8:57 AM CST Today's thought.......
Sundown40
Sundown40Sundown40Houston, Missouri USA4 Threads 1,418 Posts
WOW...as always P...awesome! wine This is a tough one for me as your post is right...i deceive myself into thinking what is honestly the truth is so far from it...i've hidden it behind my own agenda. So the hardest part is letting others know that i have deceived so i can move forward (or backward) as the case may seem. handshake

Again...thank you for posting words of wisdom. I always enjoy these thoughts...and GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!! Fingers crossed for you. yay cheers
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