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Do We Need a Holiday Like Tell the Truth Day?

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July 7th was Tell the Truth Day ~ a holiday for something we should do every day.

The problem with this as I see it: We as a society have accepted this way of being, and at the same time bash liars and label them as “bad people”.

Are all liars bad people? No. I can name multiple circumstances where good people lie. I’ll name several in the episode, and give a few examples. I think this is important to understand, because I’d like to see more compassion and less self-righteousness in the world.

But, there’s a much bigger, more important issue at stake ~ how this relates to relationships, which is something I’m passionate about.

Even small lies break down your relationship. It’s a hindrance to your emotional intimacy with your partner, and is a sign of a deeper issue either within you or your relationship dynamic. If you want a close, loving, nurturing connection with your partner, and this describes your situation, it’ll behoove you to explore what’s going on under the surface.

Plus, lying violates the trust you have with that person. This is compounded for the occasional big lie or chronic small lying.

Finally, there’s the lies we tell ourselves. These are the worst, because we have direct control over it. Typically, it’s when we don’t want to face a hard truth. For example, seeing the writing on the wall, but clean it up as if it’s nothing ~ when we talk ourselves into believing what we want it to mean instead of observing objectively.

Bottom Line: If you feel like lying to somebody, or your partner is lying to you, or you’re lying to yourself, that’s a sign of something being off in your relationship. When you’re around the right people – people who always support you and have your back, you won’t feel a desire to lie.

Let’s make truth our new way of being.

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