"How long has it been since your last confession?"
"Umm....one million years...."
I grew up Catholic and attended Catholic schools. I have great respect for Catholicism though I no longer practice that type of faith. That is not the point of this blog. And yet...this type of upbringing helped to shape me into who I am today. I have been cursed (blessed?) with the world's biggest conscience. But what does that really mean? I often immediately confess my wrongdoings to someone (note: I sometimes am confessing to someone who is a friend and not actually to the person I have wronged). Which leads me to honesty. What does honesty even look like? I can certainly tell you what dishonesty is. After much thought and consideration, I would define honesty as being true to yourself. To intuitively know what is right or wrong. Honesty means living an authentic life. Honesty (like love) cannot exist with another human being until you've mastered these things within yourself and for yourself. Honesty means to honor yourself as well as others. It's expressing wonderful things such as love or hurtful news such as heartbreak. Honestly in relationships is vital yet often overlooked. To live an authentic life, a person must learn to distinguish the truth from the justifications which can be easily created in the mind. Honesty can be and in my opinion is a gift should we choose to embrace it. The point is that truth will always set you free.
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