Truth Tellers

"The best part of telling the truth is you

don't have to remember when you lied."

Mark Twain

At an early age we learn  truth is a very important aspect of life. As young children, we often blab the truth to those who have no business knowing family intimacies.  We eventually learn with our creativity, truth can be dressed up or down empowering us.  Our imaginations can stray far from any resemblance of truth.

As teens, we learn telling the truth gets us in trouble, so making up fabrications becomes a skill.  The ability to lie stretches across homework, who we hang with, where we go and what time we really got home.  As we learn a bit more about integrity, truth telling once again becomes an honorable gesture. We hold our lovely selves accountable and prevent unnecessary harm towards others.

As I am a highly sensitive person who has always studied facial gestures and body language, I found my self disappointed by so many adults who choose to lie even about the smallest things.  I am a memory keeper and can recall original conversations which often do not match current stories.  No judgment here, but I do admit it I challenged my kids and it drove them crazy. Admittedly, hiding behind a lie seems easier in the moment, but then in the long run it can create hurtful scenarios which could have been avoided.

Damage To Vessel

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm 

to the vessel in which it is stored 

than to anything on which 

it is poured." 

Mark Twain

Anger creates disharmony in our body, minds, and spirits.  When repressed, it is like an acid spreading through us. We cannot prevent ourselves from feeling angry, but we definitely can make healthy decisions for releasing it.  

When our anger is unattended,  it is capable of distorting bodily functions (dis-ease),  discoloring our thoughts (distress), and repressing our spirits (depression).  The longer we allow anger to gain momentum, the more difficult it will be to restore ourselves.  

If we monitor ourselves, instantly feeling anger inside, we can choose to address it.  We can decide to not take something personal; we can use our voice in response honoring both ourselves and the speaker; or we can privately write out every aspect in our journals.  A trusted friend may help us to understand what triggered our reaction.  The reaction may have very little to do with the speaker, but be quite significant in our emotional makeup.  Simply uncover the emotion hidden beneath the anger ... disregarded; violated; or disrespected.  An opportunity for a lesson to be learned.