We’d all like to think we’re honest to some degree. We’d all like to think we wear our hearts on our sleeves – at least I do anyway… You’ve often heard the phrase ‘practice what you preach’, I prefer ‘say what you mean and mean what you say.’ Far too often we make empty promises and leave people with broken dreams because our yes is in fact not our yes. When things don’t go our way, or we have a misunderstanding with someone, we immediately have the desire to get even with them, in some form or another. Well, most of the time anyway. Why is it that when people disappoint us that we react or respond so negatively towards them, yet when we are the one’s that disappoint, we feel angry and shunned by the person we have just disappointed? Sometimes we even take offense at the thought that we are charged with an accusation of disappointing others. It seems most humans can be quite two-faced when it comes to integrity and honesty, but what can be done about this phenomenon? My solution is simple: If we all just take responsibility to live our lives with honesty, integrity and let our yes be yes and our no be no, then the world would become a better place.
Can you relate to me on this matter or am I flying solo on this thought train? Please do leave your thoughts and comments below, I’m itching to hear your thoughts!