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Heyyyyyyy,
I'll refer to you as Royalty. Why? It takes one to identify one.
If you read Wonder Notes 1, 2, and 3 and you're now on 4, I love you. I appreciate you if this is your first or second read. This love will blossom. Thank you very much.
Reflective questions: Do you like being lied to? What about folks who are always honest? Do you like having them around?
Don't skip this, let's talk about it
Lies! The word refreshes old memories. I've had "good reasons" to lie, but I don't like being lied to. There are certain lies that you don't want to hear, they sound so unnecessary. I believe they are labelled cheap lies.
Truth! I've heard that there's a distinction between brutal honesty and honesty. For today, I'd leave the brutality to the MVPs. Although, I'm not sure I always liked honest individuals. They made me cringe at times because the truth doesn't always sound so unique.
Either lie or truth, you and I know which we subscribe to. A weekly bundle of lies, truth, or an unlimited bundle of both. However, lies do more damage than we consider. Lies offer me a safety net and I cling to it until I slowly fall victim and I can't share the minutest details without a pinch of lies. As the seed of lies becomes too comfy within me, the chain follows:
Lie to a mean person to save me>>> Lie to a kind person because they won't know>>> Lie to myself because it's the approach I'm accustomed to.
Truth, on the other hand, is more valuable than we give it credit for. When you desire to believe the truth, the lies won't let you go. You want to believe that the storm on your path is only temporary but the seed of lies continues to sprout, with statements like "it's what will drown you."
So, how do you let the truth triumph? Practice!
Lying and I were 5 and 5.5, not 5 and 6. Leemao!
Ahh! Lies had me in a chokehold. When I wasn't lying, I exaggerated. But I needed to believe the truth about my life and my future, so I had to make a decision. I started practising telling the truth even if it meant being perceived as boring or elderly.
I started small and continue to be mindful. It's a technique I'm constantly working on improving, with no pinch of lies and no savagery.
Between you and me, I can say this much, it's worth it.
Speak about memories and I can recall days when I told the truth and was punished. It took evolving and continual self-reflection for me to realize I was being punished or whipped for my wrongs. But I interpreted it as being scolded for telling the truth.
There are no thin lines between lies and truth. If there were, both teams would have rubbed off on each other. The distance is enormous. And you constantly have the will to pick a side in every conversation and situation.
P.S: Truth works softly in you, seeping in and nurturing peace, then going further and stamping you with freedom. The more you exhale truth, you continually inhale a breath of fresh air.
Shalom Shalom!
You can join me-
Affirmation:
I do not cherish lies or lying.
I grow in truth and reflect it to others.
Currently:
I'm reading 7 Ways to Renew Your Mind On The Youversion app. The plan echoes Romans 12: 2 as its focus is for you, Dear reader, to embrace change in your mind and experience a transformed life.
http://bible.com/r/50r
Cultivating Gratitude,
Tobiloba wonders.
I pledge to always tell the truth by Gods grace