Honesty in life

The world is full of challenges - Uncertainty is a part of life and it can’t be avoided. The best way to deal with it is to learn techniques that help you live with it, without the accompanying worry. 

Against all challenges and odds, and as well in times of troubles the good and beautiful things are all to often in front of us - we can see them, we can feel, we can hear them - we can perceive the good and beauty by our senses. But what I learned, more through crises than from good times, that the best and most beautiful things in our world are often not seen or heard, but felt deep, very deep in our hearts.

Honesty and trust are the cornerstones of life. They are the most essential ingredients and the foundational principles that holds all relationships. But I firmly believe - as I learned it for myself - not only relations. An important is as well that you are honest to yourself and that you trust yourself.

Being honest with yourself requires self-awareness and even courage. It can sometimes be challenging to make contact with your truth, and even harder to take action based on that truth. And to be honest - it can be a little threatening as well. It’s possible to live a whole life without realizing that you aren’t being honest with yourself  - and I think a lot of people do so -That’s because most people aren’t in touch with their emotions - or they don't want to be in touch because they are afraid to do so.

My suggestion to be honest to yourself

1. Accept that you are vulnerable

There is nothing more courageous than allowing yourself to be vulnerable and be willing to experience and step into your pain so that you can face your fears head on.

2. Think about and reflect on you actions and decisions

Taking time out each day to mirror yourself - and that can not only help you be honest with yourself, but can make you feel more fulfilled and grateful. 

3. Improve or start self-awareness

Self awareness is one of the rarest of human commodities. When you become aware of your own - reflecting on your past - watching at the here and now - understanding your patterns how you handle, react, prepare, etc on something – when you know why you are the way you are – you can finally begin to be honest with yourself.

4. Picture your future

As said thinking and reflecting on the past, the present is the basement but dreaming of your ideal future can often provide more clarity on what you really want. When you are old and sitting on a park bench at a lake, what will be your biggest regret in life? What will give you the most fulfillment? When you frame your life this way, you begin to see what really matters to you.

Closing Thoughts

Remember, think about you present and future - even when memories pinch your heart. Because the pain of all your experience is what makes you the person you are now. And without your experience---you are an empty page, a blank notebook, a missing lyric. What makes you brave is your willingness to live through your terrible life and hold your head up high the next day. So don't live life in fear. Because you are stronger now, after all the crap has happened, than you ever were back before it started.

In this Context

In this context or better regarding honesty in partnerships, and relation one or two readers might be interested to read this article - Aspects of a balanced and good relationship  even as this article is written in German - it is good to know that almost each browser provide great translation services.