[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]I have a friend who doesn’t tell the truth.
I don’t call her a liar, (although that’s what you’d call a person who doesn’t tell the truth) because she doesn’t know she’s lying. To her, she’s telling the truth as she understands things in the moment. It’s not until things go wrong that she realizes she chose to ignore the red flags and warning signs.
After the guy she was head over heels in love with, broke her heart, then she clearly saw the red flags. Post-breakup she told me parts of his story she’d previously left out- his relationship history, the vices he indulged in, his behavior when he got angry.
In the beginning, I was happy for her, I encouraged her to pursue her relationship with him based on what she’d told me, because I believed she was painting a complete and accurate picture of him. When I asked her why she’d left out the ‘bad’ when sharing the ‘good’, she said she thought she was telling the full story. The truth is, she wanted so badly for him to be ‘the one’ that she chose to ignore the things that later eroded their relationship. She lied to herself for so long that she believed it as truth.
Tell yourself the truth, first. The more you lie, the less trustworthy you become.
Ever seen the Youtube challenge tag called, “Two Truths, One Lie”? One person states 3 things and another person guesses which two are true and which is the lie. That’s cute for a harmless video, but it’s detrimental in life. It’s bad enough to lie to other people, but it’s truly damaging to lie to yourself. If you can’t trust you, no one else will either. Tell yourself the truth, your word is all you have.
A lie is anything that erodes a person’s ability to trust you.
Tell the truth no matter how ugly, hard, or how much you wish it were different. Then you can start the work of making the ugly truth, prettier.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 5px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_card animation=”flip-from-left” center_vertically=”true” front_style=”border-width: 8px 8px 8px 8px; border-style: solid; border-color: hsla(112, 52%, 8%, 0.58); color: #ffffff; background-color: hsl(146, 70%, 53%);” front_icon=”money” front_icon_size=”36px” front_icon_color=”hsl(204, 90%, 5%)” front_title=”LIE” front_text=””I don’t have the money to ___ because I don’t earn enough money.” ” back_style=”border-width: 8px 8px 8px 8px; border-style: solid; border-color: hsl(283, 38%, 10%); color: #ffffff; background-color: hsl(232, 39%, 53%);” back_title=”Truth” back_text=”I spend too much money on wants and don’t save for needs.” back_button_enabled=”false” padding=”10% 10% 10% 10%”][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_card animation=”flip-from-left” center_vertically=”true” front_style=”border-width: 8px 8px 8px 8px; border-style: solid; border-color: hsl(33, 95%, 37%); color: #ffffff; background-color: hsl(35, 93%, 53%);” front_icon=”clock-o” front_icon_size=”36px” front_icon_color=”hsl(204, 77%, 4%)” front_title=”LIE” front_text=””I don’t have time to work on my goals, to learn a new skill, or to read.”” back_style=”border-width: 8px 8px 8px 8px; border-style: solid; border-color: hsl(130, 33%, 18%); color: #ffffff; background-color: hsl(232, 39%, 53%);” back_title=”TRUTH” back_text=”I don’t prioritize, plan, or act. I am lazy and I welcome excuses.” back_button_enabled=”false” padding=”10% 10% 10% 10%”][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_card animation=”flip-from-left” center_vertically=”true” front_style=”border-width: 8px 8px 8px 8px; border-style: solid; border-color: #2772a4; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3498db;” front_icon=”user-times” front_icon_size=”36px” front_icon_color=”hsl(204, 90%, 4%)” front_title=”LIE” front_text=””I can’t start my own business, go back to school, or change careers. I’m too ___.”” back_style=”border-width: 8px 8px 8px 8px; border-style: solid; border-color: hsl(283, 79%, 5%); color: #ffffff; background-color: hsl(232, 39%, 53%);” back_title=”TRUTH” back_text=”I am scared. I am afraid to fail.” back_button_enabled=”false” padding=”10% 10% 10% 10%”][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]