Published by Bob on 09 Sep 2008
Is All The World Really A “Stage” — For Dishonesty?
Is it my imagination or does every movie and television show seem to have dishonesty — hiding all or part of the truth — or just a big lie — at the heart of every story?
It’s always about people being afraid to tell the truth or say what they believe is their personal truth.
Then the story unfolds and we see all the problems and unexpected consequences that always come as the result of hiding from the truth — or hiding the truth!
Okay, if we’re constantly bombarded with these never ending morality plays — which clearly show us the folly of dishonesty — how come the world is so full of pain and suffering?
Pain and suffering usually caused by people being dishonest with other people!
I’ve always maintained that it takes only a 1% shift in your attitudes, opinions and beliefs to create a substantial change in your life.
That also applies to personal honesty and integrity.
The kind of “spin” we too often give to things — which seem harmless at the time. Imagine if you were to apply the same “true or false” standard that you hold yourself to on the big stuff — to the little stuff.
This is where the 1% change comes in and makes a big difference.
What if you were to catch yourself in the small “harmless” spin on the truth that you don’t even think about — because it’s a habit?
How many unintended consequences do you keep facing — as new and unexpected problems and challenges — that could be avoided — with a 1% change in how you deal with your day-to-day situations? How you deal with your unconscious habit of slighty coloring the truth…
It’s a tuff thing to even consider — that you may be putting a spin on things as automatically as taking your next breath of air.
We all do it.
It’s what makes life such a challenge — and I’m sorry to say — so predictable.
