Being True To Myself....

Many of us at one time or another have gone through the (Being real ... Being Honest) ordeal. We live in the prison of our own minds by pretending to be someone we are not.

We lie to make others think we are someone that we know we are not. Therefore, we lie to hide the true of who we truly are.

I'm going to ask you to do something for me. As you read what has been written, I ask that instead of saying we and us; I want to to go back to the beginning and read in the first person. That is,  as you read say I ...

Some things need to be understood. Especially, when it comes to hope and integrity.

• We must understand that Hope is a desire accompanied by expectation.
• We should always choose Principal over Profits.
• We should understand with clarity that Secrecy is Trumped by Honesty.
• We should understand that those we love should be more cared for than the show of ownership.
• We should understand that our word should be more of a resource to be tended to than a commodity. to be sold. (Never Compromise your word).
• We should put those that we love in front of our selfish desires, wants and needs.

We should also understand that:

Life isn't meant to be easy, it's meant to be lived... Sometimes HAPPY :) 0r sometimes SAD :( however, with every... up and down you encounter, you will learn lessons that will make you stronger.

As life goes on we start to learn more and more about responsibility. And we should realize that the things we do, affect the people around us. That being said, we should always take the time to apologize to those whom we’ve hurt, based on our words and actions! Being True To Myself will aid me when an apology is in order.

 Both loyalty and integrity are admirable  traits to have in friendships and relationships. Integrity is the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards.

Your integrity is not limited to what you want others to see in public. Integrity also what you do behind closed doors when no one is watching.

Do not be misled; bad company corrupts good character. It always has and it always will.

Please read the poem below!!!

"Myself"

by Edgar A. Guest

I have to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know,
I want to be able as days go by,
To look at myself straight in the eye.
I don't want to stand with the setting sun
And hate myself for the things I've done.

I don't want to hide on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,
And fool myself as I come and go
Into thinking that nobody else will know
What kind of man I really am;
I don't want to dress myself in sham.

I want to go with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men's respect
And in this struggle for fame and pelf
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
That I am a bluster and empty show.

I cannot hide myself from me;
I can see what others can never see;
I know what others can never know,
I cannot fool myself, and so

Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.


~ ...I welcome your thoughts ... ~