HONESTY
“Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.”
~ Thomas Jefferson ~
It is impossible to have a spiritual program without being honest. It is impossible to be recovering from addiction without being honest. A crucial aspect of sobriety is honesty.
When I was using, I was dishonest. I stopped other people from getting to know me. Part of my loneliness and isolation was caused by my dishonesty. The unmanageability that nearly destroyed my life grew in dishonesty.
Today I need to be honest—rigorously honest—even in the small things. I can no longer exist to please others; I need to please myself. I need to love myself by being honest.
God of wisdom, let me find truth in the honesty of my own life.
© 2008 Leo Booth
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