Top Ten Reasons To Be Honest

Author: Monique Rider

The Top 10 Reasons for Being Honest

1. Honesty means being authentic. Honesty is a reflection of

yourself and your true feelings. If you want people to know who

you really are, just be honest.

2. Honesty shows courage. It takes an immense amount of courage

to say what you feel. It is difficult and takes practice and

patience.

3. Honesty shows you care. When you're honest, with yourself and

others, it shows how much you really care. When people

experience a caring attitude - it makes them stop and think.

4. Honesty creates a circle of love. Honesty sets an example

that can create more honesty. This energy translates into love

and can create an on-going circle of loving relationships.

5. Honesty shows maturity. Many times there can be hurt and pain

associated with honesty. A mature person can prepare for that

and work through it with the other person.

6. Honesty fosters a connection. Honesty can bring people

closer. It forms a bond, or connection because the two people

may be working with some very painful issues.

7. Honesty feels exhilarating. It feels great to be authentic

and say what you feel, especially when it's well received.

8. Honesty eliminates garbage. Hiding true feelings or

withholding information turns into emotional garbage. Too much

negative energy can be spent on dishonesty. Being honest

eliminates garbage and cleans out your emotional tank!

9. Honesty will attract honesty. If honesty is truly important

to you and it's practiced regularly, you will soon attract the

same type of people into your life.

10. Honesty can keep you out of trouble!! We all know how you

can dig yourself in deeper with lies and deceit. So don't even

go there!! Start with a clean slate by staying honest.

© By Monique Rider 2001

About the author:

Monique is a survivor of adversity! She believes there are

blessings in our struggles. Monique is also the owner of Trinity

Coaching Services, a company that provides personal development

coaching services. In addition, Monique is a competitive

bodybuilder, wife, mother, and published author. To learn more

about Monique and personal coaching visit:

http://home.talkcity.com/workoutpl/trinitycoachingservices/ or

email Monique at: Monique_Rider@msn.com