Honest Lies and Shaded Truth
Rebecca and I were talking this morning about an article she had read recently about how many people use the guise of honesty to deliver hateful and hurtful messages to others. Rebecca went on to say something that is today’s ”T4D …Â
Many people hide their vicious attacks behind the guise of “just being honest”.  Don’t be one of those people, and don’t allow yourself to be a victim to those that do. ~ Rebecca Weisler
Make it a great weekend!!
 KirkÂ
January 9th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
That reminds of something called the Collabortive Way. Lloyd Fickett developed the CW practice which includes speaking straight and being for each other. You should be open and honest in your communication but also understand that your words have an impact.
That goes great with the T4D because you can use honesty and impact as a litmus test to your conversation. Be clear, be honest, and think about how your words will impact the other person. Sweet!
January 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Kirk,
Enjoyed the T4D today. To keep myself in check regarding honesty, I often refer to 1 Corinthians 13. You will find in this well known passage regarding love that honesty is counterbalanced by things like patience, kindness, not inflated, not self-seeking, not rude, etc.
Honesty is an important component of love but it does not exist in isolation.
Thanks goes to you (and Rebecca) for the reminder.
January 10th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Hi Kirk,
Rebecca’s comment made me think of a couple of quotes I refer to frequently (just to keep myself honest). I’m not sure where I got them (it might have even been the T4D), but I think they’re worth seeing again…and again…and again.
“People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.” — Peter F. Drucker
“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.” — Robert Brault
Keep up the good work.
Ron
January 11th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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