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Being who you are with complete honesty will attract success Being your real self is a deliberate choice "Everyone has his unique way of stating the Truth as he sees it, and that uniqueness is important, because there will be only certain people you and I will touch in this lifetime, and for those encounters, honesty will be the container of all the gifts we will give and receive." These wise words of Hugh Prather usher in the focus of this week's article – truth and honesty. In our world of status symbols, air brushed photographs and silicon implants, being real, true and honest, has regrettably become a matter of making a deliberate choice. Our concepts of what we should feel every day, what we should look like, who we should be friends with, where we should live and what vehicle we should drive, have been conditioned into our minds by the media. When adverts tell you 'this is the way you should be' they imply that this is the way you are not - and not being that way is not being successful. Much of what we see and hear through the media remind us that we are not up to standard. None of us remain uninfluenced by these messages, and we strive to be that media-more. Along the way we lose touch with the truth of who we are. Early in my growth path I remember watching a very charismatic and attractive person at a function. She seemed unbothered by what others thought of her, and said it how it was. As I observed how positively people responded to her, I had the realisation that you become a powerful person to the degree that you reveal your real self. At the time I labelled some of my attributes as 'bad', for instance being impulsive. Therefore I tried to get my spontaneous responses under strict control, bottling up all impulsive behaviours. However, after this new insight into honesty and power, I started to embrace my impulsiveness. I decided to express things as I felt them. I decided to celebrate my impulsive self. Slowly the real me began to be revealed. You can only be who you are. Trying to match up to everyone else's version of you is betraying yourself. Being honest with yourself and others will lead to true success and, being honest will enable you to touch those 'certain people' that Prather refers to with your own unique brand of magic. Honesty IS the container of the gifts we will give and receive, so open yourself to receive – be yourself at all costs. Here's a fun look at the power of truth, author unknown: GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats. 2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair. 3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. 5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food. 6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time. 8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. 10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap. © Catherine M Glennie |
