We made it through the 10 health challenges and moving on the relationship challenges. Buckle up cause here we go!!
This week is going to challenge you to think about what you say in your relationships. Are you telling the honest truth or maybe telling white lies to make someone feel better or make yourself look better, or telling huge big fat lies because you don’t want someone to know the truth?
True authentic friendships are built on the truth. Those white lies add up and you get your story mixed up only to have someone call you out. We all know at least one person who does that. People are smart and can see those lies even if you don’t realize it.
Here’s your 3 levels of challenge this week:
Easy: Recognize when you are starting to tell a lie (big or small.). What are the circumstances? Where does this impulse come from? Does this fib help or hurt your relationship? Take a moment to acknowledge these questions and then be as truthful as possible.
Medium: Think about your relationships. Who can you be completely honest and vulnerable with? Who are your “fake friends” that you constantly tell white lies back and forth to make yourselves or each other look/feel better? Start to nuture those authentic relationships and pull away from those toxic relationships.
Hard: Tell the truth even when it hurts. It hurts sometimes to tell the truth especially when you completely screwed up. You maybe want to tell them most of what you screwed up and leave out the really screwed up parts. Being completely honest will not only help get that stuff off your chest, but also not be caught in a lie in the future.