Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

Barbara A. Lewis

Wife, mother, religious worker, national award-winning author and educator  

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth.
2. Tell someone about your commitment.
3. Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason.
4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it.
6. Don't indulge in little white lies.
7. Watch out for silent lies.
8. When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse.
9. Talk to yourself.
10. Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

The 10 tips for being more truthful will help me stay on the path of CTR 24/7. You need to start off with a commitment to tell the truth, so you know that you promised yourself that. If you tell someone about your commitment, they can help you reach the goal you are aiming for. you need to at least try because you need to show that you are not trying to lie but sometimes it can slip out but doing it on purpose is incorrect and is not right.Before you think of a dishonest answer, remember telling the truth is always better than telling a lie. One lie will just lead to another, then you'll just be stuck in a bunch of lies. You should be careful about how you use sarcasm or irony, because one could get a bad impression and believe you're lying. If you are telling someone the truth about someone, you should tell the whole honest truth, and not sugarcoat it. You should avoid telling white lies, even if it means that feelings will be hurt.