Recently, or yet again – when after a period of listening to a person sharing with me on a matter says; “now to be truly honest with you …” and continues talking … don’t know about you, but my mind reels a bit when hearing this “all-too-common-conversational-conjunction” …
Yet, while I may wonder . . . “Have they not been honest/truthful up to this point in our conversation?”
My “take” is, they are moving to deeper levels of honest-openness, transparency and possible vulnerability – they’re not shifting from lies to truth … as not only are they speaking to me in a fuller-form, they are also speaking to themselves (in my presence) with greater self-integrity …
I'm hearing words and heart . . .
I’ve been chewing over the following “terms” in considering what I and others may be doing in our communication and interactions with others . . .
Honesty is telling others the truth
Integrity is telling myself the truth
In Transparency – I tell you about my life
Through Vulnerability – I let you into my life
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