Why Lie to Ourselves?
<p>If there were anyone you could be honest with, you’d think it would be you. But how open are you with yourself? Do you always tell yourself the truth, or do you sometimes skirt it?</p>
<p>What you say and do in life molds you into who you are, including lying and being honest. Which would you rather have shape your life?</p>
<p>Let’s look at some of our lies and how we can benefit from honesty.</p>
<h2><strong>How we lie to ourselves</strong></h2>
<p>I don’t know about you, but I sometimes deny the truth and deceive myself. When I was younger, it was even worse. Sometimes, I used self-deception to hide, trying to be something I was not, covering my insecurities and flaws. I also lived in denial, simply another way to say I was lying to myself.</p>
<p>But what about those little lies? Do they count? Absolutely!</p>
<p>Regardless of what you have read, there is no such thing as a little white lie. It is still a lie. And there is no such thing as a fib. It is still a lie! <strong>A lie is a lie is a lie, yet it can go by many names.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>“Every lie is a poison; </strong>there are <strong>no</strong> harmless lies.</p>
<p><strong>Only the truth is safe.</strong> Only the truth gives me consolation — it is the one unbreakable diamond.”</p>
<p>Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910)</p>
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<p>Most of us lie to ourselves far more often than we realize. Rather than call it a lie, we cover it over by using words and phrases such as:</p>
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