honesty

Don__ try to please others at the expense of your values and your integrity. At the end of the day, you want to like yourself when you look in a mirror.

Understand your driving force, whether you're operating out of fear or love. When we operate in fear, we tend to hold back and not get the most from life. When we operate in love, we open new avenues and experience life more abundantly.

You'd be teary, too, yes you would be," he said, "if a girl and her bed had crashed into your head.

So by keeping her word, Frieda B. made amends. And the two who'd been strangers became best of friends.

A true friend does not make you win by making you the winner to the detriment of the true winner. He makes sure that you become a loser, not because he likes the way you fail, but to enlighten you on how it feels to be treated that way and to demonstrate that love and respect are not exclusive.

You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better.

A yogi is much more disciplined in his speech. Yogic tradition has it that speech must pass before three barriers prior to being uttered aloud. These barriers come in the form of three questions: Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? (112-113)

You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.

Three of the ten principles governing the City of Joy are (a) tell the truth, (b) stop waiting to be rescued, and (c) give away what you want the most.

Be a gift, a light, a blessing as far as the eye can see to answer a call as well as a genuine, compassionate heart can reach.

We have come to a point in time where using common sense, speaking factual truths and asking honest questions have been deemed radical behavior. While in turn, manipulation, thoughtlessness and dishonesty is often rewarded and rules the day.

Lead with honesty, total integrity, compassion, patience and tolerance _ toward yourself!

Despite your best efforts, not everyone wants to be helped. Make a difference where you can and be at peace with the rest.

When we take into consideration the needs of both ourselves and others, we communicate honestly, compassionately and effectively.

Outrage is easy, cheap, and oversold. The nation needs less anger and more thoughtful reflection, less shouting and more listening, less dissembling and more honesty.

Never give up and never give in. The truth always finds a way to be told.

No one is perfect. We all need a Savior. The more honest we become about our flaws, the more we'll reach out for the grace and love of Jesus.

Pop stars AREN'T cool. Cheating on your husband or your wife isn't cool. Having no modesty with your body and no self-respect is NOT cool. It doesn't matter how pretty someone's voice is, or if they SAY they are Christian, God calls us to modesty and faithfulness, so we need to be careful to not idolize anyone that goes way off of what God wants.