Sublime

Your honesty. Others may not want to hear it, but you have the courage not to please others, should you please.

when you go into a ruthless-truth situation expecting to control the outcomes and other peoples’ behaviour — an impossible obligation — it makes total sense to panic.

When you refuse to accept an uncomfortable truth, you’re choosing to accept an uncomfortable future.

Spiritual Practice Doesn’t Begin Until the Beatings Stop. I’m suggesting that you stop the beatings. Many spiritual teachers suggest that hatred is not the answer. They say things about love, forgiveness, generosity and gratitude. They hardly talk about beating people and hating people and this sort of thing. They say, “Now, folks, this is the

My advice to anyone with addictive behaviours is to begin telling the truth. If you are not ready to drop the behaviour, then choose it openly. Tell your spouse or friends what you are doing; keep it in the daylight. At the very least, do not compound your inner shame by lying. Better you should look “bad” in the eyes of others than to sink further