“You can’t lie to your soul.”

― Irvine Welsh

I came across this on the way to something else and it stuck with me.  

The other day, I shared some thoughts on the need for self-honesty and how that improves self-awareness while raising up one’s self-love. A revelation that was fitting in a number of ways. Especially considering the level of self-deceit I have been engaged in pretty much throughout my life. 

Since I have chosen to enjoin a campaign to address and amend as many of these instances as possible, both then and now, there comes with it a truly healing sense of peace and serenity. Profound gratitude for being guided to this self-confrontation. A moment that touched my very soul. 

“Intending to” is something that can be easily dismissed. Opening up the case for lying to yourself. Over and over. Taking the easy way out.  Adopting a “that’s good enough for me” stance. 

Being intentional, now that is a whole different tack.

That requires truth bound by personal investment in all forms; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. In signing this pact, with yourself and others, you consent to honesty in all its forms. Trust is reborn.  Passion kindled.  You know to your very soul,  what you can be, where it will take you and who it is you are. 

And now, for once, there can be no deceit in that.  

Just the honest truth.