Radical Honesty

I just finished a book called, "Lighter" by Yung Pueblo. One of the things that he writes a lot about on his path to healing, is radical honesty. During his journey through meditation and self-healing he utilized radical honesty as one of the three main pillars leading him to inner peace.

As a child you are taught to be polite and if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all. Well, that is a good lesson for little kids who often have no filters, however, remaining so filtered as we grow into adulthood is a bumpier path.

As I have said in other posts I have been a self-proclaimed, "people pleaser". Trying to keep the peace and not ruffle feathers seems sort of counter intuitive to radical honesty, but is it really?

Radical honesty is more about digging deep, staying true to your intuition and formulating thoughtful and direct responses so you can communicate your thoughts and feelings.

For me this will probably always be a work in progress, but I have confidence with practice and patience it will come more naturally. All self-work is an ongoing process.

There were many times in my life that I felt like I was in the wrong place or with the wrong people. I have come to realize that it's not that I was in the wrong place or with the wrong people, I just did not have the tools or belief that I should speak up and potentially stick out.

Learning to be radically honest allows us to just show up as our true selves. No filters, or watered-down details, just your authentic self. It's okay to be the square peg in a round hole.

In a world full of people trying to, "say the right thing" or even tell non-truths it was refreshing to read about radical honesty. A lighter way to live.