tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106297038004004543.post848236396727469270..comments2022-12-30T00:25:04.369-08:00Comments on The Phoenix Philes: Confessions of a LiarPhoenix LeFaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13831260471980921751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106297038004004543.post-3137117527113140542011-03-15T15:33:00.801-07:002011-03-15T15:33:00.801-07:00Indeed Bernadette! I think that not saying the wo...Indeed Bernadette! I think that not saying the words, or speaking up, is as much of a lie as saying false words. It has been a challenge of mine on a personal level to speak up even when difficult. I'm getting a lot better at it, but it can be really hard.Phoenix LeFaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831260471980921751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106297038004004543.post-1486502580398914112011-03-15T12:30:17.545-07:002011-03-15T12:30:17.545-07:00Thanks for sharing this.
Sometimes I don't ev...Thanks for sharing this.<br /><br />Sometimes I don't even have to say anything to lie. Just the fact that we don't speak up for what we know or believe can be a lie. When we just go along with something, or stand by and watch people do things we know are harmful to others or to our environment, just because we don't want to be judged or ridiculed, we are living a lie. <br /><br />I take my word very seriously, because I know there is magic in the word, yet the silent lies that I do not speak are the ones that haunt me most. Fear itself is a lie - fear of standing up for an unpopular truth, fear of speaking out in the face of persecution or censure. It is all one big lie. <br /><br />So we seek "safe" places where we can be our true selves among friends - where truth is welcome and we don't feel like we have to lie. Perhaps we can gain enough strength in those safe places to be able to go out into the wider world and speak truth.Bernadettehttp://celticmysteryschool.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106297038004004543.post-88971736988855301992011-03-14T15:42:28.382-07:002011-03-14T15:42:28.382-07:00Dude. Ditto. I have tried to stop lying because ...Dude. Ditto. I have tried to stop lying because I get caught up trying to maintain this web of little white lies. Why lie in the first place? Same thing - to smooth things over, prevent unnecessary consternation, etc. Lying, like in your case with the phone call, is also an easy way out when it comes to avoiding the somewhat embarrassing "well why didn't you do it?" "because I forgot" discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com