The only difference
between people in the North and people in the South
is that down here,
at least people are honest about being racist.
--a black woman
Posts from This Journal by “honesty” Tag
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QotD: Defining Success
What is success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of…
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QotD: Listening to the Silence
To know what a person says, we must hear what remains unsaid. If we cannot hear silence, we do not know how to listen. ~ Mark C. Taylor, “Hearing…
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QotD: Types of Criticism
The worst criticism seeks to have the last word and leave the rest of us in silence; the best opens up an exchange that need never end. --Critic…
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Rumi for today
Come, come, whoever you are. Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if…
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"I feel like" is obfuscation and wimpiness, try "I think" instead
NY TIMES OPINION PIECE: MOLLY WORTHEN SAYS STOP SAYING “I FEEL LIKE”…
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The Four Agreements
BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.…