What If We All Told The Truth?
Hi friends, Marvin here.
Let’s embark on a little thought experiment.
What if we all told the truth? Radical Honesty for everyone…
IMAGINE A WORLD OF FULL-ON HONESTY
Feelings would get hurt. People would be sad. And angry. Relationships would end. People would be fired from work. Or quit. Marriages would be divorced. Friendships would split. There would be conflicts left and right. There would be jealousy and existential fear. Some people might think we are crazy. Some might not like us. Some might call us names. Our parents might disown us. Family gatherings would blow up. The chips would fall where they may…
… and we would not be in control.
Let’s look at the current world.
THE STATUS QUO, TODAY
People are hurt. And sad. And angry. Relationships do end. People are fired from work. Some quit. More than half of all marriages are divorced. Friends stop talking to each other. There are wars and conflicts left and right. There are jealousy and existential fear. People think we are crazy. Some people really can’t stand us. Some call us names. Children are disowned by their parents. Family gatherings blow up and people leave without talking to each other…
… and we are not in control.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Three things…
1. LESS TIME IS WASTED
Honesty is a magnifying glass. We bring out what’s already there. This has one advantage in my opinion: we waste less time avoiding the obvious. Telling the truth about anger does not make you angrier, it simply states the facts. Lying about anger does not make you less angry, it simply keeps it under the surface. And there, it festers, grows. Like cancer.
Better get it out sooner than later. Life is short and time is valuable.
2. REAL CONTACT IS MADE
Telling the truth means showing up how you actually are. You connect based on truth. The True Self is not a concept. It’s sharing what is actually true for you, right now. And that may lead you to just where you need to be, with just the right people who have a chance of loving the real you.
Group from our 8-Day Intensive Workshop in the Czech Republic
3. ALIVENESS COMES BACK
Honesty, which means saying what is true for you, tickles feelings awake. Verbalizing your truth activates a range of physical sensations. Some are more pleasant than others. Some are short and sweet. Others last a bit longer. At the end of the day, they are all just physical sensations.
In Radical Honesty, we sometimes say:
Life is just sensational when life is just sensational.
Marvin’s 8-Day Intensive Workshop group in the Czech Republic
FINAL THOUGHTS
Life is bigger than all of us. We are never as much in control as we think. Shit happens, whether we tell the truth or not. The shit that happens from telling the truth is, on average, juicier and can be gotten over. There will be hurt, and pain. And there will be joy and pleasure.
Honesty is gaining faith in something larger than yourself. Can you meet us there?
by Radical Honesty Trainer, Marvin Schulz
Watch this video created by our friend Tom van der Linden at Like Stories of Old about what the world could look like if we all told the truth:
Marvin Schulz started his Radical Honesty journey a decade ago and learned directly from Dr. Brad Blanton. He is now a Senior Certified Trainer, co-founder of the Radical Honesty Institute, and helps train the next generation of trainers.
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