NHL openers today…
Nothing more is needed to be said, I have the NHL Center Ice package on DirecTV and you may not see me for awhile…
UPDATE
Found a picture of a friend who likes hockey too!! Mullets rule!
Blessing or curse? Can we handle brutal honesty? We say we want to be honest with each other, but do we really? The truth hurts sometimes, but wouldn't you rather have the truth and trust you will always get the truth?
"The truth shall set you free"
I wondered this morning on my way to work what we are being set free from? Has this ever been said to you and you simply respond "amen to that!" but never really think about where the lack of truth binds you?
I have thoughts, data running through my head with nowhere to go because I shouldn't worry about them at all. They run around and around stirring up stress, more thoughts… If I can rely that all I know are the truths, then these thoughts would erode into nothing in my head, as I wouldn't spend time thinking of what so and so meant when they said what they said. Or if somebody is having a problem with my behavior and wondering if they are just keeping it inside to prevent a short argument…
I love all sorts of honesty, it is such a rare quality because people keep their cards so close to them and never show you a piece of their hand.. How many times has somebody asked you how you are doing and you simply respond, good, or things are going well.. But inside you feel terrible about something going on, or you are still upset the "person" in the SUV with coffee and cell phones in hand and earpiece in cut you off on the way to work.. Those are simple truths.
The kid in the snack-shop here at work is the poster child for honesty. Here's our conversation today as I grabbed a Dew…
"What's up man?"
"Argghhh, its going to be a long day…"
"Late night?"
"No, early morning.. was at Cantebury until 4:30 this morning… got home, slept for 45 minutes and came to work."
"Oh, playing poker?"
"yep, should've left at 2, but I stayed too long."
"That's too bad.. well good luck with things today, hope it gets better…"
"Thanks, later…"
Now that was awesome… There were no lies in that conversation… He told me how it was, and I thank him for that.
For me, my thought today of truth is that it sets me free from my mind wandering away, it impedes my trust…
Related quote from Gloria Steinem, a woman's rights journalist/activist…
"The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off"
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