To Thine Own Word Be True

Thanksgiving is next week and Christmas in a month....this is the time of year where friends and family come together and the stress of boundaryless relationships happen!  This week's challenge is to preempt such needless stress by the simple (and practice driven) task of being true to your word.  What does this mean?  It means not having to say you are sorry for saying something you didn't mean. It means not having to feel bad for talking behind someone's back.  It means being intentional with the words that come out of your mouth.  It means the dialogue in your thoughts and speech are true to what is in your heart.  Does this mean you will always be accepted or "nice"....NO, but it does mean that you are kind and honest.  It does mean that you are true to your beliefs and adhere to the Golden Rule.  Think it's easy...you'd be wrong, but with practice it does become habit and in that it becomes easy.  So, for this week before Thanksgiving, practice your honest, boundaryfull, true to your word approach to all of your relationships as it will make these Holidays (and your every day life) much simpler ones!!!!