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spiritual reality, or the body of real things, events, and facts. </font></blockquote><blockquote Align=Left><font COLOR="#000066">Honesty - Adherence to the facts; implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way;</font></blockquote><h4><font COLOR="#000066"><b>Comparisons</b></font><b></b></h4><blockquote><font COLOR="#000066">Caring and insightful vs. Rigorous and disciplined <br>Whole brain, holistic vs. Left brain, linear <br>Skillful vs. Blunt </font></blockquote><h4><font COLOR="#000066"><b>Example</b></font><b></b></h4><p><font COLOR="#000066">Regina expressed her truth, when she said, &quot;I'm feeling upset about&nbsp; our relationship right now. You seem to be blaming me for our financial&nbsp; problems. Is that what you intend?&quot; George was being honest when he said, &quot;I'm feeling angry and I'm thinking about giving up on our relationship because I believe you are blaming me for our financial problems.&quot;</font></p><p><font COLOR="#000066"><b>Key Point</b></font><b></b></p><p><font COLOR="#000066">Being truthful is stronger than being honest, because it requires&nbsp; that I get beyond what I'm presently thinking to that which I Know, and&nbsp; skillfully present that which I know.</font></p><p><font COLOR="#000066"><b>Benefits</b></font><b></b></p><p><font COLOR="#000066">Your relationships with both others and yourself will benefit&nbsp; greatly by getting this distinction.</font></p><p><font COLOR="#000066">Related distinctions</font></p><blockquote><font COLOR="#000066">tactful vs. blunt <br>unconditionally constructive vs. critical</font> </blockquote><p Align=Right><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="-1"><i>This piece was originally submitted by Marty Crouch, Coach, who can be reached at marty@weboncall.net, or visited on the web. The original source is: Coach U.</i></font><i></i></p></td></tr></table></td><td Colspan=2></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Height=100></td><td Colspan=5 Align=Center Valign=Middle Width=500><!-- Start of Picture (Picture203) --><img ID="Picture203" Height=100 Width=500 Src="./Belle008.jpg" Border=0></td><td></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Colspan=7 Height=13></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Colspan=2></td><td Colspan=2 Width=450><!-- Start of Text (Text201) --><p><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">Other Truthfulness Stories and Articles:</font></p><ul><li Style="color: #000066"><a Href="./belle_truth_top_10.html"></a><a Href="./belle_truth_top_10.html"><font COLOR="#000066">Top 10 Reasons to Keep Your Word/Tell the Truth</font></a> </li><li Style="color: #000066"><a Href="./belle_touching_stories.html"><font COLOR="#000066">Rebecca's Afterthought</font></a></li><li Style="color: #000066"><a Href="./belle_emperor_s_seed.html"><font COLOR="#000066">The Emperor's Seed</font></a><a Href="./belle_emperor_s_seed.html"></a></ul></td><td Colspan=3></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=661 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=50 Height=6><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=50 Height=1 Border=0></td><td Width=611><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=611 Height=1 Border=0></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td></td><td Width=611><!-- Start of Text (Text193) --><p Align=Center><font COLOR="#000066"></font><a Href="./touching_stories.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">True Life Stories</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./presidential_trivia.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Activities</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./recognizing_character.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Recognizing Character</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif"><br></font><a Href="./giving_suggestions.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Giving Suggestions</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./quotes.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Quotes</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./historical_refs.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Historical References</font></a></p></td></tr></table><!-- End of the Body for this Page --></body></html>