Lessons learned...

The last week has found me in various situations where I have been honest to a fault, relieved, offended, worried, saddened and downright unsure of what to do or say. I never knew I would learn so much out of college. This being said I am sure of these things; one has to stand up for what they believe in if they want to be able to look at themselves in the mirror when the day is done, the right thing to do isn’t always the easiest, people often can’t handle the truth so sometimes it is better left unsaid.
All things considered if one can be honest to a fault can one also be too right or faithful or educated? I would say yes…
Telling the truth doesn’t always set you free.
Knowing the right thing to do doesn’t mean people will do it.
Having too much faith in another person always leads to disappointment. I have learned you can only trust the God that is in people.
You can’t rely on others to be happy; it is something you must find within yourself.
It is better to have no company than bad company.
No one person will ever think entirely the way you do. But another person may feel they are the only one who feels that way, just like you.
Telling people the way I feel this week and being honest with them was a huge relief to finally let it all out. I don’t have to pretend nothing is wrong or act as if I am okay with things that I am entirely not. But I also learned that I need to correct and express myself out of love rather than with the “fist.” I should wait to tell people things when I am no longer angry, if I should tell them at all. Though being honest seemed like it was the best thing to do at one point, it relieved me of some anxieties but it hurt others, pushed them away and in one case mended a relationship.
I guess the true challenge here is deciding what is worth being honest about. If it affects your daily life in a negative way and slices through your own set of established morals like a knife, I think it is. I can only treat others the way I want to be treated and hope they will do the same. Family is family and should be treated so. But one must stand for what they believe or they will fall for anything.