Exercising Honesty
Trust and honesty is so rare
in our world nowadays all around
but we must start at home
with ourselves to get off the ground
We need to be absolutely true
check ourselves to see it real
nothing must be held back at all
make sure we are the real deal
This is a very good exercise
for if honesty can’t be found
in ourselves we can’t ask others
to show the honesty sound
So be sure you are fully true
no matter what the outcome
at least we’ll sleep sound
know our honest line is plumb
(‘Being entirely honest with thyself is a good exercise’ - Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist) (1856-1939)
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