The Ten Tips For Being More Truthful: Barbara A. Lewis

The Ten Tips For Being More Truthful

Barbara A. Lewis

• Make a commitment to tell the truth. 
• Tell someone about your commitment. 
• Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason. 
• Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony. 
• Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it 
• Don't indulge in little white lies. 
• Watch out for silent lies. 
• When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse. 
• Talk to yourself. 
• Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

Reflection: These ten tips benefit me because they teach me what truthfulness should look like. These ten tips show you how to not only be truthful to others but as well to yourself. These ten tips are like steps to being an honest person they show you how to be accountable for yourself. Tip 1&2 say to make a commitment and to tell someone about it this is how you are making yourself responsible for your truthfulness. Being an honest person comes with its rewards,  by being honest you can or will be able to develop new friendships or grow on current friendships you are in. You will be rewarded by your honest work and how you responsible you are. A honest person can be superior just by being honest but as well as having other qualities you will be rewarded by higher positions at work, school, etc. These ten tips show you how to be a well brought up person you try not to lie as much as another person would and you will always find yourself trying to tell the truth, you try to minimize the amount of little white lies you create and if you do tell a lie you apologize and tell the truth showing how responsible you are as a person and how honest you are not only to others but as well as to yourself.

Spring Break

Spring Break 

Over the spring break I did not do a lot. The Friday when we got out of school I left to Bakersfield for camping it was fun because we got to go to the river as well as the lake. I t was really really cold and the and the day we got there it was raining. Due to it being super cold we did not get into the river or lake. Luckily we had a couple of gloves and a couple of balls and a bat to play with, we also went on bike rides on a trail along the river to the lake. After that we went to Sequoia  National Park on Sunday, we spent Saturday at the river. I have been to that park before but this time due to the rain there was snow and lots of it. After spending a couple of hours up there we came back home. That weekend was fun. After the weekend I did not do much on Monday I had pitching practice for softball and after that I just came home and slept. The rest of the week I mostly spend my time at home with my boyfriend and his little brother coming over we watched movies and had lots of fun together. It was good just to spend time with each other. Thursday I came to school because I had practice and then went to Starbucks and In-n-Out with a couple of girls from the team. Friday, Saturday and Sunday I mostly just did the same thing just spend time with my boyfriend watched movies went to target, and went to a party as well. On Easter Sunday I went to Cabrillo Beach it was super cold, but fun because we got to go see the tide pools. It was an adventure but it was worth the view at the end.