Honesty Starts With You

My philosophy on love and life      Honesty Starts With You       I believe for anyone to love or even like another You must first enjoy your own company and like yourself The first woman in your life to show you love, is your mother This lady will teach you kindness and love for others       Those lucky ones that had a good childhood This is just a given and is very easily understood Be honest and kind to others as best you can Although there are times, you may have to take a stand       Don't look for faults in others and in their ways Live and let live is what I always say Why do some go out of their way to verbally run people down They have problems with their self at least that's what I have always found     To sum it all up Be honest and kind each and every day Don't worry about what others have to say Stay honest and true all your life through If others can't be, then find someone new Let the chips fall where they may If there going to fall on you, just get out of the way     If one can not be honest and true to yourself How can you be honest and true to anyone else You can run from many things your entire life through But you can't run from you     Honesty Starts With You !!   By Ray Hamilton Better known as { Not a poet and I know it! } © Copyright 11 / 2008 All rights Reserved   Please visit me at The Poet's Nest

Reviews

[emz]

Hey there sorry aint been around for a while had some stuff going on..... love this Ray... its so so true another fine write from my friend xxxxx

[Fran Marie]

Words of wisdom,Ray, to be sure it all starts within ourselves

you express so very well in this piece~ very nicely done indeed!

Fran

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"To sum it all up
Be honest and kind each and every day
Don't worry about what others have to say
Stay honest and true all your life through
If others can't be, then find someone new
Let the chips fall where they may
If there going to fall on you, just get out of the way"

Yes, in total agreement, here! Your words are a gentle, yet firm, reminder of what we all should practice more in our daily lives.

Great write! Thank you for sharing this!

[Samuel Dickens]

That's some good advice, Ray. I especially like what you say about loving yourself. If you love yourself, others will see it and be more likely to love you too.

[Donna DeLong Matthews a..]

Ray you have left me a total loss of words
You just said it all.
The foundation for friends
Lovers
Everything in life must be
based on honesty and you
are so right if you can be honest
with yourself you sure can not be
with others.

This is so awesome and really touches
on the family crisis I had to deal with tonight
Its almost like you were a guardian angel
sitting on my soulder tonight for this is pretty
much what was discussed... Ur So Special
my Dear Friend
Hugs
D

[darkgurl]

This is so freaking true, I agree with you, Very well said and very well written. Honesty is always the best policy......Kim