honesty is not so simple a value
as is first assumed
it calls for effort
for honesty is a moving target
part and parcel of a life-based system
rooted in growth
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one cannot say
oh this is how i feel right now
and claim honesty
or believe that by stating
i am an honest person
that it is so
there must be also
some awareness of the field around oneself
affected by the capacities
we are choosing to unfold
or not
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by becoming aware of one's own values
those active in the very choices
one is making
we are granted
an integrity within ourselves
it is from this
it seems to me
actual honesty
arises
-----
the value of honesty
is in its unmistakable inspiration
the breath of fresh air
graced us
by the moment of courage
to face ourselves
as we are
with neither judgment
nor the comforts of our addictions
it offers us
a journey forth
blazing new pathways for ourselves
which prove
simultaneously ancient in time
broken branches and toxic slurries
are a reflection of no matter
for honesty is nothing more
than an intention
to walk in the wilderness
of whoever we are
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