Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

Barbara A. Lewis

Wife, mother, religious worker, national award-winning author and educator  

The Ten Tips

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

Treat yourself when you tell the truth.   

the ten tips can benifit you in being a better person in your daily life. a few examples about using the ten tips are

                  

                                    School Break Days 
during the week i really didnt do anything i just baby sat my sisters while my mom was at work and did chores the basic things. i watched a little bit of t.v. i was watching 13 reasons why and friends. both pretty good shows. but on the weekend i went to tijuana anmd from there i went to rosarito to the beach and it was really fun i bought some candy it was delicious but the water from the beach was freezing cold. and after that i went to my aunts house in loma toba and it was super fun cause i was using the motor cycle. after that the next day in the afternoon i went home it was 4 hours in the car. i got a head ache. but after i went home and my mom ordered pizza and it was delicious and we bought a cake cause it was my dads birthday.