Principle+5+-+Obey+Your+Instincts

"We filter our private conversations, making public only what we assume will be heard, will not upset people, will get us what we want, and so forth."

I keep telling myself that I'm going to put a sign on my wall that says, "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" Afraid of what? No contract. No money. No respect. Being thought a fool.

But then I have to counter it with the lack of action. Will you be doing what is best for kids? Will you be able to look at yourself in the mirror? Will you be living a moral and ethical life? I need to be able to answer "yes" to all the questions in this paragraph, and that makes the decisions easy (or easier). Just do the right thing.

I found the idea of a "PRIVATE THOUGHTS" AND "PUBLIC THOUGHTS" split log interesting. However, I don't know that I am quite ready for that fierce of a conversation yet. There are still a lot of private thoughts that I want to keep private in terms of relationships and work - but I'm working on it.