Tag: deception
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My Kingdom for an Honest Man!
I have developed a tremendous appreciation for honest men. Not honesty wielded as a weapon or as a shield but more like a cup of clear water for a thirsty woman. Relationships are the best place to see honesty in action—and the different interpretations of honesty and the different rationales for deception. Abuse is never…
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The Irony of Truth
Someone recently accused me of lying about something, and the true irony was that, of all the people involved, I was the only one who wasn’t lying. That accusation actually hurt my feelings—a lot—because I’d insisted on honesty and openness from the very beginning and thought I’d established a fine history of truth and trust…
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Dodging Lightning: Karma, Healing, and Addictions
One of my friends who is heavily into astrology tells me that for much of the year thus far and for the next few months, we are dealing with three strong influences in the cosmic weather—a conjunction or near-conjunction of the True Node (karma), Chiron (healing/wounds), and Neptune (addictions/idealism/deception). I’ve been watching this play out…