As I sit here finishing up a video for my vlog the word sincerity came to mind. I am no philosopher or professor but I find that word worthy of sharing in this early morning.
It is one thing to assume a definition but it is better to be accurate. Online I found several meanings, most repeating the same things. Sincerity is defined as the quality of being free from pretense,deceit and hypocrisy. Not sure about you but I love that definition. When we wrestle with people’s pretense and hypocrisy we can now have a word for it; insincere. Although I would love to say I was always a sincere person, I would be lying. My life has had its share of pretending, and deceit, most of which I committed against myself. There have been many years where I told myself I was good, things did not bother me; I even convince myself I was so strong I did not need people. Looking back, it was a life of misery. Writing this reveals how much I have changed! My freedom from pretense allows me to tell on my self at the cost of being judged and criticized by others. There is nothing more peaceful than being you and being it well. People have influence on you but you have the final decision to be what we call “real” or fake in your life. It was exhausting for me to be hide my flaws, dislikes for stupid things and the fact that some days I wanted to quit. When those around you make you think it is not safe to open up and be vulnerable you really believe it. Before you recognize it you are becoming a suspicious and guarded person. If you operate in fear and judgment then you can not build healthy relationships, have a healthy view of yourself, or even move forward.
Taking deep breaths I exhale with relief knowing that the old days of living a life that had me bound has past. Today I am loving and living FREEDOM!! It is not important what others assume about me as long as I stay true to me and honest with others.
Again the definition of sincere is defined as the quality of being free from pretense, deceit and hypocrisy. The question I have for you is this…do you believe you life a sincere life before yourself and others?
Leave me your thoughts, I would love to know your story.
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