Being funny is about as deep and truthful as I can be.
It is the only truthful promise I can make and although she is distressed she returns to thank me for giving her clarity.
And, again, to be truthful, I should say these things can be positive or negative.
To be truthful, I don't believe you can actually teach this to children.
The truth is paramount and I can be most truthful about myself.
I must be truthful to myself, confident in my intent, and I can only be truthful to the moment.
A mysterious but truthful answer is that while I can gear myself up to do a novel, letters, real-life communications, are too much for me.
I have weekly therapy, a monthly psychiatrist, an emotional support dog (granted, my dog needs an emotional support dog too), antidepressants, two mentors, a daily gratitude list, and, despite my best efforts to avoid humans, a number of close friends with whom I can be truthful.
So that's the most important thing for me — to, at least in the beginning, have a conversation so that I can get a truthful understanding what it is the candidate wants to do, what it is he thinks he's really good at, and equally what he's not good at, and then some stories around what he's done.
So I think "Can I be truthful and still be loved?" is the paradox we all live with, both in the therapy room and in our personal relationships.
