Do You Want To Be Honest or Do You Want To Be Strategic?

[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Two things define you, your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything

[@jacquelinebeason1360]

Well said 🙂😮

[@AXharoth]

and everything else lol

[@Xlife018]

There is also a third, your comment when it's copy pasted. Edit: Sorry, but I couldn't help it.

[@ari3lz3pp]

I don't think that's everything...but it's a beautiful jumping off point for sure. ✌️ I can see where your core can be defined this way.

[@CurbyPlunkett]

Ooo NM, m Mi......... m . M Ll50 'z

[@NjokiEthe]

Honesty for connections. Strategy for office/ social politics and other social games.

[@TaeruhsMG]

I had taken a break from Teal's videos. Now that I came back I'm happy to realize that the timing for her topics is still scarily on point and I'm not complaining.

[@TheErika711]

Teal the man you mention is exactly me - I'm floored - thank you for this talk you've given again a home run

[@ashleighhennessy]

I have a critical point - I lived in line with my truths, which meant following my passion for music, but unfortunately this ended up in me living in poverty, with not enough food, healthcare or sleep, no hot water etc. Instead, now i live strategically, and i left and went to Uni to get a career which will support me enough to have the food, healthcare, hot water and sleep that i need to be happy. And i am so much happier, even tho i am not living as authentically, i am living strategically and I am so much happier. Just a thought, love your videos! X

[@TealSwanOfficial]

Incase You'd Rather Read About It Instead: tealswan.com/resources/articles/honesty-strategy/

[@andrewgertvanzyl4865]

For someone who tried to commit suicide because my "strategic orientation " caught up with me, I can testify that you have hit it on the nail! Thanks Teal. I now know being truthful comes with a short term pain for a long term gain. Being strategic has the opposite effect.

[@pawan21981]

Very true. In face when u r honest u have no pain at all may b a consequence cause u would choose it you will b aware of it.when you use strategy u put others in lot of pain

[@alex-ander-13]

"Short term pain for a long term gain" - such a great reminder.

[@leffanahsays]

Teal never misses a beat with the timing of her videos and my life situations. The universe brought me to this channel. I'm done being brutally honest, they are threatening my life for telling the truth. I have to consciously move a certain way.

[@cm-yu6gu]

Yep Sucks, I will we could all just drop our guard, cut the crap and be honest. But sometimes it gets you nowhere

[@stereodyke]

Yup. Sometimes it gets u dumped

[@torriepenney936]

A lot of people don't want to do all areas of their life from a genuine place. Variable consequences create clashes about You..the kind of person you are( ranges of limits/ risk). Black and white concepts may seem to apply...but we find it's not so in the events of "living". Who a person is isnt easy to understand when they keep a lot about their life unknown. It's sad that people think u ll have a general gist about then..or vice versa...but they/ u for some reasons don't desire to know much, limit seeing another's growth. We have time, ought to be w people who have growth aims. At the same time they aren't quitting on people they ve grown with, have had life experiences together. Each makes their own life, but in doing so has made trusts..interdependence that builds them and you. Aligning about how life "should or could be"...takes assessing..how each is finding the processes. Good and bad..u can't avoid. During the less easy times, u see how u or another can persist or lean back. Hard to predict how life will go buy in keeping w Good goals( self care, means, relating) its key to not become overly self focussed, controlling. Outer events can change ur life..u didn't cause that. Inner events can change the person...they decide something new that doesn't align w the current trusts. It's not clear cut but caring should mean not Halting good growth in another. We struggle w changes, hoping we won't have to let go and "trust". Group and individual values in motion ..u assess the degree of fit, ur resilience and adjust boundaries. Ur life, another's life, shared efforts ( work, family, friends)...is good we show support, but not to our detriment.

[@cm-yu6gu]

@@torriepenney936 I loved what you wrote. And I love what you said about inner events Inner events change our life indeed, we are not just the circumstances thrust upon us. We are how we choose to integrate and respond to them too. Our inner process is huge in determining the course we choose to take

[@betsymonroe8288]

@@stereodyke is good to be dumped by someone who isn’t good honest and real. You’ll get way better 🙏

[@EVERETTOVERTON]

Be honest about being strategic. Ensure your strategy is beneficial to both you and others. Forecast endings at the beginning. Prepare others for that end also. Great work as always, TS.

[@EVERETTOVERTON]

@@peppersanches412 Having a strategy is imperative to thrive in life, not just for yourself but for the rest of the species. We’re all connected. If it wasn’t for the strategies of social media innovation, you wouldn’t have the privilege of listening to Teal pretty much on demand as you do now. You can do both simultaneously without deceit.

[@Moonsun-academy]

Great reply

[@ari3lz3pp]

This is ideal imo but also immensely difficult in certain situations. Can take a lot of strength when you feel out-numbered or similar; by people who would not be able to handle the truth. Much strategy also is based on not being 100% honest.....so there's a line of are you still counting purposely leaving out information as being honest? Many people legitimately do believe they are still being honest by not lying but not saying anything. That's a strategy. If someone says that is dishonest then they likely would also agree that many strategy would be pointless. If you know someone doesn't want to do something helpful...so you leave out your "end game" to get them to agree to the idea...that can be dishonest. I see how some strategies could simply be steps...like a strategy to lose weight etc...that's not something where lying should be necessary. But in other ways, and in many "social strategies" as I believe Swam is talking about...it would make no sense to strategize at all if you're 100% honest.... Telling a stranger "hi I've come here because I see you come here at this time" is seen as creepy af to many people (especially females whom are easily threatened). Even if it's meant in a friendly way. Someone might omit that info....then being strategic and not honest. Or wearing certain clothing because you are hiding your fat.....or even not telling people about your personal health troubles when they ask "what's wrong?" Because you know they don't care and might see you as a drama queen if you are honest....so you say "nothing" or "it's just a thing I have going on". Etc. The most common way people do this seems to be "how are you?" While not actually caring about how someone is is dishonest...as well as "I'm fine" when you feel like you're actually barely hanging on.

[@cm-yu6gu]

@@ari3lz3pp I enjoyed reading this comment Thank you

[@ohmally34]

​@@ari3lz3pp every truth is a half truth

[@dandino999]

Wow, Teal, you are so wise for such a young woman! I always find myself agreeing with all the advice you offer. I think to myself "how can she know that, she hasn't lived long enough?" I'm probably twice your age and so have had many more years to learn life's many lessons. You definately are as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside - if you were my next door neighbour, then just one encounter with you and my heart would burst open with joy. Thanks so much for your incredible channel, your heart ❤ has truly found it's calling x

[@Makhayaafrica]

Once upon a time I took a Strengths Test at work Strategy was one of my top 4 strengths and I've used it to climb the corporate ladder. My mistake was that I also used strategy in my personal life and this video made me realize why things didn't work out positively. Thanks for shedding light on the matter

[@clairsentientrealm7203]

Same here. Thanks for sharing

[@evaangela1388]

How sweet to thank us "for the bravery that we have on stepping into awareness." Thank YOU for your wonderful work! Light & love to all of us and to this beautiful planet! ❤

[@spirulina3924]

I'm hypersensitive and your energy is SO SOOTHING because you are honest.

[@117MasterSpartan]

So thankful for your work teal. Thank you so so much for everything you do

[@kimallen3932]

And there it is one of the biggest problems we're having right now very clearly articulated I know how hard it is to live a life opposed to everything around you trying to hold on to your own truth it can cause a lot of fatigue and frustration pain I appreciate you Teal just so you know which I'm sure you do but I just want to say thank you I appreciate you

[@ephiuhravenus]

I have been contemplating this. Yet i just can't stop catastrophizing the consequences of being authentic. I did my shadow work on finding my truth and the reason why I surpressed it in the first place was revealed to me too. It was because that my truth was not accepted by the people around me, i hid it. The classic. I even made an enemy of who I was. But the part of me that is authentic, she kept the light and kept existing even though i actively tried to banish her. So years ago when I sat down to understand why my life was in misery, I got to reconnect with part of me that is authentic, the one that kept the light. But our relationship was so broken that it took me years so mend it. Now even though I understand and side with her, I still can't help but to dread to wear my truth in my sleeves again. Because I know people are once more going to try to ravage it. And I fear what happened once, me losing my truth and spiraling into deep anguish, may happen again. I know it is fear, I know perhaps it is me who is projecting the past into the present and onto people, but i still live in the same environment and with same people who caused this in the first place. So the feelings are very real, although they may or may not be the truth. But still, authenticity is where I wanna be at. I never liked thinking and planning everything that I do and even planning how should I be breathing. Concept of living inside out seems so fascinating and healing to me. I pray I survive this, I pray i summon the necessary courage and understanding to change this. I pray I find the healing to set my heart at peace. I just wanted to get this off of my chest. I have no one to speak about my healing and all this. So well, there you go strangers on the internet 😄😄

[@MarokoJin]

You might be surprised by how many people from your entourage would accept your "true self" (now they're seeing only half of it) fully, as long as you keep a good relationship with them and you're genuinely happy and whole. For the others, we need to accept that our truth isn't matching them and therefore, it's time to let go. Gains somewhere come with some losses of something else we had, it kind of balances life. If I might give an advice, you can be "aggressive" in defending your truth but keep the focus of that strength on it, not on people, keep a smooth relationship and if you see that they're drifting away, give them time to process your new self and if you see that it's not working anymore, let go, there's nothing you can do about it, accept that loss. Peace!

[@peppersanches412]

You may want to look into deliberately creating your reality, ie Law Of Attraction. It's at the base of Teal's teachings as well as others like Abraham Hicks. AH taught me how to quit worrying and hoping and start creating my reality the way I want. "Doing it vibrationally" is SO much easier than working with already-manifested matter. You're going from inside outward, not the other way. I mean, we're creating it whether we like it or not. May as well learn to do it deliberately, rather than by default.

[@ephiuhravenus]

@@MarokoJin @MarokoJin hey, thank you so much for your beautiful advice. I am not sure if they would accept my truth because of religious matter and what not, but i truly appreciate you reminding me to be kind in my dealings with people. I might have got carried away with my triggered feelings and lost sight of kindness if i wasn't made aware of it. Although i don't want people to invade my boundries, i also don't want to hurt them. You truly helped me a lot with those words. And you are right, some people are meant to be let go of, it is just life. We are just not alligning anymore. Peace to you too, internet stranger friend. May you have a very good day 😊🌷

[@ephiuhravenus]

@@peppersanches412 I have been looking into it, actually. I believe that too but healing from the distortion in my perception doesn't feel that easy sometimes and perception definetly affects one's ability to create their reality. But i believe in law of attraction and working on it to get a better handle of it. Matter in fact, it is one of the few things that keeps me away from falling into a victim mindset 😊 Thank you for taking your time and giving me your kind advice internet stranger friend 🌷🌷 Hope you have a nice day ❤️

[@EmbraceTheStruggle24]

Wow

[@sukainathawer8055]

This is so true it’s like you said about Erick’s example and I am that phase of life where I am measuring the consequences of my truth versus the strategic patterns I have been in. It’s a difficult place to be in because the stakes are high, I can only hope and pray that I reach my truth cause no matter how painful it will be being authentic matters. However just like Eric I will cause pain to everyone around me.

[@mubikarimjanovnabob8779]

Teal i can't thank you enough. DEBBIE'S situation has recently happened to me as well i saw myself in her example same story where my parents got divorced and was left for A dominant emotionally unavailable mother and had become double faced i order to earn love pleasing others starting from my own family to the man i married later and got divorced... Many thanks fkr teaching us❤❤❤

[@TheMediumChannel]

At the end of the day, when you've done shadow integration work, soul-retrieval, de-programming etc. you come to realize that honesty IS strategic. That is the way of the warrior. In this society we are programmed to be victims...victimhood breeds dishonesty as we sever the ties with Spirit and forget that everything right or wrong, good or bad in our world WE created either individually, collectively or both...with that understanding we can be honest with ourselves and take responsibility.....and formulate the best strategies....

[@user-tj5dd8lc3o]

◾ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟʏɴɴ ɢʀᴀʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴛᴄ/ᴇᴛʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴅᴇᴀs................

[@ChocolatBacon]

I get it, and recognize myself in the two examples, I also get how not being consciously strategic causes major amounts of pain around me and in me, pain that is hard to acknowledge, hard to accept, hard 𝙣𝙤𝙩 to deny. And I'm now focusing on being more authentic and aware of when I'm being strategic, it's my priority, I have trouble to accept the consequences of being strategic, and it's difficult to forgive myself for it, as I understand the pain liked to it. Being authentic has some hard consequences, but as I remember it, consequences that I always end up assuming and accepting fully.

[@carloscastanheiro2933]

You were right Teal,my life changed in April, you were right. Now I'm taking a leap of faith and moving to the beach. You inspired me to start my own channel and you have been a light in the darkness for me. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and my soul. It's time for me to use all my experience and help you and others change the world, I was hoping I didn't have to, but the choice was made by my Higher self already. It's time to fly, it's time to paint rainbows in the sky like Neo. You will always be my Trinity. Thank you so much. Much love from Portugal. PS:I'll keep you posted through my vlogs. Love you.

[@alicexfit242]

Teal Swan makes understanding the psychology of humans so much more digestible and easy to understand. Thank you Teal for continuing to create content on KZbin in helping others become more aware and guide others in their healing journey!! ❤️

[@futureatmosinc]

Teal! I love the background you are using in your videos! These colours look so wonderful and wondrous ❤

[@macattack9090]

She speaking in love and light. Girl got wisdom

[@lightwaters]

My mom brings moisturizer called teal ….I ask her why ?…….she says I heard you talking about teal lol ……..and it reminded me of you from many years ago …..Glad to see you radiant as ever

[@lapseofreason3433]

Dear Teal, you are one of the most rare women and this is why: What you say only applies for a small minority -about 3% of the population! You describe a dynamic between three jungian (from Jung) cognitive functions. A dynamic between the profoundly subconscious Introverted Intuition (Ni) in a "strategic" alliance with the objective Extraverted Thinking (Te) versus the subjectively moralistic Introverted Feeling (Fi). In that way you project yourself to other people which is a byproduct of you finding yourself. But because you probably don't know yet that aspect of yourself you also don't know were -you- end and the -other- begins. I really love your videos . I learn a lot, but I like -you- too. I would be delighted if you put more of you in your videos. It will be a journey! I said 3% because according to Myers and Briggs and their personality theory only two personality types share these functions primarily: The INTJ (Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging) and their extraverted cousin ENTJ. Their population combined is aprox the 3% of general population. You are an INTJ . The most rare personality type for a woman! You're unique! P.S. I don't know why this line appears. If you see it please ignore it!

[@MeditationSimplified]

Thank you for coming into my life. The wisdom I am receiving from you is immeasurable.

[@beckiemcnamara9565]

Thank YOU FOR being You . TEAL

[@J24606]

Never cease to amaze me. Thank you Teal. 😌

[@RebelHippyProductions]

Thank you Teal 💙

[@natashah.4228]

BOOM! Thank you Teal for describing and explaining this so strongly and clearly. My awareness as to these two life choices, and the consequences of each, has been at the forefront of my experiences of late. I can reflect back on my upbringing, and past relationship dynamics, and see where I have chosen to meet my needs using strategy instead of authentic honesty. A huge part of my learning in this lifetime is to wake up to these coping mechanisms, see how they have served me in the past, and to courageously step where I have never trodden before. My new story I choose to write for my life is one built from a foundation of Personal Truth. It is from this foundation that I intend to simultaneously acknowledge and respect both my own Personal Truth, and that of all my relations. This is what I choose, and this is what I shall practice: to live a life from the inside-out.

[@deniz547]

This couldn’t be more on time and I really needed to hear all of it. I consider this one of the most important videos of Teal.

[@CS-nb1jc]

Same

[@TheModernDating]

You can be both tho. There are times to be strategic for practical reasons.

[@sethjacobs5799]

My mind is completely blown up

[@pacarter7169]

Both honesty and yet a strategic in how you approach the situation or issue… Because every move you make is consequential to your next move, and if you are honest, then your communication will have a greater reward in the end.

[@alex-ander-13]

Thank you Teal. I really needed this one.

[@connorevans5190]

Never even considered the connection between being two faced and the benefits of strategy learnt in early childhood, thank you for opening my mind to that and I'll be more aware of that and understanding when dealing with people who I know or suspect to be two faced or not consistent in the identities they represent

[@gallevran]

Yup. The problem was exactly this...I've always been a person who operates from honesty (used to be too much, to my detriment), and my ex is from strategy. So much pain.

[@Mr.Honest247]

To me, I’m all in on authenticity. The problems you’ll experience are usually others being unable to accept hard truths but that’s merely the delusion they choose to live by to avoid pain. The consequences are usually plastic scenarios in practice that get overwhelmed and defeated by the truth!!!

[@nejczupan]

I want to be honestly strategic ... when strategy is needed

[@ElijahPerrin80]

Life is so simple with honesty.

[@connorevans5190]

The guy you spoke about as well sounded so much like me, I've struggled to maintain an identity that doesnt morph warp or shift depending on my environment and I even feel like them people are doing it to me, I use to get kicked out my dads for not agreeing with every last thing he said or did and therefore have adopted the survival method that has impaired my ability to form an authentic self, I'm happy I found this video was very necessary for me to hear

[@Alchemyst1111]

Yes, it does take bravery to listen to this. Bless you Teal for your unwavering authenticity ❤

[@spirulina3924]

I love your aesthetic and the aesthetic of your videos overall, the content and your way of talking! Thank you for doing this and thank you for your time and effort to do KZbin videos 💗💜

[@dawnd8687]

Spot on and right on time...now how to align with honesty while minimizing the damage

[@ladytomato1989]

growing up i was subconciously strategic coz that's what the society taught me, but since 26 I started being more and more honest,to myself, and happier ever since.

[@MrBoxofplastic]

As a recovering nice guy, this video and channel is so important! Thank you!

[@UnaSinghOfficial]

I literally felt my brain expanding while listening to this 🧠🦋

[@SanjesusDaGod]

This is maybe the 5th time teal has put out a video exactly when I am looking for knowledge on that topic, I thought this exact question a day before this video released

[@tomaszakarauskas7174]

Thank You Teal for all your work that you do ! 🥰

[@alisaberrak7968]

You killed it with this. Thank you!

[@noellam1889]

Why can't we be both?..Oh ok we can be either or depending on the situation with the intention of our decision being based on success. I think people that experience trauma early on turn to strategic thinking more because yeah, emotions are attached painful experiences.

[@AXharoth]

whatever you do there wil be consequences

[@maggiesmith6013]

They use empathy to form their strategy.

[@timetraveller267]

I would get into more trouble for saying the truth than for not saying anything or by lying xxxx

[@noellam1889]

@Kat the contrarian That's a valid point actually. It does get better to deal with the emotions the more you work through trama.

[@theTeslaFalcon]

You present these as antonyms. Either honest or strategic. "To thine own self be true, then it follows ... that thou canst not then be false with any man." - Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

[@sethjacobs5799]

Thank you, this helps me approach my core beliefs

[@NicholasTranscends]

✨💜✨Teal best wishes! ThankYou for your time and efforts! We appreciate your blessings!✨💜✨

[@405OKCShiningOn]

👉📑💪🧠💪💛

[@tboogieization]

Thank you for this break down. It helps me to understand my little sister better. She definitely uses strategy for everything and I'm the opposite, now I understand why we clash a lot of the time. 💯

[@janine1111]

I thought about this a lot and never knew how to go about this. Thanks Teal!

[@MrOAKIL246]

TEAL SWAN IS WONDERFUL!

[@MrOAKIL246]

SHE KNOWS HER STUFF. WISE

[@vesnawalther]

Teal dear u are amazing human being I Cannot describe u how I feel every time when I’m facing a challenge in live I just sit back I search answers in your Videos and I solve everything and I strongly believe in this truth that u speack ❤️❤️❤️❤️Thank u for Sharing all knowledge I didn’t even understand what u talk about at first I just liked how calming u speak but after watching your Videos tausend times and hearing examples i try to really keep my focus and understand every example thanks for doing this with this examples in video Is really easier to understand And clear get the idea u are amazing person thanks for every video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mariol.6714]

Well, I decided to be brutally honest some 20 years ago now, and I am honest. I just would not exactly tell the police officer everything he would want to know to give me big big ticket. For whatever he believes it to be nessecary... CHEERS. Love you Teal. 😘🍀❣

[@windywizard9868]

My Lady, your timing is as so often perfect. 😀

[@loreal4u79]

Wow Teal, you just described my 20 year relationship to the t. Thank you for your light and love in what you do. ♥️

[@Surferess]

I am this guy, at 1:38 . Decided a long time ago that it was easier to just be myself all the time and also easier to remember bc there were never two different versions of past events.

[@henkverhaeren3759]

Honest.

[@LifeofMinna]

It’s good to be honest with yourself about your strategy 😀

[@cm-yu6gu]

This video could not have come at a more perfect time I have faced a situation where my integrity and also strategy has been put into question. I wanted to badly to just be honest, but this honesty and speaking from the heart and my higher truth got me nowhere. So I had no choice but to turn to strategy instead, and it has caused me turmoil because I feel it's inauthentic. But it has also given me a sense of release. Although I know my truth, and what my heart is saying, it doesn't mean someone else will. At that point you have to just let go even if underneath you haven't, because your higher self knows the truth -that cannot cut ties. But ignoring someone else's outward response even though you know it's out of alignment, will only deepen the resistance and you have to turn to strategy instead, because strength, logic, will or reason or TRUTH won't help. Thankyou teal

[@shalom6600]

I actually really loved this video! After a long hiatus of not watching your videos, you’ve been pretty on point for me lately 🥰🦋 thank you Teal, you’re really helping me out on this journey 🙏🦋

[@lauralupu4252]

I have been in a short term relationship with somebody that represented perfectly the Debby example in this video. I am shocked by the resemblance. It is really painfull to have a person around you like this. They will portray as the perfect partner and then one day they will drop the mask. And then your whole world turns upside down because you just don't know who they are anymore and the trust goes away instantly and you feel like you are in danger. It is a terrible feeling I hope many people get to see this video. I came here to emprove my own relationship with truth. Lots of love and thanks to Teal

[@mariamurphy4631]

"Proud of you". Ick. I always felt slimed when a parent or even a spouse said these words. They were never there, were always strident in their distant "encouragement. I now understand that they were always speaking from the fear and lack paradigm which is ego and pride driven. I tend to respond positively to speech from the peace and abundance paradigm which is love and acceptance driven.

[@alexsekai]

I love the backgrounds in your videos Teal they look so pretty! 😍

[@zane4240]

Oh!! Man… I was waiting for her new uploads.. She has so much wisdom to share

[@user-tj5dd8lc3o]

◾ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟʏɴɴ ɢʀᴀʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴛᴄ/ᴇᴛʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴅᴇᴀs................

[@laurakmetko5400]

teal is so on point .. 4.10 wowwww

[@araceli1010]

EXCELLENT!!! THANK YOU.

[@lynnmcneil8116]

My oh my. In my tarot cards this morning I got a seven of swords reversed and I sensed that it had something to do with strategy. The deck I used was the Wild Unknown deck from Kim Krans and the fox artwork behind Teal looks astonishingly similar to the seven of swords card. Amazing when you notice that you are following your thread of the universe. Thank you for this message!

[@davidgoldsberry8230]

Oh YES there will be consequences with strategic being!

[@lively3119]

Thank you Teal! Awesome insights as always.

[@AB-ws4kt]

Thank you Teal, and thank you Universe, this is precisely what I need right now :) ❤️

[@JoeyKastelic777]

love the blue/red dichotomy in this video ❤️💙

[@kdot999]

This is very close to home. Especially with the example this was definitely a video i needed to hear.

[@vanesa27able]

thank teal for all the knowledge you gave us. this video is amazing❤❤🎉🎉

[@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962]

Thank you so much for this!! It has shed so much light on things!!

[@Theodoric3]

You are so right babe. I apologize. I was hurting.

[@lovehilaryanne]

"The cost was never finding out what his personal truth was beyond, "I want this person to love me""

[@Nate1975]

Very true you can’t be honest about your truth and expect everyone to like it and accept it. Instead you have to accept the fact that there are consequences to your truth, I.e. no expectations on others to like, understand and accept it all of the time. Authenticity and acceptance go hand in hand. If u r going to be honest what r u prepared to accept as a result of that. If not prepared then being honest will hurt u. This comes with age though, hard to do when young and under the influence of family and friends. It takes guts and self-knowledge and acceptance. Never too late though to be happy by being YOU

[@alistairwilliams9885]

Something for everyone in this 👍✨

[@alexkubit231]

A pet is a good analogy. For me it was more like a slave that was brainwashed into not thinking I was (4:50)

[@joncolunga673]

Cool new background Teal. I like the Fox picture.

[@mapoony]

Most Excellent!!!

[@elibiliday]

Good... so good! Thank's again Teal.

[@rosettesionne9139]

In simple term then, no matter what we do, we end up hurting ourselves and others either by being honest or by being strategic. With honesty we suffer the consequences almost instantly and our needs ends up not to be met especially if your honesty are in direct opposition with those of your surroundings but in living a strategic life our needs are Mets and we don't hurt others (for a short time) but eventually in the long run we would not bear it anymore and we will eventually end up hurting others in order to live our truths ...

[@RoseMarieJamesJr]

4:10-this example was super triggering for me. Thank you for shining your light on exactly what I need to heal. (Me mid parts-work exercise)

[@kamalsarraj-andaloussi5593]

In no way I would deny, there must have been cycles if not decades of my life I have spent either in Debbie’s shoes or Eric’s there could have even darker phases where I could have strategically staged simultaneously a pendulum swing from one the other, I can say and see that about myself today, only because of standing in motion of Truth Thanks to the Teachings acquired and applied from several episodes stunning with authenticity such this One!!!

[@babyboyc1981]

I love this message and can relate to it so much thank you as always

[@kimberleydiann771]

Thank You Teal! ✨✨

[@user-tj5dd8lc3o]

◾ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟʏɴɴ ɢʀᴀʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴛᴄ/ᴇᴛʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴅᴇᴀs................

[@user-tj5dd8lc3o]

☎ᴛᵉˣţ𝄍✉𝑾𝒉𝔮ᴛᵗ𝑠𝑨𝑝𝑝 ✚𝟏𝟓𝟔𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟔𝟒𝟓𝟐𝟒✔ ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ◦◦◦◦◦◦.

[@Frankiexc]

Honesty always

[@maxsoutherland]

Honesty and intuition is the right hand path. Strategy and control are left handed. But we are to take the middle path.

[@noran2096]

Honesty got me nowhere in life, seeing other people play the game and win made me regret my choices cause honesty backfired on me

[@ramblingrose8771]

Don’t change your self because others do deceptively and cunning! To hold onto that resentment, disgust, disbelief, animosity, tension and all the other great feelings, REGRET nothing…because I believe…right in that moment when you did act, say, did or didn’t do…for that moment it was exactly what you chose to do and be it wrong or right, it was right for right then! All good things come to those who wait! Lol 😂✌️

[@NUM3R1S]

Classy, smart & beautiful, as always.

[@bruceprigge7420]

Thank you! 🙂

[@Klowcn]

Relishing in the lows of depression from hedonistic living is my strategy💚🕳

[@user-tj5dd8lc3o]

◾ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟʏɴɴ ɢʀᴀʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴛᴄ/ᴇᴛʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴅᴇᴀs................

[@user-tj5dd8lc3o]

☎ᴛᵉˣţ𝄍✉𝑾𝒉𝔮ᴛᵗ𝑠𝑨𝑝𝑝 ✚𝟏𝟓𝟔𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟔𝟒𝟓𝟐𝟒✔ ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ◦◦◦◦◦◦.