How to Stop Lying to Yourself and Others

“Lies are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe and powerful. Through your little fortress of lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. But the fortress needs walls, so you build some. These are the justifications for your lies. You know, like you are doing this to protect someone you love, to keep them from feeling pain. Whatever works, just so you feel okay about the lies.” ~William Paul Young

Many of us have learned to wear a fake psychological mask to show others that we are something that we actually are not, lying about ourselves and doing our best to convince others of our false persona. This, however, causes tremendous pain and suffering to us, because constant lying is only helping us to feel stressed from constantly suppressing ourselves, which prevents us from living a life of peace and tranquility.