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Old 08-09-2005, 08:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
ripleylynn
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: York, PA
Posts: 17
honesty vs truthfulness

I spoke to my sponsor on Saturday and she asked if I went to a meeting Fri night, I replied, "yes, I went to a meeting". However, what I neglected to tell her was that I left the meeting half way through because I was sick. Saw her Sunday and she asked what happened at Friday nights meeting. Turns out she saw the speaker from that meeting somewhere on Saturday night. He is a friend and was worried something was wrong with me, so he asked her if I was ok.
She didn't have an issue with me leaving the meeting. Said the reason was legit. However, what she had an issue with is that I wasn't "truthful" with her. I didn't lie, she agreed about that, it was that I didn't mention that I had left the meeting. Not a big deal, just a little lesson is different degrees of honesty. But, since then, (she's out of town, so I can't talk to her about this), I've been trying to figure out WHY I didn't tell her the whole truth. I think it is fear. Fear of rejection? fear of abandonment? (she's been my sponsor for over 1 year), fear of disapproval? Not sure what/which it is. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks.
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