The Truthtellers

by Brad Blanton

Book Overview

Freedom is a psychological accomplishment. Only truthfulness will set us free. Many of us already know that in our bones, but we don't always muster the courage to do it - or remember the incredible rewards From the simple, intensely moving stories in the beginning to the profound and hilarious essays in the end, this book is the best reminder of that reward you will ever come across. Honesty is the source of the ongoing renewal of love. We have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970693834
• ISBN13: 9780970693839
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Radical Honesty, Sparrowhawk
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

One very enlightened story ******* 6-stars caliber

The book is worth a six-star simply because a lady named Chris chose to tell her own truth as a mother of five in Ch. 14 titled "Aids, Death & Dad". That's a more astonishing story than Mother Theresa's. So get the book. Next Chapter titled "Love in the Afternoon...Any afternoon" is also worth reading about Leo a Broadway show actor. Some of the other personal stories include that individual's own 'fall from heaven story'. Can you find them? P.253 the year i was born & on the next day the only US undeclared war left was ended on the Korea peninsula, there is again mention of my number as the total intelligence. The editor Brad declared himself on p.185 as 'a garden variety neurotic, A HAPPY MAN and the editor of this book'. Unofficially as far as I can tall he was a Gestalt Psychologist who took the Forum. Officially he helps people spell out their grudge about their past and face them and go from there to a new life. Being happy is indeed very simple and here is my own short contribution. In the 6 years after I experienced my first enlightenment in 1996, the only time I blew my stack was on 3/31/2000. From my diary of that day "After Lisa forgot her local residential permit, she wanted to give up applying for fiancée visa. Since 1996 this is the first time I became angry and scolded her for never really caring for her baby. Afterward I followed her to the train station and told her all the wrong thing she did by exploiting her second mother, etc... . the only thing I still didn't mentioned is the way she abuses ... as a younger mother. I was ready to turn my head and leave her twice, somehow I was able to have pity and turn back to her. Later on the bus I told her that I will never get angry at her anymore, since I have unloaded and said everything that I wanted to say." On 5/22/2000 again from my diary "Lisa woke up before 10am, only to tell me before noon, that there is no baby. She faked by eating a lot. She was quite proud/glad of her impersonation since January. She had a false alarm during the week she found a job at D & D...By then I slept through her lunch and let her take her stuff away. I turned off my hand phone. I was more relieved than sad." The morning after, I decided to tell everyone the truth about her fake pregnancy & I even saw her mischievous prank as funny since a fake pregnancy didn't hurt any one - fetus being non-existent. Plus I realized that the only time I felt anger on 3/31/2000 was based on the wrong assumption that there was a fetus. That certainly taught me, as I knew, that all angers are self-perpetuated & self-created, the same apply for unconditional happiness. What a lesson and gift from Lisa! The next day, Lisa 'apologized' for lying about the baby & I have it even on paper. In fact, I know I have enough evidence to bring her into any court for deceptive racketeering. Being an unconditional lover of all human beings I simply chose not to do that & we did have some beautiful and wonder full