10 Ways to Celebrate National Honesty Day

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It’s National Honesty Day –

Celebrated on April 30, it was invented by M. Hirsh Goldberg, who chose the last day of April since the first day of that month, which is April Fools’ Day, celebrates falsehoods.

M. Hirsh Goldberg, former press secretary of Maryland and writer of many novels, created the holiday in the early 1990s while writing the first draft and researching for his book The Book of Lies: Fibs, Tales, Schemes, Scams, Fakes, and Frauds That Have Changed The Course of History and Affect Our Daily Lives.

I started researching honesty by Googling the words “everyone lies,” and found the following quote in Scientific Proof Everyone Lies:

But virtually everybody—yes, even you—fibs a little here, a little there. We claim higher losses on insurance claims, overestimate our billable working hours, and make other small but sneaky claims to maximise our gains. It’s engrained in human nature to say things that result in positive outcomes, even if they’re not entirely true.

What do you think?

How strict are your honesty rules?

Do you exaggerate? Do you flatter? Do you omit truth to mislead? Do you deny the truth? Do you fib? Do you lie?

I’ve challenged myself with these questions lately. I hate lying. So, I’m asking myself if I’m putting exaggeration, flattery, truth avoidance, denial, and fibbing in the same category.

What the Bible says:

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. Psalm 34:13–14

Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. Ephesians 4:24–25

There is grace. 

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

Praise God!

Now let’s turn around and look at the topic of the day.

Honesty – 

One of the first synonyms of honesty is integrity which means – the quality of being honest and fair, and the state of being complete of whole.

We all know that it’s hard to give or regain trust after a lie. The best practice—be honest all the time. Not just on National Honesty Day, but everyday. consistently. always.

10 Ways to Celebrate Honesty Day Today and Everyday

1. Be yourself always everywhere.
2. Only make promises you can and will keep. 
3. Encourage others don’t flatter them. 
4. Make a commitment to avoid exaggeration.
5. Admit your failures and ask for forgiveness.
6. Learn the truth and check the facts.
7. Refuse to click the share button on social media until you know it’s truth.
8. Pray for the strength to be honest.
9. Pray for the wisdom to know when to be silent.
10. Talk with your family about the importance of truth and your commitment to honesty. 

What the Bible says:

He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. Proverbs 2:7

An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship. Proverbs 24:26

Tell me what you think? How will you celebrate National Honesty Day?

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