The first step towards honest living

What should be the first step towards living a truthful and honest life?
One with a lesser need to worry about things and with more scope for productivity.
Let's call it honest living.

Isn't this something which we all desire in order to let go of all the weights we carry on our chest!
We all go through such phases when the burden becomes too much to carry.
We usually live through it and expect things to fix themselves.
Things eventually do get better with time.

Do we need to rethink our bad experiences, things about which we are usually trying to forget?
It is useful to do this within limits so that we learn from our experiences and are better prepared next time to face a similar situation.

But why can't we do that at first, being (somewhat, if not fully) aware of its usefulness?
I think the answer lies in the distaste and discomfort problems bring along with them,
maybe due to various types of fears and other bad emotions.
So, it seems that the first step towards honest living should be to handle these emotions.
But how to do that, while we are reflecting so that we can reflect objectively?

It will be even better if we can be at peace with our emotions while going through a bad situation.

Let's assume that we have assured ourselves that things are fine the way they are.
Not that everything will eventually be alright, everything is alright right now.
Some people naturally do this by thinking about how things could have been worse.
Sometimes it needs patience, experience or faith that someone is always looking after you.
All this is an exercise to soothe our emotions.
It is a must in order to uplift our attention - from the problem towards the solution.


Only when we are in this comfortable state of mind, we are best prepared to face any problem!
But it all has to begin with a firm belief that everything is alright!
Nothing more is needed. All is well!