April 30 - National Honesty Day

Happy National Honesty Day! Each year on April 30, this day challenges us to be truthful in all that we say and do. 

We know the different kinds of lies. We’ve spared someone’s feelings or fudged the truth just a little or maybe told an all-out whopper. Unless we walked on water, we’ve all told a lie or two.  

This observance encourages truthfulness. Whether we’re conducting business or speaking with our children, honesty goes a long way toward instilling confidence.  

We all make mistakes. Sometimes, we don’t know the answer or can’t control the outcome of a situation. However, we can control our own actions and words. And we can speak the truth in all we do.

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." ~Mark Twain  

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Celebrate the day by answering questions truthfully all day long. Use #NationalHonestyDay to share on social media. 

HISTORY 

In 1990, American author M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote The Book of Lies: Schemes, Scams, Fakes, and Frauds that Have Changed the Course of History and Affect Our Daily Lives.  

Goldberg had created National Honesty Day in the early 1990s. The former press secretary to a Maryland governor selected the last day of April in contrast to all the foolishness the first of the month brings.  

This day is often used as a campaign for prevention against the most deceitful lies in history. Occasionally, the day also urges politicians to stay away from lies and tell the truth. 

How can you be honest today? In all honesty, it is the best policy after all. 

#NationalHonestyDay 

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