Backus, W.D., & Chapian, M. (2000). Telling yourself the truth (20E). Minneapolis:

TELLING YOURSELF THE TRUTH

William Backus and Mary Chapian

A Practical Book Review Truth , like light , blinds . Falsehood , on the contrary , is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object

-Albert Camus (The Fall

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The meaning of truth eludes most people , if not all of them . Yet , to make our lives simpler and more comfortable , we project `true ' images of ourselves to others , so that a point of acceptable and amicable consensus may be reached for the peace of all concerned . But what happens when we know that our

projection does not even have a semblance of truth about it ? The answer to this all important question is for anyone to guess - it is the need to lead an easy life , if not a happy and spiritual one . However , human sorrow and misfortune do not always arise out of sheer bad luck or situational factors . Telling Yourself the Truth by William Backus and Marie Chapian delves deeper into exceptionally insightful areas of psycho-spiritual counseling for self-improvement . Grounded on biblical wisdom , the book tells how individual responsibilities shape consequences of thoughts and actions The authors adopt a methodology called `misbelief therapy ' to substantiate how we keep sulking about our misfortunes and unhappiness not knowing that the onus rests on us to improve our lives . Misbeliefs as observed by Backus and Chapian , are self-projected beliefs that we carefully preserve to justify the attitudes we show and the situations we undergo . Since we know deep within our hearts that such misbeliefs are not...