Honesty, Openmindedness, and Willingness

As a former addict, I pause to reflect on my ongoing need to improve my personal character. HOW, the acronym for honesty, openmindedness, and willingness, is a key philosophical principle governing the process of making positive character changes.
I used to think that being honest was a relatively simple and straight forward endeavor until it occurred to me that self-deception can be a pervasive factor. Stepping outside the box to objectively view oneself is an important part of learning how to be honest.
Openmindedness is a challenging mental paradigm because principle-centered individuals need to relax their commitment to their beliefs in order to accept the possible validity of differing beliefs. This process requires one to have extraordinary humility and enlightenment.
Acts of willingness are encouraged by the qualities of honesty and openmindedness. Additionally, significant courage is required for HOW to function on a higher level. Counscious understanding of HOW can also be complemented by subconsciuos thinking and behavior, but the mental process begins with a conscious commitment. Let us all commit to the practice of honesty, openmindedness, and willingness in an effort to improve our personal character.