A liar should keep a diary, or at least have a very good memory. Imagine having to filter everything every time you begin to speak or put pen to paper. If we hide things from others, we bear the weight of having to keep track of them. What a heavy burden!

Let that weight go now. Begin by being totally honest with yourself. Ask yourself "who am I really?" What do I really feel, think, look like, want, etc. Get in touch with that authentic part of yourself. Be honest and take responsibility for yourself, for everything that you are because of your thoughts and actions.

One of my favourite celebrity confessions is by the southern US chef Paula Deen. Housebound by agoraphobia, her self-release came when she took full responsibility for where she was in life and why she was unable to function fully in society. Even during her recent admission of diabetes took the media by storm and she was harshly criticize for being a culprit and victim of the diabetes "epidemic", she made no excuses. She upheld the virtue of complete self-honesty. Ms. Deen did not feel the need to share her health condition for a couple of years. And why should she? She needed time to come to terms with it -- but she did come out with it. This is self-honesty. Can you imagine how much more freeing this is for her? 

Is it "the truth shall set you free"? Maybe. At the very least, you can lift the burden and know your authentic self.