Introduction

You ever have that feeling you are being lied to? That the person you are talking to is not being honest with you? Maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but a little voice tells you something is not quiteright.

Listen to that voice, because it is telling you somethingimportant.

The amygdala is the oldest part of the human brain, and it tells us when there is danger nearby. It is the part of the brain that governs your senses and allows you to react to danger andthreats.

In the distant past of human evolution, the amygdala played a much larger part of everyday life. The caveman may not have seen the saber-tooth tiger lying in wait in the tall grass, but the amygdala sent him a signal, whether through scent, sight, or sound, that there was danger nearby and he went on highalert.

But with the advance of civilization and society, we don’t listen to our amygdalae anymore. We blithely (and incorrectly) believe we are safe or that we already know the dangers aroundus.

We may not have to watch out for saber-tooth tigers today, but, believe me, predators are stalking unsuspecting people all thetime.

Deceit and playing fast and loose with the truth have become accepted in modern society. With the rise of technology and in the age of information overload, we have been lied to and deceived so frequently that we, as a society, have become immune toit.

Our political leaders deceive us with slick double talk. We are fed a steady stream of disinformation and fake news. Slick salespeople hook us into buying things we don’t need or don’t deliver as promised. It is so prevalent that we don’t even notice it anymore. We just shrug our collective shoulders and say, “It’s just the way itis.”

It Doesn’t Have to Be ThisWay

Unchecked and undetected deception can have many negative effects on our lives and on our family’s well-being.

Have you ever said to yourself,If I had known what I know now, I wouldn’t have done that, orI can’t believe I fell for that load of BS! I have. We allhave.

When we are deceived, we can lose our money and lessen our power to provide for and protect ourfamily.

Our status in our community can be compromised and our self-worthdiminished.

When we realiz