Been thinking alot about integrity. You know that ethical value, moral action, conscious choice to do what is right especially when no one is looking. Integrity….you do what you say you will do, you don’t do the things that you know you are not supposed to do. How do you teach people to act with integrity? How do you teach people that their word is still the most prized possession that they have?
I wonder if it is not the cool thing to do anymore? Is it possible that because so many adults do not live in integrity anymore, that they are incapable of teaching that value to their children. I have been struck the past couple of weeks with an abundance of people who can always find someone else to blame for the issues in their lives. How easy that would be for so many people. Oh my, I wish sometimes that I were able to let go of my responsible nature and not take credit for some of the foibles that I have caused.
I was speaking with a faith leader a few days ago, who said “People don’t police themselves anymore, they believe it is their right to do whatever they wish to whomever they wish.” I hope that she was not correct. I pray that folks in my chosen family will step up to the plate and explore and find the peace and self assurance that develops when one lives in integrity. I think that integrity was one of those unspoken ways that Jesus demonstrated “THE” way. I wonder how long it will take before the world figures out what we are all called to do?
I wonder if it is not the cool thing to do anymore? Is it possible that because so many adults do not live in integrity anymore, that they are incapable of teaching that value to their children. I have been struck the past couple of weeks with an abundance of people who can always find someone else to blame for the issues in their lives. How easy that would be for so many people. Oh my, I wish sometimes that I were able to let go of my responsible nature and not take credit for some of the foibles that I have caused.
I was speaking with a faith leader a few days ago, who said “People don’t police themselves anymore, they believe it is their right to do whatever they wish to whomever they wish.” I hope that she was not correct. I pray that folks in my chosen family will step up to the plate and explore and find the peace and self assurance that develops when one lives in integrity. I think that integrity was one of those unspoken ways that Jesus demonstrated “THE” way. I wonder how long it will take before the world figures out what we are all called to do?
