Thursday, March 12, 2009

Our Integrity

Integrity in an independent reality simply is this: you treat everyone by the same set of principles. As you do, people will come to trust you. They may not at first appreciate the honest confrontational experiences such integrity might generate. Confrontation takes considerable courage, and many people would prefer to take the course of least resistance, belittling and criticizing, betraying confidences, or participating in gossip about others behind their backs. But, in the long run, people will trust and respect you if you are honest and open and kind with them. You care enough to confront and speak your truth. And to be trusted, it is said, is even greater than to be loved. In the long run, I am convinced, that to be truly trusted will also mean to be truly loved.

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