i missed a night . . . and that, in hindsight, feels odd to me. it was a conscious decision - but i wish i would have written. i had something to say and now i can't remember it.
onward . . .
when you get right down to it, there is really very little that we truly "have". all of our personal (material) belongings can be gone in a flash. just ask the victim of a house fire. but what no one can ever take from us is our integrity.
www.dictionary.com defines integrity as: noun. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
so, at what point, if any, does integrity become optional? and what, quite frankly, would possess someone to turn the integrity switch on and off? i have witnessed and experienced someone operating with a deep sense of integrity and all of the sudden that trait is gone. granted it was an isolated incident - but what am i supposed to think? is it an 'oops, i slipped' sort of an issue? or is it the true character showing?
i have (foolishly) prided myself on being a good judge of moral character. now i am not so sure. i can not stress enough the importance of operating with integrity. it is one of those rare and special qualities that is cherished and should be guarded. once it is damaged it is very difficult to repair.
i implore you to think before you speak or act. you just never know do you . . .
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