I looked it up. Integrity means moral soundness. Its about staying true to yourself, of having strength of character. Its very easy to spot a person of integrity. You just feel it. You know what that is? That’s their energy blasting out at in all directions. The rules of integrity include:
- Follow up on your commitments
- Keep your promises
- Always pay back your debts
- Love what you see in the mirror
- Keep your word
- Be honest
- Do not compromise your values
Sometimes it can be very hard to do. Sometimes the right thing isn’t the thing you want to do. People with integrity don’t bend these rules to fit their needs. Integrity is not something that blows in the wind. But that means you have to live by your rules, and not the rules of other people. People with integrity need not the external validation of others, only the satisfaction of living life. To love and be loved. To experience and feel every second of every moment of this life they have been blessed with. Its not about taking advantage of friends, or about lacking the guts to tell somebody you like them and instead showering them with gifts, hoping one day they’ll just magically fall in love with you. Its about telling people to step back when they’ve gotten in your space, its about having the courage to do what’s incredible, even if nobody knows you did it. Especially if nobody knows. It’s about being awesome.
“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.