Making Amends

 

"This is known as making amends, a simply yet enormous

act of integrity that restores trust."

Mark Nepo

If we remain awake, we can catch the first nudge of change.  We can see things shifting and choose to begin to move as well.  Interruption ensues when either we do not acknowledge a bulge in the easement nor do we make allowances for differences.

I'd like to think of my self as having integrity, to be flexible to bend even just a little whether the need is my own or someone else's.  As we listen, adhering to inconsistencies, we can question whether we are out of sync or is it one other.  

If we have integrity, we can bow to another, no matter who was right or wrong, and make amends.  This doesn't mean we are in agreement or we will continue to stand in place; however, it does mean that we offer the other person space to be who he or she chooses to be.  When we authentically reflect integrity, it is easier for others to trust us and for us to trust in the self.