Integrity, When No One Is Watching ....

"You and I don't know whether our vision is clear in relation

to our time or not ... No matter what failure or success we may

have ... we will not know ... But we can keep our integrity ...

according to our own sense of balance with the world that

created our form.

Georgia O'Keeffe

In a world with various definitions and expounding boundaries, it is difficult to know how effective  our service to human kind is impacting life.  We are not speaking of ladder climbing our career, but our level of heart felt compassion.

Who we are on the inside is who we carry with us into all dimensions.   Our core compassion touches all parts of our life unless we keep it closed off or behind a mask.   Our culture seems to be more accepting of viewing us as a whole package, allowing ourselves to be fully present as we are in all moments.  This is called integrity.

Flexibility is important in all aspects of life, but maintaining integrity is vitally important.  Imagine the anxiety created when we have to constantly be turning parts of our lovely selves off or on given the situation.  We are all called to be our best at all times, embracing our integrity as our one true guide.  Remember, the most difficult part of integrity is being who you are when no one is watching.

To See Too Much ...

"To see takes time."  

Georgia O'Keeffe

Years may pass before we are able to see the rhyme and the reason to which we have endured.  Infants are born with their eyes closed, reflecting the theory of seeing too much too soon can be  deathly overwhelming.  

We remain separate from our world as long as our eyes remain closed.  We may exist, but we will not thrive to the potential intended until we slowly open to all there is to see.  As our eyes begin to focus, we can discern between wants and needs, real and imaginary, and fact and fiction.

Unfortunately, there are numerous times we may wish to once again simply close our eyes from grief, loss, and helplessness.  We may wish to see no more, to simply fade into darkness forevermore; but, there are endless opportunities waiting beyond our challenges to enrich and bless our existence once again.  To clear our vision and adjust our sight, we are reborn.