Integrity
August 2007
Walking the talk. It is the
ultimate journey. Hungry for integrity, the spiritual
seeker in us reaches out
for connection
to resources that will nourish the very foundation of
who we are. Paradoxically, we discover that the more
developed and trustworthy the roots at our feet, the
greater potential for wingspan above.
Integrity (integrated truths as guiding principles) is
a function of witnessing ourselves and others, in each
and every moment, and embracing an honest approach to
all of life. It is an energetic environment where the
ticking time bomb of fear is diffused through
acknowledging the true nature of our intentions each
emerging moment. Integrity is an ally that whispers
over our shoulder in search of the truth:
What is my
intention? Am I walking my talk to the best of my
ability? How are my actions impacting the whole of life
around me? Am I acting in alignment with my core
values? What is motivating my actions in this
moment? And most importantly - when
we feel stuck face-to-face with a truth we can't
swallow - it asks: What exactly am I
afraid of?... inviting us to embrace
the answer as the most potent and powerful truth of the
moment.
Knowing the truth is fairly useless.
Feeling it is profound.
Living it makes all the difference.
David Deida
from The Blue Truth
I love this quote by Deida.
It speaks to my journey to find integrity... a
slow-moving maturation to greater and greater alignment
with my values and practices. I have discoverd
that learning
is an
elementary frolic with the truth... and that
embodying
is the
adolescent struggle to hold tight to truths that we
hope to find salvation in. Yet when we
master
the truth as a
way of being, there is no longer need to hold on to
anything. Integrity becomes a way of life, an
integrated and effortless way of being that embraces it
all. And so, wholeness finds us... again and again and
again... as we are willing to let the light of truth
in. In short, living truth (how ever-changing) is the
path that leads to integrity.
Riding the winds of change,
I am doing my best to welcome truth in. In order to
develop greater intimacy with my own integrity, I have
been openly sharing my truth with you, via my blog, to
get to know its resonance as a way of life. You see, I
believe that truth is not at its best when it is a
static adherence to values and principles. It can
better be experienced as a living resonance that can be
sensed... a tonal quality that speaks of integrity in
the moment and says, "I am delivering the truth of who
I am, right here, right now."
Truth at its worst is the fragmented reflection of
self-righteousness. Truth at its best is the integrated
experience of self-acceptance, wholeness expressed in
thought, word, and action.
I want to invite you along on this journey of
self-discovery with me. Invite the illumination of the
truth of you. There are a number of avenues for you to
travel that are offered here in theMessenger. It is my
hope that wherever you may choose to plant yourself for
a season of discovery, you accept the ways in which it
awakens you to wholeness. Rest into the truth of each
moment so that your roots may spread deep into an earth
that feeds you. Welcome each and every opportunity, and
push against it to reach higher than you ever thought
possible.
Rooting in Richer Soils to Soar Higher,
Candice
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