integrity

A rush to judgment

It seems to me that today, the entire industry of providing news is predicated upon encouraging a rush to judgment.  Now, I get that there is so much competition to be the first to break a story, to be the first to get an interview that caution is often thrown to the wind when it […]

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Be in balance

Being in balance with what we believe is one of the most certain signs we believe what we say.  Have you ever met someone who professes to believe in a particular theology, but when you ask them questions about their beliefs they get very defensive?  This is a sure sign they are not in balance

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I am too busy!

Has the phrase “I am too busy” come out of your mouth lately?  Does this mean you are complaining about your life, or does it mean you cannot take on another project? Complaining about your life. We want to be very careful about complaining where our life is concerned.  The Cosmos has a delightful way of

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Shifting responsibility

When we are “shifting responsibility”  it means trying to place blame on someone else through carefully crafted wordsmithing.  Call it what you wish, placing the blame on someone else to get us off the hook is bad ju-ju.   Look around you, you know someone in your circle who is very skilled at shirking responsibility for

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What’s in Store?

What is in store for 2017?  That is the question on most people’s minds, I think, right now.  I have done some contemplation and crystal ball gazing on this topic and I would like to share my insights about the coming year. Seventeen things 2017 will bring you; A deepening of your Spirit and Oneness

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The Need for Approval

Here’s one of those things I am not all that proud about; my quest for approval.  Know what I mean?  When you know what is the right thing to do yet you do something else simply because you believe it is what someone else wants?  Not a great feeling is it. Humans are, by nature,

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Words to consider

“When it comes to theory, I’m mostly leary, it is what I feel that is mostly real.” These words were spoken to me today on the island of Molokai by a tour guide named Keihi.  I give full credit to him, but I think its worth thinking about.  No matter what is going on in

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What the World Needs Now

What the world needs now is just one more person who decides to shed the muck and mire of the past.  One more person who is no longer willing to accept the idea that “that’s just the way it is.”   What the world needs now is just one more person who is willing to

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The stickiness of NO

A few weeks ago I wrote a well received blog called “The Power of No.”  Yes, there is great power in standing in your integrity and saying no to someone who wants something from you which you are unwilling or unable to provide.  But let’s take a step back and find out why that word NO

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Muck and Mire

Muck and Mire are what we call fear.  Muck and Mire are what we call gossip.  The result of blaming others for what we have or don’t have is also an example of Muck and Mire.  Just as we banished guilt the other day as having no place in our now, neither is there a place

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