Character Demands Integrity
Character demands integrity, which requires courage. Yesterday, we looked at Michael Vick’s cowardly approach to an apology for his crimes. Afraid of the pain of authentic honesty, he hid behind generalities, misnomers, and other excuses. He pretended to take the high road by saying that he would not point the
What Does Integrity Mean?
That’s what many people asked during the year 2005. So many people looked up this word on Merriam-Webster’s web site that it reached number one on a list of most looked-up words on that site. The 2005 Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year list is based on users’ anonymous hits to
Character Prefers Integrity
I read an interesting news item two weeks ago, and tucked it away for future use. Yesterday afternoon, while trying to beat the heat in Montana – 20 degrees above normal and no air conditioners – I retrieved the item to share with you. It’s about a travel agency in
Red Is for Integrity – An Activity for Students of Every Age
Easy to adapt, this activity can help reinforce a lesson on integrity. Red is a vibrant color, and easy to remember. Red is also the color of blood. It is the blood flowing through our bodies that brings life to every part, even as integrity reaches every part of us.
Integrity, Poise, or Experience?
Which is most important: integrity, poise, or experience? As I write this, the United States is involved in a presidential campaign. Candidates are making speeches, often with little more to offer than the rhetoric, or speechifying itself. Promises are lavished on the public. Attacks are hurled at the opposition. One
A True Story of Absent Integrity
(names changed to protect the family) A few years ago, a musician I knew in another country died. Since I had been acquainted with that musician’s parents and siblings for years, I received a lengthy tribute regarding her. The tribute told of unusually great accomplishments of the individual, beginning at
IQ: What’s your integrity quotient?
Have you ever exaggerated on a job application? Oh, you didn’t lie. You just sold your talents – implied an extra responsibility here – alluded to a possible qualification there – but never told a “real lie.” It’s just that the title of “secretary” sounds so much less successful than,
To Thine Own Self Be True,
and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare Some blithely interpret these familiar words as advice to “look out for number one,” but that behavior is congenital. Others translate the line to fit the pop psychology of “I’m
Integrity Requires Objectivity.
You may try to lead a life that seems consistent with your determination of what is right and wrong, consistent with being true to whoever you say you are, and still not have integrity. True integrity is not a simple matter of self-affirmation and openness. Were this true, many criminals
Sexual Integrity is Vital For Teens and Adults
Do you Have It? Human sexuality, despite the emphases of entertainment and advertising industries, is much more than the physical act. It includes physical activity, but it also includes the prelude to such activities, and what we think is right and wrong related to these activities. A person of sexual
