theMessenger - Integrity (Aug 07)
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
