“We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a
truth that is outside us.” – Thomas Merton.
Integrity is not
given in everyone’s life. It is the
result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly
honest in our response to all situations in our lives. We are quick to recognise this quality in others,
and hope to acquire it ourselves.
However, we must cultivate risk taking and cast off fears of rejection
and derision if we’re to discover the serenity a fully integral life offers.
Recognition of
truth in others, realisation of the appropriateness of decisions or the aptness
of choices is made easier when we’re certain of the truth of our lives. The inner turmoil dissipates and we are quiet
within when we choose to live lives full of truth. In the quiet we discern all truths. How much softer the edges of experience when
we’re guided by truth. How much easier
every decision, every choice, when we’ve committed ourselves to a course of
total honesty.
My level of peace is my responsibility. I will find just as much as I need.
©Ange Foster
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