What is your mission?
It’s been quite some time since I associated the word mission with my life. However, looking back at that time and comparing it to now. Nothing has changed. I’ve always wanted to live a Life of Integrity.
A Life of Integrity
Tag: integrity
Taking Care of Business
What could you do more of?
PROSE – DAILY PROMPT
As thinking about this prompt, I keep coming back to central idea I have used for most of life.
“Take Care of Business”
However, today it takes on new meaning. I spent a tremendous amount of time worrying about taking care of the needs of others. I accomplished this in some of the most clever ways. The needs of others were the most important to me and in many ways it remains so. However, in my current physical state this can no longer be the priority.
Somehow, I must move beyond my natural inclinations and focus on myself. Somehow, I need to apply the wisdom I’ve gained to myself. I say these things out loud hoping I will listen. I question my ability to render assistance to anyone if I’m not able to hold up my end. Let’s be clear here, holding up my end is taking care of myself to I can live the fullest life possible. My family and friends would be grateful.
Perhaps, they could think of me, without wondering if I’m doing the right things. Of course they can.
If you will excuse me. I have some business to tend to. Its lunch time and there’s a disgustingly delicious salad waiting for me.
~thank you for reading~
REBLOG: Truth
A friend sent this video to me on Instagram. I thought it was powerful enough to share.
What are your thoughts on what this gentleman has to say? Please share them.
Question of the Day – 07242023
PROSE – RANDOM THOUGHTS
Questions:
Can I be strong? & Can I be trusted?
Thought Process:
I was told, telling someone to trust you is a plea of a guilty soul. I’m unsure if I agree with this statement, but it has always stuck with lingering the darkness of my mind. As if it was reminders of my demons I created and haunt me daily. You know what talking about. Most folks know as regrets.
I’m guilty of many things and my regrets are numerous. Yet, I wonder if I’m strong enough to bear the responsibility of my guilt and the reality of the unintended consequences of my actions. No matter which way direction the pendulum swings, the reality of the situation rings true. It’s cost is a heavy one.
Answer:
I’m going to have to be.
So it goes…
What personal belongings do you hold most dear?
The consequences of rum and bad decisions. These consequences are both endearing and fester. Their existence is personal, and they belong to me. I bear the weight of them alone. I’m happy to do it.
Now that’s the end of it
So it goes …
Can You Dig It?
What do you do to be involved in the community?
When it comes to being involved in community
it boils down to this
We our brothers and sisters in the struggle; doing with what we can to
stand above the churn.
The churn gives not one iota, who you are, where you come from, nor the color of your skin. It will scoop your ass with no quarter.
Put simply
Life is tough enough, without any additional nonsense. So, let’s help one another the best we can.
Can you dig it ?
The Measure of Oneself
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?
I immediately refer to this quote whenever I consider conversations such as these. Due to the current social climate, this quote is a little dated. However, with a few modifications, it fits quite nicely within the current climate. Let’s take a look.
Original
“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius
https://dailystoic.com/waste-no-time-arguing-good-man-one/
Alternate version
“Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one.”
Now, that’s a little better; let’s get on with the conversation.
I look at this quote as a personal challenge. To dismiss the unwritten standards, for they change depending on region or person, and attempt to conduct myself in a manner befitting how I was raised. From this, I formed the code I live by. The difficulty lies in changes that occur within the individual. Put simply, I don’t feel the same way about things as I mature—circumstances of life change, whether you realize them or not. Nevertheless, I attempt to be the best person I can be within societal limitations or guidelines. Forever cognizant I may fail. Failure is acceptable as long as you retain the wisdom that accompanies it. I must be clear here wisdom accompanies both success and failure.
I also realize someone other than me determines whether I’m a good person. My conduct will be weighed and measured by the people interacting with me. They described what kind of person I am in their description of me to others. If I’m considered a bad person, then I’m as such. If they refer to me as a good person, then I’m a good person. I have no control over their opinion of me. I’m who I am. So, I waste no more time arguing—this action I can control.
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.”
[The New Statesman, February 25, 1933]”,,-― Cyril Connolly
As a writer, I feel this quote should be the standard for writing everything. What am I doing if I’m true to myself in my writing? I can only fulfill the first quote if I’m true to my writing.
This is how I measure myself; no one else. You are who you are and I respect that.
~thank you for reading~
CONSEQUENCE
POETRY
Be mindful of what you do.
It is a reflection of what you are worth.
If it is true, then it is truth, and cherish it.
If it is deceit, then it’s deceitful, and you might become it.
Memoirs of Madness 