What Is Integrity?
Billy Joel's "Honesty"
Inspiration
I have been alive on this earth for 25 years now, and I still have yet to grasp this virtue called integrity. The other night, I was thinking, in regard to integrity, about my work life. For those of you who do not know me, I am currently working at a hotel as a Front Desk Associate. My shift usually runs from 11pm to 7am. When I began to think about this scenario, I realized that 90% of my work shift is working alone with no manager present.
This observation humbled me and caused me to begin a process of analysis into my work life. I began to ask myself these questions. Would I do this if my manager was present? Would I say that if my manager was listening? These questions and observations led me to begin processing this idea of defining integrity.
Lacking Integrity
Many people claim to live it
Some really think they do.
But when push comes to shove
Is this claim really true?
Integrity is hard to come by
Oftentimes we miss the mark.
It's such a vicious battle
Not just a walk in the park.
Learning Integrity
Also known as character
This virtue we have here.
What we say and what we do
When no one else is there.
It's what you decide to do
And if it remains the same.
When someone is a lookin'
Or if you're alone in the game.
Living Integrity
Hiding nothing from plain sight
Life open for all to see.
When the test is given out
Who will we really be?
Doing the right thing always
Even when it is hard.
Who said life is easy-
It's how you play your cards.
Keeping nothing in question
Consistent at your core.
No evil or vain motives
Leave them at the door.
Trusting is what they say
When your name is given out.
No need to question a thing
Not even the slightest doubt.
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A poem defining true authentic love. If you were to be graded on how you love, would you pass the test? - Respect Revealed
This is a reflection on respect. What is respect and do we really have it? - Song of Empowerment
This is a poem on how to succeed, how to overcome failure when the only thing you want to do is throw in the towel.
Leveling With Integrity
This is not your reputation
What others think of you.
Really, this is not the case
Not even a little bit true.
Integrity is character
Who you really are.
Everything about you
It's like you are a star.
Star player in a game
Where the object is to find.
What really are your motives
Or are you oh so blind?
Quotes on Integrity
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters” ― Albert Einstein
“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”― Frederick Douglass
“But there are times in this harum-scarum world when figuring out the right thing to do is quite simple, but doing the right thing is simply impossible....”― Lemony Snicket (aka David Handler)
