Sunday, September 01, 2019

Integrity: Standards and Operation




According to Merriam-Webster the definition of integrity is…

integrity
 noun
in·​teg·​ri·​ty | \ in-ˈte-grə-tē  \
Definition of integrity
1firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values :INCORRUPTIBILITY
2an unimpaired condition SOUNDNESS
3the quality or state of being complete or undivided COMPLETENESS


Based from a great discussion led by Master Penguin at the MDHL meeting last month it got me to thinking about integrity in the lifestyle and life. Especially after everything that people have done and shown since the meeting.  There were viewpoints and information from both sides of the slash.

My view:

Integrity begins self. Then with those that you are close to and with. Followed by the communities that you are part of and represent.  Lastly the integrity to the general admission public.

Integrity does not mean that you don’t make mistakes. It means that you learn and improve from the mistakes so they are not made again.

What I have seen most lately that have been assaults against integrity

·         Attacks on consent violation and other victims
·         The inability to maintain or honor roles, word and actions
·         The outing and assaults on those new to the lifestyle as well as others
·         The inability of people to think, instead of following popularity and propaganda

These are but a few of the many things.

There are no integrity police. Each and every person is on the honor system with and for themselves. This reveals the make up and foundation of a person.

Are you the person that is bothered because someone said something about what your popular in crowd member does but it was wrong?

Are you the one who agreed to a role, dynamic, relation and can’t fulfill it because of lack of personal integrity?

Or are you scared to try, do and make things happen that you seek because of your fear of your own integrity?


There are these questions and many more. So where and how is your integrity?


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