Live Life With Integrity

I have been a little "under the weather" the past couple of days and, while snuggled up in my favorite chair today I flipped through several channels and came across something that concerned me.

It was ANOTHER "program" that was totally dedicated to using lie detector tests and paternity tests to see if someone - usually involving a couple - was telling the truth or not. I say "another" because there are others like this as well. One seems to be nothing BUT paternity tests to find out who the real "daddy" is to a child and another in which the audience chants the name of the hosts, that focuses on the dysfunction in relationships to fuel their show.

I say "SHAME ON YOU!" to the people that have anything to do with these "shows" for taking the "low road" as a form of entertainment. And, I also say, "SHAME ON YOU!" to those that feed their mind (by watching) with this kind of garbage.

Yes, there are issues in ANY relationship but there is a remedy to strengthening any and all relationships and that remedy is to life a life of integrity.

Dictionary.com has the first definition of the word dignity as: "adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. ".

Think about this: if we all would live lives of integrity then all of our relationships would improve! It doesn't matter if it's personal or business - a relationship based on integrity is one that will improve and be strengthened and long-lasting. So much stress will disappear in our lives when living a life of integrity.

Determine now that, in ALL areas of your life, you will life a life of integrity and that you will LEAVE A LEGACY of INTEGRITY for all of those around you!

Character. Integrity. Regardless of what "the world around us" says about it, IT MATTERS!

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike

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Purpose Without Apology

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Let's kick this thing off BIG and BOLD right off from the start today...make NO APOLOGIES for living a life OF purpose and ON purpose!

If people around you don't like it and/or ridicule you for doing so - rid yourself of such people. If they have that type of attitude about living a life of purpose then, obviously, they do not desire to be involved in living a life of purpose. And, that being so, why would YOU (someone that is now determined to live such a life of purpose) desire to have that type of influence in your life?

MAKE NO APOLOGIES for deciding that life is better spent in service to others rather than focusing on self. MAKE NO APOLOGIES for desiring to follow in the steps of Jesus by being a SERVANT rather than one being served). MAKE NO APOLOGIES for choosing to live a life that is full of happiness as one that is full of loneliness.

Get the point?

Hey, if you are a "stay-at-home-mom" DO NOT MAKE APOLOGIES for choosing to live that life! Society as a whole may try to make you feel as if you are not really living up to your full potential or "pulling your own weight" but, understand this - if you have chosen to be at home with your kids then you have chosen to live a LIFE OF PURPOSE! And that purpose is to be there to love, teach and train your children to grow up to be people focused on living a life of service and purpose.

If you are a single mom (or dad) and you're doing everything you can to provide for your family - MAKE NO APOLOGIES for doing so! Many may try to make you feel guilty for working two jobs trying to provide for your family while they stay with someone else. But again, understand this - if you are FORCED to be in this situation then MAKE NO APOLOGIES for doing what you have to do to provide a home and a way to live for your children. **NOTE: Notice that I emphasized the word "forced" in the previous sentence. Why? Because there is a difference in someone doing what they have to do and someone that is choosing to put themselves and their career ahead of their children. There is a BIG difference and I want to make sure you don't miss that.

DADS...make NO APOLOGIES for being a man of PURPOSE in being the kind of DAD that is not afraid to teach a boy to be a man and to show a daughter how a TRUE MAN loves a daughter without the fear of any kind of warped abuse. Let me tell you, I can get pretty worked up on this one! Let your children see that you are a DAD that is a great example of a MAN that knows how to love and respect the woman that they call "MOM" as well as all other women. Let them see in you a determination to provide for and protect their precious family. MAKE NO APOLOGIES for allowing your children to see you cry tears of joy as well as sadness. Bottom line: make NO APOLOGIES for BEING A MAN!

(The same is true for women but, hey, since I'm a guy I can speak more boldly and with some idea of what I'm talking about to men!).

Teens...MAKE NO APOLOGY for being one that stands out from the crowd by being one that has determined to focus on being a person of CHARACTER and one that shows respect to your parents, teachers and ALL adults that you come into contact with in your life. MAKE NO APOLOGY for purposing to live a life of honesty and integrity instead of someone that is always looking for the easy way out.

I could go on and on, but I won't. I think you get the point, right?

Decide to live a life of PURPOSE and do so WITHOUT APOLOGY!

And, as you do so, be sure to...

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike