Integrity goes beyond what we show. When we dive deeper, when we peel off the layers, it’s more about what we truly know, what’s sitting quietly inside us, after the action is done, after the words are said. There is a part within us that registers everything clearly, filtering noise and not adding any drama. There are times when we can think we have moved past situations, rationalized decisions, and we can even shape and modify some stories so it sounds acceptable and makes us feel better.

But that inner awareness doesn’t adjust itself. It knows when something was aligned and when it wasn’t. Make no mistake of mistaking integrity for perfection because it’s not about getting everything right. It’s about not losing contact with that inner voice. In the end, we will probably be left with one thing- whether we can sit with ourselves without needing to explain what we already understand.