Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.

We should not allow our personal values to erode, even if others think we are peculiar.

In a room where
people unanimously maintain
a conspiracy of silence,
one word of truth
sounds like a pistol shot.