What kind of person do you want to be?

What are you doing to be that person?

Life moves fast and it is easy to get caught up in just getting by. Surviving the day to day begins to consume us and we forget who it is we want to be. 

Take some time each day to ponder who it is you want to be. Yes this includes your job, home, your physical world, but I’m talking deeper than that. Are you the person others can count on? Do you want to be that person? Think about your integrity and honor. Do you have them?

 They seem almost antique notions in this world of instant gratification swiping for coupling, bankruptcy, and the anonymous nature of our online world. It all seems to make it okay to get away with just about everything and when you do get caught complete denial.

 But is this really who you want to be? 

The old saying if your friends jumped off the bridge would you, comes to mind.  Really think about it, when did it become okay to be a mean girl? Why is it so normal to have bullies? Not just as kids in the school, but as grown-ups in the community and workplace. Why is it that most assume someone else will call the police and how are people again and again assaulted in public with onlookers recording with their phones but no one stepping in to help?

 So who is it that you want to be? Someone with Integrity whose word means something? Someone people trust and can depend on? A person who is compassionate and nurturing, a good friend, a good sibling, a good parent, a good son or daughter. 

To be this person takes little steps in the moment.  When you make a choice, think about how it affects the person you are and what kind of example does it show. Do your actions meet your words? Do they match the person you want to be? Make choices that supports the person you want to be!

I leave you with the words of Dr. Seuss