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05/05/2022
There are two common definitions of integrity you will find in dictionaries. One definition is about being honest and aligned with strong moral principles. The other definition is about being whole or undivided. While we could consider that each definition is a different meaning of the word, I have come to appreciate that each is part of a more full definition of the word. Consider defining integrity as living in wholeness with life and purpose through honest, undivided alignment to core, stated principles. With this definition in mind, journal with the following:
What does this definition of integrity mean for you as a leader?
In what ways (situations or relationships or projects) do you feel divided, separated, or misaligned from life, purpose, or the principles that matter to you?
If you imagine moving through the day with the stated intention of being whole or undivided, what might you make space for or do differently?
How might bringing intention to your integrity serve you as a leader?
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What internal clutter do you need to clear out?
How do you want to live?
I love the metaphor of bringing the Marie Kondo method to our inner lives. We all carry stories, ideas, lenses on the world that clutter our inner lives. Often these patterns of thought served us well, saved our lives, or in some way supported our wellbeing. And like ill fitting old worn underwear cluttering our drawers, sometimes these old ideas have to be thanked for their service and let go. There are always a few I have a really hard time letting go, and they get saved in other drawers or in boxes. Unlike material clutter, thoughts can return when we least expect them. This is why I like the question: "How do I want to live?" as a compassionate redirection of our creative thinking mind. Not just letting go but also moving towards new ways of thinking and being with ourselves.
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04/05/2022
For a long time, I felt I needed a complete overhaul and renovation of my inner life to embrace a love of being. Sometimes still, my habit energy tells a story that loving my being-ness a bit out of reach. And then I remember the small things: the feeling of my feet on the ground, the rise and release of tension in my shoulders with a deep breath, the temperature change when walking through the threshold of my front door, the smile of a colleague at the start of a meeting, simply receiving the truth-telling of a participant in a workshop, the feeling of lying down after a full day, the first sip of coffee in the morning, the feel of water splashing on my face. I fall in love with being. I fall in love with my being-ness, my presence.
Here's the activity to try on:
Write a list of what you love about being. Your list might take the form of a love note to your being or be a review of all the moments in your day you felt the fullness of your being, your presence.
A few days after writing your list, free write with the question: what do you notice about the moments of being in your days?
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