Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understanding and fostering the practice of virtues. The Source supports the Virtues Project and will publish one virtue developed by the project each week.
Integrity
Integrity is standing up for what we believe is right. We keep faith with our ideals and live by our deepest values. We keep our agreements reliably. Our actions match our words. ‘We strive to balance impeccable integrity and unfailing tenderness for others and ourselves. We cherish the challenge of doing the right thing in all circumstances. We give excellence to whatever we undertake. We live by our personal covenant.
Quote: “To put the world right…we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” — Confucius
The Practice of Integrity
I live by my ideals.
I am faithful to the virtues of my character.
I am trustworthy.
I temper righteousness with forgiveness.
I strive to do the right thing.
I abide by my heart’s deepest promise.
I am thankful for the gift of Integrity.
It supports me to walk my talk.
- What tenderness are we inviting (self and community) in our social justice work?
- What agreements to we need to make/revisit before we begin our social justice work?
- How do we honor integrity in our community?
- How does integrity show up in your strongest relationships?
Virtues Matter was started by a passionate wife-husband team of social entrepreneurs seeking to positively uplift as many lives as possible. We aim to inspire and empower, to build capacity, strengthen relationships, and help everyone lead lives of passion and purpose.
Virtues Matter believes in a world where people are committed to kindness and respect, strive to be their best, and live with hope, courage, and in unity. We built the Virtues Cards mobile app, an interactive personal and team development tool, to help people identify and develop key virtues skills. We also offer dynamic workshops, online training, and customized programs to help people cultivate these positive qualities of character. To learn more, visit www.virtuesmatter.org.
