Season of Nonviolence - Day 17

Welcome to Day 17 of the Season of Nonviolence – 64 Days of peaceful wisdom honoring the lives and nonviolent principles of Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez.

Nonviolence begins with learning how to be less violent and more compassionate towards ourselves. We learn by building the courage to speak and act with respect, honor and reverence for our own being.

Eleanor Roosevelt has urged, "You must do the things that you think you cannot do." Practicing these 64 Ways will challenge you to do things that you think you cannot do.

Day 17: INTEGRITY

When faced with a choice, listen to your conscience, and be willing to act accordingly, no matter what others may say.   You know what is right to do; you can choose to do it.    

Integrity asks for firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values and denies any form of corruption.  Integrity is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.  And when I am in harmony, I am a model of nonviolence.

Today:  When faced with a choice today, I listen to my conscience.  I'll recall then write a short story about a time when I listened to my heart when the people around me were doing something else.