This week, I was exploring a life lesson on Integrity and it described one of the attributes of Integrity as feeling connected to people no matter what else is going on. That’s been my focus most of the week. Am I feeling connected?

I went to a doctor’s appointment a few days ago with an ailment that although not serious, was painfully distracting me throughout the day. It had been going on for several weeks. When I arrived I was not aware that a frightened part of my personality was already active that was in ‘task mode’ just wanting it to be over, be healed and pain free. A nurse checked me in, asked me to get on the scale, checked my height and asked some clarifying questions prior to seeing the doctor. I recall that when I met her, I smiled and said hello. She seemed friendly, but actually I was not connected to her. I was just going through the motions, trying to get through the process to see the doctor. After she left the room, as I waited for the doctor, I ‘woke up’ and realized that I had just been speaking with this person with no connection to at all. I was not in my integrity. I then set my intention to continue to notice what was going on with me and intentionally choose to connect. As the doctor arrived, I felt more connected to him and I slowed down enough when speaking with the receptionist who was scheduling my follow-up appointment to feel connected to her. It felt good to do something different instead of going through the motions and rush on to the next thing.

Checking in to see if I’m feeling connected is a helpful way for me to notice if I am in my integrity, cultivating loving parts of my personality and creating Authentic Power.

~David