The other day I was sitting in a meeting and struggling to stay focused. I was tired, and the content of the meeting was not as interesting as I had hoped it would be. I did my best to keep my mind from wandering, but I continued to find myself in another dimension of thought. My physical body was in the room, but the inner me was far away.
HONOR
Suddenly, the speaker spoke a word that brought me back to being there. She said the word "honor" and she said it several times. Because I had drifted, I did not fully catch the context in which she was using the word. It was the "word" that brought me back to the meeting and from that point forward I paid attention so that I could fully honor my commitment to the others in the room to be present.
Honor, proved to be a trigger word for me. It brought me back to reality. I didn't want to forget this, so I emailed myself a quick message. I simply wrote "honor" in the subject line and hit the send button. I have stared at that email now for three days. It is sitting in my inbox as an unread message. As I scan my many messages, I continue to see and feel the nature of this great word.
Choices In Action
Each day, you and I face many different opportunities. At the same time, we experience an internal competition between next level living and resting on one of the many plateaus of life. The battle is constantly played out.
Most of the time, we know what is right. The choice is always between doing what is right, or not doing what is right. When we do what we know is right, we are honoring our values. Some choices we make are not necessarily wrong, they are simply choices that are not aligned with our values. They will not land us in prison or at odds with others, they just won't lead us to alignment. Consequently they will not bring harmony to our lives. Choices that are unaligned with our values are the primary source of living an unbalanced life.
The circumstances we face are not really what defines us. Life is not about what we do, it's about who we become. Our defining moments are always about the choices we make. I recommend that we always know the right thing to do. That doesn't mean we will do it, but our inability to do it, does not mean that we don't know what to do. What it really means is that we are unwilling to honor what we know is right.
No Small Task
Honoring what we know is right is not an easy task. I recognize the difficulty involved in becoming someone who always honors what is right. But we must not allow the difficulty involved to prevent us from standing just a little more in "honor" each day.
The key to getting there is awareness. We must begin to listen to what our inner voice is saying. If we can't hear it, we can't honor it.
The noise of the world often prevents us from hearing the most important voice: our own. The more we listen to it, the more we begin to trust it. The more we trust it, the more we understand it. The more we understand it, the more we love it. The more we love it, the more complete we become. The more complete we become, the more willing we are to honor it.
When we honor our own voice, we become agents of accountability. This puts us in position to influence others and the world.
What does the word "honor" evoke in your mind?
Are you listening to your inner voice? What is it telling you to do?
Will you honor what you know is right?
The questions I ask at the end of these posts are meant for me as much as they are for you. My hope is that they will evoke in each of us. a greater desire to become our very best. The voice of authenticity can only be discovered by those who are willing to make that journey.
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