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Today, I will take care to make choices that match my values.

2/12/2013

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I have learned this: it is not what one does  that is wrong, but what one becomes as a
consequence of  it.

--Oscar Wilde

There are countless ways to take shortcuts in  life or to grab for pleasures. We could
cheat on our income taxes, excuse a food  binge, or lie to a loved one about where we've been. We say, "It won't hurt  anyone!" "I wouldn't do it if it weren't for the other guy." Or, "Everyone does  it." But if we are to like and
respect ourselves, we need to live by the rules  we believe in. Whether we get caught or not isn't the point. We cannot hold  values and then repeatedly justify breaking them.

What does it do to us  if we constantly fudge on our values? It undermines our self-esteem and damages  the faith we have in ourselves. We do not expect to be perfect, but we must be  accountable. If we
are honest with ourselves, we admit our wrongs and  reestablish our self-respect.

Today, I will take care to make choices that  match my values.


You are reading from the book:

 Touchstones  by Anonymous

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