“Integrity implies an integration of soul, heart, mind and body. It is humanity becoming all that we are. A luminous thread in a seamless garment. Integrity implies a new way of being — with others and in the universe. It implies caring; a quality of attention which involves a total commitment to looking, listening, feeling, sensing, intuiting, being.
- Anne Hillman, “Awakening the Energies of Love - Discovery Fire for the Second Time”
Dear Wise Women,
Immersed in the field of love and healing energy, let us continue our journey.
As we have learned, we access the fullness of life force energy when we become fully present. Awakening to the energy of presence requires a willingness to open the heart and a diligence to keep it open. As Michael Singer, the author of The Untethered Soul says, “we remain open by choosing not to close”. As simple as this sounds, our minds often trick us into believing that we are fragmented and incomplete and that we have no choice but shut down and separate our mind from our heart, body and soul .
As we explore integrity and its role in raising our vibration, I invite you to contemplate the root of the word integrity: “integer” which means whole, and is also the root of the words integrated and integral.
When heart, mind, body, and soul are fully integrated we move from having integrity to being in integrity.
When “in” integrity, our thoughts, feelings and actions align with ease and grace. We do not gossip, deny, complain, criticize, judge or blame; we are humble, helpful, honest and respectful - and we live this way not to receive external rewards or praise from others but because it is the only thing that feels true and whole to our Being. As Oprah Winfrey says, ““Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”
“In the fifth dimension, thoughts, speech, and action all are in alignment; anything that is out of integrity is painful. True integrity is at the core of remaining fifth dimensional. When you think one thing, act another, and feel yet another, you have created a roadblock to being fifth dimensional. “
- St. Germain, Maureen J.. Waking Up in 5D: A Practical Guide to Multidimensional Transformation
Being in integrity is both a requirement and a result of fifth dimensional living.
With awareness and the energy of forgiveness we can learn how to recognize when we are not in integrity and willingly and compassionately return ourselves to wholeness.
“When we understand integrity for what it is, we stop obsessing over codes of conduct and embark on the more demanding journey toward being whole.”
- Parker Palmer, “A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life”
THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
I know of no better way to be in integrity than to live out the work of “The Four Agreements” by don Miguel Ruiz.
Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Don’t Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. Become immune to the opinions and actions of others.
Don’t Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama.
Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment and day to day. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse, and regret
At first glance, the four agreements appear to be instructions that are difficult, if not impossible, to follow. However, when looking closer, we discover that living these agreements are a natural by-product of true integrity. In fact, when the heart, mind, body and soul are integrated and attuned to the vibration of love it becomes nearly impossible to not follow these agreements. In this way, the four agreements can serve as gentle road-signs to “redirect” us back to the path when we wander off (which we inevitably will do no matter how “enlightened” we are). When we notice we are not living out one or more of these agreements, we can forgive ourselves and compassionately and tenderly come home to the heart!
The Power of Words
We can begin by noticing our words and choosing to replace them with words that evoke unity, possibility and the vibration of love. The following table offers a wonderful starting point to access the transformative power of words.
From Awakening to 5D by Maureen St. Germain
INVOCATION:
”My thoughts, feelings and actions are in alignment with the creative power of the Universe.”
Photograph taken by Wise Woman, Katrina Campbell. Follow Katrina on instagram at km_bella
Your integrity is who you really are, what you really are, the totality of your authentic self.
Spend a few moments every day to get in touch with the memory of what you are.
Allow yourself to imagine the possibility that you are made by a certain frequency of Light.
Light is the messenger of God; it contains all the information, all possibilities, and all power.
Imagine that you are made of Light, of Spirit.
There is nothing you need to do.
There is nothing you need to be except what you really are.
Remember what you are, and the dream of your Life will have no limits.
- don Miguel Ruiz, “The Four Agreements”