Integrity and fear

I liked this post on integrity from Don Miller. I don’t know about this link between integrity and being ‘integrated’, except that it is the same root word, or what that would look like precisely within yourself, but it is an interesting idea. And I like how he cuts people a little slack in this notion of integrity. It’s more about being aware of when you’ve done wrong, and facing the consequences, than never doing wrong (because such a person doesn’t actually exist).

I also like this idea that what people will resonate with and recognise of themselves in your writing is your fears. The internet might be a more fascinating place if people did write in this way. (I could see the problems, but I'm sure that a big reason why so many people loved Blue Like Jazz is because the honesty in it was gripping.)

(Apologies for all the links. I am swamped with work at the moment (I don’t very often mention my day job here, but maybe I shall write the most boring post ever about it) and absorbingly wretched over personal mess and there is another market and things going on at church for our I Heart Kirribilli week starting this weekend that I have been doing some preparation for (I'm also at home just now waiting for a house inspection - bleh).)