Do the Right Thing...

"Have the courage to say no.  Have the courage to face the truth.  Do the right thing because is is right.  These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity."  ~ W.C. Clement Stone

After some emotional upheavals this week, I have had a chance to ponder about the ramifications of actions -- particularly that action known as "doing the right thing".   While there are some universal standards about what "the right thing" is, sometimes "the right thing" can be subjective..  What is the "right thing" to one person, may not be to another in circumstances where there is not necessarily a straightforward answer.  

I have done what I thought was "the right thing" and been burned and hurt at the time, and much later (a year or more) come to find out that "the right thing" was truly the right thing.  Sometimes the ramifications of our actions are not apparent at the time, but only much later.

Every day gives us opportunities to do "the right thing".  And the right thing is not always easy.  It can be emotionally painful or physically uncomfortable.  It may test relationships.  However, in order to live with integrity, we must always try to do what we think is right.  We are all human.  Our actions may not be the solution to the problem, but it is an honest opportunity to make our little area of the world a better place, while living in harmony with our values.

So, be courageous. Do the right thing.