Integrity

I am told that with modern technology we are getting further and further away from relationships, both with others, and also, ourselves.  I have a real bee in my bonnet about having ALL students from 5 years to 18 years choose a word.  I started to doubt myself and wondered what I was up to.  I continued going, and, now I see how purposeful, how personal, and how empowering it is for them.  Give them a chance I say ...



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Integrity
 
Give me a word.

This gorgeous high school boy sincerely told me he could not think of a word.

 I will put a ‘dot’ by your name and you tell me later.
 I passed by him several times – no word.

Then I went to him and I said ‘integrity’!
 “No, no, no, - I couldn’t have that word.”
 
"Think about it", I said.
 
I forgot about it, the bell rang,
when next thing –
 
This gorgeous boy came up to me and said:
 “I’ll take it!”
 
I was really touched.  He had thought about the word integrity ALL that time,  decided he wanted it, then he took it home with him – forever …
 
Great choice, my lad …

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