Integrity

What really differentiates between the "right thing" and the "wrong thing." The perception of right and wrong is often the topic of most debate. It is difficult for someone to properly tell someone else what to do. For us as the followers of Christ, the Bible is the moral guideline that directs us in the right path. Every person has fault in their life, and following the moral guidelines laid out in the Bible are often difficult to follow. Typical human temptation and curiosity causes many people to slide away. It is difficult to be able to to do the right thing when everything seems like more "fun." Fun is a perception that is seen through the eyes of others. You can find "fun" in everyday activities that do not cause rifts in integrity.

Forgiveness

People contemplate the most difficult act in the world. Some may say jumping the Grand Canyon, some may say running a mile under 4 minutes, some may say swimming the English Channel, but one of the most difficult acts in life is forgiveness. Forgiveness is always sought, but not always granted. Delving into your inner heart, sometimes yields no forgiveness. It is easy to love someone, it is easier to hate someone, but it is never easy to forgive someone. The most difficult part of forgiveness is the inability to weigh out the benefits of forgiveness with the consequences of no forgiveness. There is no act that can be committed that should be unforgivable. Forgiveness is one of the greatest gifts to give or receive from anyone. The hardest concept to grasp is that everyone is human. Everyone has feelings that can be broken. Everyone needs forgiveness.

Change

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" Gandhi

The world is a complicated mess. Genocide, infanticide, insecticide and all of these others exist. Changing the world is always necessary, sometimes successful, but never easy. The best way to change the world is change yourself. No matter what you think of yourself, people may think very highly of you. People always look for inspiration amongst others. The positive change in ourselves could change the lives of hundreds, thousands, millions. The easiest thing in the world is to never change. Its easy to ignore everything and go about our days mindlessly. It takes the courage and the strength to stand up and change. The courage to do the right thing is in all of us. Its trapped waiting to be released. You just have to open it up, and change for the better. The biggest enemy of change is doubt and fear. Doubt that you cannot ever change and fear of what it is like when things are changed. Step up, reach out and find that inspiration to change. Change for your sister, for your brother, for your parents, but mostly change for yourself. Maybe one person will read this and find the desire to change. If I can effectively reach one person, success will be achieved.