Ask Mark Ward

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Live your Ethics.

Do you live in your own integrity or do you adapt for the comfort of those around you? The greatest atrocities that have been committed in the world have been done in the name of the law (in the name of what is "right"). The Holocaust, slavery, segregation, prohibition of women voting, and gay marriage are some examples of  "wrongs" that have been committed in an "upstanding, lawful way." There are moments in your life when you are invited to step forward and live by your ethics in opposition to public opinion. It may be uncomfortable and even painful, but you will never exist peacefully if you ignore the counsel of your heart. Prejudice, racism, sexism, ageism and homophobia exist because we allow them. If we are not speaking out against them and working to eliminate them, we are silent partners in their existence. 

Are you allowing fear to have a controlling role in your life? Are you living as an "ideal" rather than your true being?  Look at yourself in the mirror today. Do you rely on yourself or on the opinions and views of those around you prior to making a decision? What is the cost of NOT living in your truth? What might you do today to live more fully in your integrity? How does even the thought of it make you feel?

Success or sabotage? True success is reserved for those who are not afraid to be all they are at every possible moment.

Is this going to be an incredible day? Are you able to surrender to the idea of a perfect day?