Of course, I wish I had lived as such so my children could say the same about me. How confusing it must be to our children when we tell them one thing, and do another ourselves! We weaken the impact of our lessons when we fail to live them in our own lives.
This is all connected to authentic living. We must take daily, incremental steps to develop congruency in our character, not only for the sake of our children and others we influence, but for our own good too.
It is exhausting and confusing to our own selves when we say one thing, but do another. When we claim to believe one way, but act another.
Since actions are the fruit of thoughts, we must be vigilant to cultivate good patterns of thought. To reject thoughts of hatred, self-doubt, selfishness, unfaithfulness, or anything else that would weaken our will to live what we say we believe.
We must feed and nourish thoughts that yield the fruit of right living: Peace, love, forgiveness, temperance, hope and others.
Congruent character begins in the mind
