BEING IMPECCABLE

Be impeccable with your words.
That agreement also tells me to
guard my thoughts,
and ideas, but
it does not tell me
to guard my face.
I have worked to control
what comes out of my mouth,
but not the gestures
that my face makes and
actions speak
louder than words.

Being impeccable,
now means I have to
guard the looks on my face
and the gestures
I may intentionally make
and the ways I express
my disdain and
irreverence for others.

Being impeccable means
I have to remember
to be impeccable
with my
thoughts,
words,
actions,
gestures,
and facial expressions,
while remembering
all are a creation
of the Ultimate
and worthy of being
treated impeccably.

CONSISTENCY

For those who have been following this blog for a while, you know that one of my favorite sources of inspiration is the Food Network show Chopped. This week was no exception. One of the spiritual messages that I have been receiving lately is about consistency. One of the primary reasons contestants are “chopped” is because there is inconsistency in plating and in preparation of the food. The inconsistency can be that the meats were cooked to differing degrees of doneness. Other times, the same amount of ingredients was not placed in the same way or in the same amount on the plates. Consistency is important. If you are going out to eat at a restaurant, it is important that all who order a dish, regardless of when they order it get the same dish. One of the things I have found personally challenging is when I order something and love it and then order it again a few weeks later and it is not the same dish. Inconsistency challenges one’s ability to trust they are going to have the same experience or that all who order it will experience the same dish.

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