the good fight
I believe that integrity is a critical character trait that I can’t live without. I was raised to stick up for what’s right, stand up for the little guy and to fight the battles that are worth fighting.
And it’s a challenge, as a freelancer, to keep it up. I mean, I’ve turned down work for companies that I can’t get on board with. But with the ever-changing corporate environment of they-bought-them, they-were-bought-out-by-them and they-work-with-that-company-that-does-bad-things, it’s hard to keep up with it all. I try, but it isn’t always easy.
And when it comes to relationships, I often feel like the men I date have a little… too much integrity.
I love passionate people. I’m a passionate person. I’ve yelled so loud and so long at professional baseball games, I was often threatened with being 86’d. (I really had no idea that the umpires could hear what the fans are saying. Did you know that?) And I’ve been known to file complaints with the Attorney General, jump on companies that I feel have wronged me in some way and generally to express my displeasure when I see someone getting treated badly. All good things.
But what do you do when the one you love has so much veracity that it makes you question your own sincerity? And how do you convince them that it’s okay to compromise?
And if they capitulated, and you were able to find a middle ground, would they still be the person you fell in love with?
And it’s a challenge, as a freelancer, to keep it up. I mean, I’ve turned down work for companies that I can’t get on board with. But with the ever-changing corporate environment of they-bought-them, they-were-bought-out-by-them and they-work-with-that-company-that-does-bad-things, it’s hard to keep up with it all. I try, but it isn’t always easy.
And when it comes to relationships, I often feel like the men I date have a little… too much integrity.
I love passionate people. I’m a passionate person. I’ve yelled so loud and so long at professional baseball games, I was often threatened with being 86’d. (I really had no idea that the umpires could hear what the fans are saying. Did you know that?) And I’ve been known to file complaints with the Attorney General, jump on companies that I feel have wronged me in some way and generally to express my displeasure when I see someone getting treated badly. All good things.
But what do you do when the one you love has so much veracity that it makes you question your own sincerity? And how do you convince them that it’s okay to compromise?
And if they capitulated, and you were able to find a middle ground, would they still be the person you fell in love with?
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