Remaining True to MySELF

Did I make the right decision?

In the past few weeks I was getting curious on my involvement with the Union and if I continue to serve as President of my local with out bias in all situations.

I was wondering within myself if I would be able to stand by and keep silent about a persons choice to stand on the victim side of the equation.

I choose in my life to live at cause. No longer willing to stay on the victim side for more that a moment. I choose to take ownership for my actions, my voice and my emotions and choose to engage from that side. If the situation ever arose... would I be able to stay true to myself... and still act on behalf of the members wishes?

I met with a my Regional Vice President today to discuss a number of things and he asked me how if I was happy with my choice to take on the presidency in the fall. I talked about some of the things I was disillusioned with, some things I wanted to do differently, then I went big. I talked about my values and authentic self and how I was questioning if I would be able to "serve" a member... no, it was more would I stay silent in order to serve as president.

We had a really big conversation about who he is and holds himself to be, his values and how he still chooses to serve at times when it is not agreeing with his values (i.e. integrity). I spoke about how I was not willing to enable people to remain on the victim side of life (the why me side).

And the outcome of our discussion was... I don't have to remain silent. I need not put myself in any situation where my body is telling me not to go.

So here is my declaration.

By being my authentic self and not compromising or keeping myself small, I will be a BIGGER invitation for these people to step into themselves and not to compromise their power (i.e. to also stand at cause).

This works for me, I choose to remain President of my local, and serve differently. By simply inviting them to consider something more, perhaps that they didn't see or realize before, life changes once again.

Tomorrow is another day... there is always more.