Integrity

Everday one's integrity is tested either in personal relationships, business dealings, school,finances, or in the games we play .I try not to ever compromise my integrity, even on the golf course where scoring is left up to each individual player to record his own score accurately. It would be easy to not count a 'whiff' at the ball as a stroke particularly if you're behind a tree and no one is looking to see if that was a practice swing I made, or an attempt at hitting the ball. Whiffs are counted as a stroke. Unlike other sports golf is a game of honesty and self-assessment. I love golf for the challenges it presents, but it is also a good test or measure of one's integrity.

Submitted by: CKC Sr.

Don't Get It Twisted

I refuse to compromise my values. I'm old enough that I can't play naive - I'm old enough to take responsibility for my choices (good or bad).

Submitted by: Anonymous

Other Cheek

Besides my ethics? Not much. Why be a little b*tch about one issue when you can be cool about it instead?

Submitted by: Anonymous

Priceless

I refuse to compromise my celibacy. It's too precious. It's too expensive and not worth a thirty second thrill.

Submitted by: Torria

Just the facts

I refuse to compromise data. It is what it is.

Submitted by: You know who i am

Keep the faith

I refuse to compromise my faith in God.

Submitted by: YJH

Happyness

It has taken me a while to get to this point, but I refuse to compromise my happiness or my sense of adventure. It is pretty hard for me to make a decision but when I do it pisses me off when someone tries to talk me out of it. I don't want to leave this place with regrets about things that I never got a chance to do or places that I never got to see. There have been things that I've wanted to do that my boyfriend (of 9 years) could care less about. At first, I would just say "ok, never mind" and pout. Or I'd talk him into doing something and he would complain the whole time and ruin the whole experience. So now I know that its ok to do things by yourself. If no one wants to join you, so what!

Lesson Learned: When you're part of a couple its very easy to get caught up in "we". Live YOUR life. Fulfill YOUR dreams. And don't let anyone convince you otherwise.

Submitted by: Nicole

I Am Woman

I feel I am a very proud person. I refuse to compromise my dignity.

Submitted by: Desiree

What's in a name?

I'm frugal. I'll admit it. Some might even say I'm "tight with a dollar". I like to think I'm just efficient with my money. Call it what you want. But thanks to my fiscal practices I have discovered the wonderful world of generic brand groceries. You get the same quality as name brand for a fraction of the price. It's gotten to the point where the Target brand is second-nature in my kitchen cabinets. But as great as the private labels have been to me, there is one ailse where I refuse to go generic-- cereal. Call me crazy but I'm just not buying that "Honey Oat Clusters" tastes the same as Honey Bunches of Oats.

Lesson learned: If breakfast is the most important meal of the day why take any chances.