What It Is

It is not about liability.
It is about reliability

It is not about what a judge would say.
It is about judgement.

It is not about hiding. It is not about shame.
It is about following that still, small voice within.

It is not about the passive voice.
It is about the active voice.

It is not about being acted upon.
It is about acting.

It is not about being an object.
It is the subject.

It is not about you.
It is about I.

It is not about me.
It is about us.

It is not about rights.
It is about responsibility.

It is not about money. It is never about money.

It is not about the law.
It is about being honest, true and reasonable, regardless of the law.

It is not about breaking the rules. It is not about following the rules.
It is above, beyond and behind the rules.

It is about a code engraved in the mind, written on the heart, tattooed on the soul.

It is about doing instant moral calculus in your head. It is about taking time to check your work.

It is not about the times table.

It is not about time. It is not about beginning and ending. It is not about precedent.
It is about now.

It is not about covering your butt.
It is about covering the bases.

It is not about not doing the wrong thing.
It is about doing the right thing.

It is not about agenda items, setting priorities or action plans.
It is the right action at the right time.

We are the right people.

It is about taking responsibility. It is about being responsible. It is about making choices. It is about seeing that there are always choices.

It is not about blame, excuses or retribution.

It is about being rational.
It is not about rationalizing.

It is about appealing to that which is best within us.
It is not about comparing ourselves to the worst of those about us.

It is about continually and constantly questioning the worthiness and wisdom of our own actions.

It is about assuming the best in others.

It is about acting as if this were a perfect world, and making choices that will help to make it so.