Favorite Inspiring Quotes
Loyalty
Commentary by Peter Shepherd

“Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.” ~ Taylor Lautner
Loyalty is about staying true to a person, including behind their back.
“You give loyalty, you'll get it back. You give love, you'll get it back.” ~ Tommy Lasorda
Like Jeffry Holland pointed out, "The crowning characteristic of love is always loyalty."
“Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.” ~ Hannah Arendt
A key cultural force is of course the family. As Mario Puzo said, "The strength of a family, like the strength of any army, lies in its loyalty to each other."

“Your truest friends are the ones who will stand by you in your darkest moments, because they're willing to brave the shadows with you - and in your greatest moments, because they're not afraid to let you shine.” ~ Nicole Yatsonsky
But beware, some people aren't loyal to you, they are loyal to their need of you. Once their need changes, so does their loyalty. Stop expecting loyalty from people who can't even give you honesty.
“Independence is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes.” ~ Mark Twain
Never let your loyalty make a fool of you. Be discriminating from the start, be true to who you really are. Loyalty needs to be deserved. Respect is earned... honesty is appreciated... trust is gained... loyalty is returned.

Here’s some further reading on this theme...
How to Build Trust and Develop Relationships ~ by Alan Zimmerman
There's something very alluring, and maybe even a little satisfying, about sharing a negative tidbit. But negative gossip almost always gets back to the person you are discussing. And to make matters worse, the version that gets back to the person you discussed is almost always worse than the version you shared. Continues...
Integrity in a Sexual Relationship ~ by Ayal Hurst
Knowing ourselves takes time - it's a lifelong journey. In life, by choosing one road, one person, or relationship, it means that we have to let go of taking some other road. We can't take them all. Life just can't work that way. So we have to make choices. Hopefully the choices we make come from a place of clarity. Often, the only way to get to that clarity is by going through life and learning about ourselves as we go. Continues...
PODCAST by Peter Shepherd ~ Loyalty & Inner Peace
The first topic is about staying true to a person, including behind their back. Loyalty is more than a word you pay lip-service too, it's a way of life. And then there's Inner Peace. Even in the midst of life's many storms, we have the capacity to stand in the center of our own peace. It's not always easy, but it's certainly possible.