Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. – Janis Joplin
My students had a hard time with this one today. They didn’t understand the context for the word compromise. They kept saying that compromising was good. They’re right, compromise is a great thing, but when you compromise who you are, your integrity, that’s when you lose out on something very special. You lose out on you.
So while it’s okay to compromise, it’s never okay to compromise yourself. Hold true to what you believe. Honor who you are.
