Inner Conflict

"With increased integrity comes increased happiness"  Tal Ben-Shahar states in his book "Happier".  Integrity is all about accuracy - living the life according to the values you have.  From the word "Integer", a mathematician can think about this virtue in terms of "whole" rational numbers.

When a politician's words or actions ignore their stated values, beliefs, and expectations of others we call them a hypocrite.  Consistency provides mental foundations of security - within yourself and your perception of others.

Certainly values change over time (even beliefs) and so should our actions.  So how does one evaluate integrity over time? 

My answer lies in your feeling of inner conflict.  Only you know when you are being true to yourself - past, present and future. 

When inner conflict = zero;  integrity = whole one.