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A promise can be broken without ending the work of integrity. Keeping our word means doing what we promised. Honoring it also concerns what we do when we will not keep it.

We can communicate early, address the impact, repair what can be repaired, and make a new promise only when one is appropriate. None of that turns a broken commitment into a kept one. The break remains; consequences and lost trust may remain too.

Silence can add another failure. Other people may have organized their time and choices around our word. When the promise changes, they need timely access to that change.

Integrity extends beyond the moment of promising. When a promise breaks, our word still has work to do.