Forgiveness is an often difficult, but creative choice that frees you from being controlled by negative feelings created by past events..
Tag: self-control
The ability to control oneself, in particular one’s emotions and desires or the expression of them in one’s behavior, especially in difficult situations.
The Challenge of Having an Open Mind
An open mind prevents self-deception and willful ignorance. It’s a willingness to admit mistakes, look at new ideas and to change your mind when you learn new information.
Patience and Virtue
Patience is well-known by the popular saying, “Patience is a virtue.” It involves tolerating delay by exercising self-control over the desire, and sometimes the impulse, of wanting what you want almost immediately.
Are You Fair-minded?
How do you rank in terms of being fair-minded? Being fair-minded requires exercising self-control, understanding, having an open mind and tolerance.
Get Over It!
Have you ever gotten bogged down from regretting a mistake or disappointment? Move beyond grief and regrets by learning from your mistakes and by not repeating them again in the future.
Practicing Tolerance
Diversity and differences of opinion are facts of life in today’s world. Dealing with people and ideas you do not like is among the greatest challenges in learning and practicing tolerance.
Forgive and Get Unstuck
Break away from resentments whenever you can. If your mind and emotions remain set on resenting and complaining, you will make yourself the repeated victim of that which caused your resentment.
Good Character
When it comes to living a successful life, the importance and value of good character cannot be overstated. Good character is revealed when you act in a way that shows a firm commitment to ethical standards and moral principles.
A Key to Success: Self-discipline
Success in life requires the development and exercise of self-discipline. Self-discipline is the ability to do what you need to or are obliged to do, whether you feel like it or not.
It Takes Courage to be Consistently Virtuous
Courage is the ability to overcome fear, and in many situations it is the crucial quality that makes it possible to act virtuously.