Discipline: don’t be deterred by failure. stick to the task. learn from mistakes.
Conscience: be aware of, and pay attention to, the quiet voice of my inner spirit.
Responsibility: focus on what I can do to better my condition and improve myself.
Compassion: help those in distress. do not judge or rate others or myself.
Patience: be slow to anger or judge. see things from another’s perspective. listen.
Balance: avoid extremes of emotion, thought or conduct. follow the “middle way.”
Honesty: tell no lies. always speak the truth, but in a kind and gentle way.
Integrity: live with conviction. say what I mean and mean what I say.
Authenticity: generate decisions based on reasoned reflection. question authority/tradition.
Natural: prefer nature’s way to that of the artificial. harmonize with Universal Spirit.
Focus: live deliberately. conform thoughts, goals, values and actions to one another.
Tenacity: follow the right and reasonably course, regardless of obstacles or fear.
Benevolence: do only good. promote and nurture all Life. refrain from violence in any form.
Awareness: take time to examine my thoughts and the process which underlie them.
Openness: be receptive to other viewpoints. learn from experience and criticism.
Forgiveness: let it be. don’t let the sun set on a grudge or hurt feeling. apologize.
Thanksgiving: in private, thank the Creator for all the blessings of my life. share His gifts.
Art Apruzzese
Los Osos, California
April 21, 2006
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