Character, as we usually think of it, is a temporary collection of personality traits which we develop during our time on earth. This is the character we build with each choice in our lives, and it reflects our deepest values through our actions. At the spiritual level, we have a much broader character that can…
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Character and conduct
Character and Conduct Conduct is what we do; character is what we are. Conduct is the outward life; character is the life unseen, hidden within, yet evidenced by that which is seen. Conduct is external, seen from without; character is internal–operating within. Character is the state of the heart; conduct is its outward expression. Character…
A Strong Character
A Strong Character… “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” – Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen…
There I grow again
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. – English proverb There I Grow Again The Great Barrier Reef, stretches some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, a traveler asked the guide an interesting question. “I noticed that the lagoon side of…
Blessed with challenge
Blessed with Challenge… “Every one must be challenged. A day dawns, quite like other days; in it a single hour comes, quite like a other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us.” Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858-1901) “Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond…
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