Last week I worked on Courage. When you only leave the house twice in the week and nothing happens, it’s hard to practice courage. Apparently, courage is a virtue you can’t force yourself to work on unless the opportunity presents itself. Don’t buy that last sentence. That’s a lie. Read on to find out how…
Tag: Virtues
The Virtue of Honor
There are many definitions for “honor.” But the one I am focusing on is 8th in Merriam Webster’s definition: The Definition of Honor 8a: a keen sense of ethical conduct : INTEGRITYa man of honor b: one’s word given as a guarantee of performance on my honor, I will be there. When I wrote out my quick reference for the virtues and vices…
A Little Kindness Gets More Mileage Than a Prius
Kindness I’m heading out the door soon to my day job and thought I’d put out a reminder to myself and everyone else as well, practice kindness today. We should be practicing it every day, but set an intention to do so today. Monday is the best day to practice it. It’s the day people…
Virtue: Awareness – What Really Matters
Are you aware of what really matters in your home? “Fire Department” Pound, Pound Imagine you are hearing that at your front door right now. You have to evacuate. What goes through your head? What Did You Mentally Do? Or Grab? How much time you have depends on the fire’s proximity to you and how…
Virtues and Vices: Strengthening One, Weakening the Other
I’ve never been a big fan of setting resolutions. Don’t get me wrong, I have tried and I have failed over the years. I don’t recall how many years ago that I gave up on resolutions, but last year I decided to work on goal-oriented tasks for my writing. We all know what happened with…




