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Day 9 – VIRTUOUS
Today, let's examine how we can respond in a more virtuous way.
Today, let's examine how we can respond in a more virtuous way.
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Strong and self-cconfident!
I feel like I am going the right thing and being true to myself and others.
I feel fulfilled, full of love, inspiration, energy and most importantly, living presently alive.
I feel excited for the future
I feel an empowering sense of growth when my actions align with my values and principles. Though every once in a while when I get too cozy, I have to challenge them. Which either confirms or helps evolve those guiding principles into something I can rely on more and more, opening greater confidence and contentment within every action.
I feel spiritual and connected when I do the right thing…however I often fall short, two virtues that I need to nurture the most are honesty and discipline. UGH! Honest with myself and others, sometimes I lie, even when the truth is easier to tell, I am trying to catch myself when tempted to lie…I am so experienced in disillusionment that sometimes the lie seems more natural. Discipline is like a 4 letter word to me…I really need help there! My awareness is growing and so am I. I strive to be a virtuous woman!
For today’s activity I choose a friend I have over in London. She’s actually from Seattle as well and over here to complete a Master’s program in Dance. We were supposed to do some weekend trip in nature last month, and I was supposed to go to one of her performances. In both instances, life/school came up and I wasn’t able to go. I have felt bad about this and today had the opportunity to reach out to say sorry. She was so compassionate with her response. Letting me know she understands, that school is insane for her and that she’s just grateful for the time we do get to spend together. I was floored. She literally made me feel so grateful that I have her (and other people like her) in my life.
As to the morals/values that guide my life? I would currently break them down to love, truth and compassion. How I feel when I live in alignment with them? I feel good. I feel like I can accomplish literally anything I set my mind to, but it also comes from knowing that I am not alone. When I am living in alignment with who I truly am and the morals that define me, I know that I can do anything because I know that there is just so much more to all of this.
Ugh, I felt uncomfortable in mt skin most of the day with where I could of been more virtuous. (Try and make it simple) My husband is an Army retired counterintelligence agent. In 2005-2006 he served in Iraq and he was blown up by an IED. He suffered several injuries and one was a TBI and PTSD. The tbi makes him slow at times and he always double checks his actions before leaving the house. PTSD he gets very angry at times. I hate to admit this but there are times I completely loose my patients with him and can give him the silent treatment just so I can get stuff done. I feel terrible and have to go back and make my amends and be more patient. He’s the one who sacrificed, not me. I feel so selfish and self centered for treating my best friend this way.
The morals we come to rely on is honor and integrity. My husbands position for work was one that had to stay open and honest.. We learned fast someone is always watching so it’s better to do what’s right no matter what.
When we do what’s right and are aligned we get to live a life of peace and well being, and free of worry. We have nothing to hide or run from. Life is good.
Grounded and authentic . . . like I’m firing on all four cylinders. I feel confident about the choices I’m making and I feel like I’m enjoying one of the most rewarding experiences ever–I’m living life true to myself and aligned with my values. It’s so honest and such a simple way of orchestrating a life. I can measure everything by my values and continue in a direction that is in alignment with them, or stop heading in a certain direction when I realize I’m being led by ideas and beliefs that are not my own values. Also, I did the exercise Sonja talked about and resolved to talk to the young man I engaged in a conversation with 3 – 4 months ago. He and I work together. I didn’t act at all like I wanted to act at the time. I deeply regret my behavior that night. I’ll apologize and tell him what I wish I had said that night and then I’ll start working toward forgiving myself. Sigh. I have to stop hurting myself in the present if I’m to have a chance to heal my past. I have to stop creating new regrets. Until then, however, I shall keep on keeping on.