A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home. — Author Unknown
Often to give advice: Be Tranquil and Long-suffering, is easier said than done. We build up qualities slowly and moist often in the face of circumstances which present themselves. These are the “opportunities” the motivational speakers all agree are there when the conditions looks grim. But a commitment to an attitude to stay positive as a way of life does give you a fall back position to begin from when the situation calls for a set of qualities that are the “just right” response for you to act out, speak, and be.
Peace,
Jim
TRANQUIL
Definitions: (1) free from emotional disturbance or agitation; calm; serene; placid; (2) quiet; even; steady
Too Far: lax
Quote:
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which gives happiness. — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd President of the United States
Color: green
LONG-SUFFERING
Definition: bearing injuries, insults, or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked
Balancing Quality: hope
Consideration: If you know you can and will do your best “under the circumstances” then you are a practitioner of long-suffering. The “circumstances” may be a singular negative incident (an accident, victimization, being in the wrong place at the wrong time) or the circumstances can be plural (all of the events of a life). We are all putting up with difficulty. The consequences may be a change or an adjustment for the foreseeable future.
Even if everything is going well, it is necessary to deal with the repercussions of internal growth, external change, and aging.
Admonition: Do not call stubbornness, a lack of willingness to change, long-suffering. Most of the time you can do something about the situation. If nothing else, control your attitude.
Symbol: the ox
