Perseverance
Perseverance requires us to change our way of looking at failure. It requires that we adopt a scientific…
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Reflection
All animals – including humans – can use their brains to think and their thoughts can then be…
Courtesy
Now here’s a misunderstood virtue. Courtesy. It has come to be synonymous with pointless protocol or manipulative…
Kindness
In any environment the atmosphere will moderate the growth. Kindness allows all the conditions essential for human growth…
Trustworthiness
We all value trustworthiness. Most of us try to be trustworthy ourselves and we look for it in…
Why Virtue?
Over two thousand years ago, Aristotle said, We are not studying in order to know what virtue is,…
Outcomes versus Goals
We are taught to pursue our goals. This is a good thing. Focus is always helpful in bringing…
Firing On All Cylinders?
For more than three hundred years Western thought has been dominated by the images of industrialism and scientific…
Evil versus Tragedy
Many things are tragic – natural disasters, premature death, illness and so on. These are not caused by…
What Everybody Needs to Know About Thinking for Yourself
Thinking for yourself is not about following every whimsical notion and desire and doing just as you please.…