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==Ethical Behaviors and Attitudes== | ==Ethical Behaviors and Attitudes== | ||
In the process of personal development and in the strengthening of one’s moral character,Humility takes on a moral and ethical dimension which cultivates virtues in every area of our lives. | In the process of personal development and in the strengthening of one’s moral character, Humility takes on a moral and ethical dimension which cultivates virtues in every area of our lives. | ||
"True humility" is distinctly different from "false humility" which consists of deprecating one's own sanctity, gifts, talents, and accomplishments for the sake of receiving praise, attention or adulation from others. In this context genuine humility comprises the following behaviors and attitudes: | "True humility" is distinctly different from "false humility" which consists of deprecating one's own sanctity, gifts, talents, and accomplishments for the sake of receiving praise, attention or adulation from others. In this context genuine humility comprises the following behaviors and attitudes: | ||
* Submitting to God Source as the highest authority to which one gives consent in your actions, words and deeds. | * Submitting to God Source as the highest authority to which one gives consent in your actions, words and deeds. | ||
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* Humility is a potential part of temperance because temperance includes all those virtues that restrain reactions from our uncontrolled desires. Humility is a required discipline of restraining the lower appetites of impulsivity by refocusing negative emotions. Lack of impulse control means that we are easily consumed and controlled by darkness. When we apply humility to the circumstances it helps to refocus our impulses into more productive spiritually healthy behaviors. | * Humility is a potential part of temperance because temperance includes all those virtues that restrain reactions from our uncontrolled desires. Humility is a required discipline of restraining the lower appetites of impulsivity by refocusing negative emotions. Lack of impulse control means that we are easily consumed and controlled by darkness. When we apply humility to the circumstances it helps to refocus our impulses into more productive spiritually healthy behaviors. | ||
Humility is defined as, "A quality by which a person considering his own defects has a humble opinion of himself and willingly submits himself to God and to others for God's sake." St. Bernard defines it as, "A virtue by which a man knowing himself as he truly is, abases himself (to the greater good). Jesus Christ is the ultimate definition of Humility."<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/blog-timeline-shift/2468-humility-protects-us Humility Protects Us]</ref> | Humility is defined as, "A quality by which a person considering his own defects has a humble opinion of himself and willingly submits himself to God and to others for God's sake." St. Bernard defines it as, "A virtue by which a man knowing himself as he truly is, abases himself (to the greater good). Jesus Christ is the ultimate definition of Humility."<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/blog-timeline-shift/2468-humility-protects-us Humility Protects Us]</ref> | ||