Perseverance
Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against the natural instinct to pay back evil with evil.” ~ St. John Paul II
Grit…
“Believers do not surrender. They can continue on their way to the truth because they are certain that God has created them “explorers”, whose mission is to leave no stone unturned, though the temptation to doubt is always there. Leaning on God, they continue to reach out, always and everywhere, for all that is beautiful, good, and true.” ~ St. John Paul II
Grit…to follow God’s plans!
Positivity
“Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.” Jane Austen
Put the spotlight on the positive!
Open heart
“The worst prison would be a closed heart.” ~ St. John Paul II
Keeping your heart open
Patience with others…
“I am not an angel,′ I asserted; ‘and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me – for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate.” Charlotte Bronte, (“Jane Eyre”)