“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.” – Socrates
Caring enough
Cardinal virtue of temperance
A disciplined life
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller
Discipline and strong habits of virtue, especially in the midst of adverse circumstances, build character and a firm resolve to do whatever God may want with you.
Cardinal virtue of fortitude
Selflessness
“No smile is as beautiful as the one that struggles through tears.”— Helen Keller
Selfless people who give with a smile, even though they have their own burdens and troubles, are truly bright lights that warm many, many hearts.
Cardinal virtues: Prudence
Happiness
“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Running late?
Live for Him alone
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson Realize your potential and don’t slow God down…live for him and him alone, not worrying about the lives of others, and he will flood your soul with inner peace.