“Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies.” – Saint Ambrose
Self control demands a strong motivation and effort. Little things can help a lot: eating more of what you don’t like and less of what you like, being nicer to the difficult people in your life, carving out time to pray daily even though your tendency is to “do more”, biting your tongue when you want to lash out or waiting to respond to a provocative email until you are calm…etc.
Passions need to be put in check, and shut off and on when appropriate…but we desperately need God’s help. Regular Confession and daily Mass is the best way to guarantee this happening!!
