Let Your Character Lead the Way

Emotions are a guage and that's all. They are a guage of whether we are being true to ourselves or not. Negative feelings are an opportunity to question ourselves about where we are compromising ourselves. Most of the time, it's because we have some agenda, some want, some need that we are compromising our own selves to hold on to. It's almost, if not always, based on some fear of loss. Loss of approval, loss of love, loss of security.

Feelings are not meant to be acted out on. Acting out on feelings, or using drugs or alcohol to bury them is destructive and  is a compromise to our own character. Knowing who you are and moving toward who you want to be is the best defense against compromising your character to satiate and calm your emotions.

Pay attention to your feelings and use them as a tool. Our character is the navigator of our life. Emotions are just an indicator of whether we are on or off course.

Our character is the only gift and the only meaningful contribution we have to give in this life. Make it good.