Being content is something we should always feel for what we have, but never for what we are.

If you don’t criticize someone when they are making a mistake, you have wronged them by enabling them. If you criticize someone when you can’t change an outcome, you have wronged yourself by judging inappropriately.

So… when to criticize? Look to God for guidance. If you don’t believe in that, then pause before saying something and look in to your spiritual essence for the appropriate wisdom.

We must make as little or as much quality time as needed for introspection; to examine who we are now, where we are going and what we want to accomplish for ourselves and for our personal world.

If someone in your immediate family, or a good friend, came to you for advice, what would you do? You’d find somewhere private – devoid of distractions, turn off your cell phone, and give him or her your complete attention. This would be the right thing to do.

Do the same thing for yourself as well. After all, who is more important than you?

Having the will to protect yourself and your interests is not only a positive trait, it is usually essential for your physical survival.

Being warm, kind, having empathy, and tolerating most others (including those you dislike or disagree with because of what they do or believe) is not only a positive trait, it is usually essential for your spiritual survival.