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Excess is never too much in moderation
True self-mastery comes from turning our “self” over to the Master. – Colleen Harrison in He Did Deliver Me From Bondage
Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don’t talk back. – W. K. Hope
Pain of discipline vs. pain of regret – choose your pain.
You can never get enough of what you don’t need because what you don’t need will never satisfy you. – Mary Ellen Edmunds
Fasting:In the quest for fasting to aid spiritual growth, he quoted Elder Melvin J. Ballard, formerly of the Quorum of the Twelve, who said that fasting tells “our physical bodies – ‘You can do without these two meals; it will not hurt you, indeed it will benefit you, and though my head may ache and my body may feel faint, I will not die, and I am bigger than you are and once a month I will show you that I am master……I will not have this body defiled, it is my servant and it must be kept clean.”
Those who are truly developed will find a perfect harmony between their flesh and their spirits, a harmony that will bless them with peace and give them the ability to help others. Embraced by the Light – Betty J. Eadie
O God, help us to be masters of ourselves that we may be servants of others.
Anger – Remember, when someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and smack that jerk upside the head.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. – Beverly Sills
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. – Max De Pree, Leadership Is an Art
The being who was the Master in every way was the complete master of self. The trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ portray a person whose superb control remained undisturbed in the face of fatigue, hunger, ridicule, indignity and finally physical agony. In contemplating this great example we glimpse the meaning of the line “Master yourself, and enemies hammer at the gates in vain.”
It’s not necessarily the will to win that makes the difference – it’s the will to practice. – LaVell Edwards
Progressive people seem to have one thing in common, they get up earlier than they absolutely have to. As Daryl Hoole says “an ounce of morning is worth a pound of afternoon.”
You cannot run away from a weakness, you must sometime fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now – Robert Louis Stevenson
Self-discipline is doing what you should do when you don’t want to do it.
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows until it its focused, dedicated, disciplined. – Harry Emerson Fosdick
Discipline is remembering what you want – David Campbell
Confirm thy soul in self-control
How can we expect the Lord to allow us to rule over thousands of worlds if we cannot even manage our own lives.
Sow a thought, reap an act;
Sow an act, reap a habit,
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap an eternal destiny
Morris Mandel:
Four magic words, we can’t afford it, should be a part of every child’s education. A child who has never heard those words – or also has never been forced to abide by their meaning – has surely been cheated by his parents. As exercise strengthens the body, frugality strengthens the spirit. Without its occasional discipline, character suffers. – The Jewish Press
True affluence is not needing anything – Gary Snyder, Turtle Island
Anonymous:
Money will buy a bed but not sleep; books but not brains; food but not appetite; finery but not beauty; a house but not a home; medicine but not health; luxuries but not culture; amusements but not happiness; religion but not salvation; a passport to everywhere but heaven. – The Voice in the Wilderness
What does rock bottom look like with your weakness? He Did Deliver Me From Bondage author Colleen Harrison said, “Don’t worry if you’re not motivated to change. Life will bring you to the point of motivation.” You can choose to be humble or be compelled to be humble.
PRAYER
I haven’t gossiped, I haven’t lost my temper
I haven’t been greedy, grumpy,
Nasty or overindulgent,
I’m very thankful for that.
But in a few minutes God
I’m going to get out of bed.
And from then on, I’m probably
Going to need a lot of help.
Amen.
Those who are truly developed will find a perfect harmony between their flesh and their spirits, a harmony that will bless them with peace and give them the ability to help others. Embraced by the Light – Betty J. Eadie
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