Jan 21 2009
Self Control
I think this virtue is one of the hardest to accomplish. In life and in marriage! Sometimes…
we lose control of our tongues and our tempers. We can be going along and it all seems to be going well. Then all of a sudden, at work something is said or goes wrong. At home or school our kids do something stupid or dangerous. They know it’s wrong or they shoudn’t be doing it, but they’re pushing you to every limit that you have!
And of course let’s not forget our spouses or partners that do something that agitates us to no end. All the self control seems to go right out the door. We may say things in anger that normally we would never think of saying. We react totally different when we are upset and angry. We often take it out on our loved ones because we know they will take it to a degree and still love us. What we should do is remove ourselves from the situation when we know it seems to be getting us to the point of complete aggravation. Sometimes its our perception of how things are said or done and we have to calm down and look at the big picture. We all have days like this once in a while. That’s life!
We need to take the control back, take a look at ourselves and see how we acted or reacted to the situation and apologize if necessary and learn from it. Life is too short. Our relationships and families are too important to let our words destroy us and them.
