Comments on: The Virtuous Life: Tranquility

By: Pranav

Pranav — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:39:38 +0000

Wonderful. Just so true and logical.

By: [转] Benjamin Franklin’s List of 13 Virtues - As the deer

[转] Benjamin Franklin’s List of 13 Virtues - As the deer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:05:54 +0000

[...] Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. [...]

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:10:11 +0000

Man this hits close to home .I’ve had a bad temper for years . I’ve destroyed furniture, cars and walls over stupid crap like not being able to find something or spilling something or hitting my hand on something . Thankfully I have not done that in a few years , Im in my 40s now and mayby I’m mellowing with age . Looking back on it I still feel stupid about it . Now if you’ll excuse me ,,,,,,, I’m gonna go kick my own ass .

By: Gary Slaughter

Gary Slaughter — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:56:19 +0000

Anger is a brief madness. – Horace, 20 B.C.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:53:45 +0000

I’m amazed at how curbing my anger has changed my life. Emotional intelligence and rational emotive behavior therapy works wonders! Basically, knowing your emotions, and how to influence them. For example, let’s say you get yelled at for no apparent reason from somebody just because they were having a bad day. Maybe they were attacking you or your integrity. Whatever the case, most people would react with a fair amount of anger back. One of the things REBT teaches you is that it’s not the actions/events that cause your emotion it is the irrational beliefs that cause them (i.e. I should never be yelled at.). Great read all around, might want to proofread before you post though…