A preface;
On the first of December three years ago, I wrote an article called My Aloha Virtue List. It held brief descriptions of how I defined hope, freedom, humor, prayer, vitality, wonder, trust, faith, grace, gratitude, joy and peace as virtues. The article quickly became the most frequently visited posting I had ever written for ManagingWithAloha.com and by month’s end I added its link to the site’s in-residence listing of the nineteen values of Managing with Aloha to give My Aloha Virtue List the parking spot it seemed to have earned for itself!
Each November since, I have read the article again as I prepare for our next Ho‘ohana value study to come, remembering how perfect the seasonal mood of December seemed for the list at the time, and quickly deciding it is again a great time to revisit these twelve virtues. They shine so brightly, with a positive enthusiasm of all that is good about the season, sort of a “Twelve Rays of Christmas” in a MWA values meets virtues meant-for-December tradition.
Welcome to December 2008:
We make our own rules here, and always with an outlook of positive expectancy, right? So for our “value of the month” we are starring the Twelve Aloha Virtues.To kick things off, a newly edited version of My Aloha Virtue List on MWA Coaching, and we will allow them to lead us where they may.
Virtue is not a word we hear all that much; it’s not a thought that crops up in the regularity and routine of our days. Well, I propose that we again consider Virtue as an aloha-filled theme for the coming month. A new habit to keep. A list to make and check off twice. Today is December 1st and the day presents itself as a perfect time to live within virtuous thoughts. The holiday season frames it wonderfully, and after the year I can imagine you’ve had, you deserve this. We all do.
What is Virtue?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
“Virtue is the habitual, well-established, readiness or disposition of man’s powers directing them to some goodness of act. Virtue is the moral excellence of a man or a woman … as applied to humans, a virtue is a good character trait.”
How can you not like that, and want more of it?
Your character emerges from the deep inner weavings of your values, your spirit, and your instinctual emotional well-being: It is flushed out and propelled toward others on the vibrations of your good intentions. Indeed, the virtues you choose to practice were in fact chosen by your “moral excellence.”
On my list? All nouns begging our action to make them verbs.
Continue to read my posting here: In Keeping with our December Tradition: Twelve Aloha Virtues.
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We will Ho‘ohana together, Kākou.
~Rosa
The definition of virtue as defined by manliness needs to be change to human (man and woman)
Posted by: Harold | December 14, 2009 at 11:45 PM