Life Principles
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Citizenship
Definition- behaving in a responsible manner as a citizen of a community
Commitment
Definition - keeping a promise or a pledge
Common Sense
Definition - thinking before acting; using good judgment
Definition - ability to share another’s feelings or ideas
Definition - working together
Courage
Definition - strength to act even when afraid or uncertain
Definition - consideration, cooperation and generosity
Definition - desire to learn, to explore, to investigate
Dedication
Definition - setting aside for a particular purpose
Definition - doing one’s best in an endeavor
Empathy
Definition - capacity for participating in another’s feelings or ideas
Definition- devotion among members of group for each other and the group’s purpose
Flexibility
Definition - ability to make adjustments or alter plans
Forgiveness
Definition - act of forgiving for an offense; pardoning
Fortitude
Definition - strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
Definition- caring for and trusting others
Honesty
Definition - truthfulness
Humanitarianism
Definition- promotion of human welfare and social reform
Humility
Definition - being humble, not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive
Initiative
Definition - taking action; originating new ideas
Definition - acting according to a sense of right and wrong
Justice
Definition - being fair, right, and upholding what is right
Loyalty
Definition - faithfulness to another
Optimism
Definition- an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and happenings or to anticipate the best possible outcome
Patience
Definition - ability to wait calmly
Patriotism
Definition - love for or devotion to one’s country
Definition - ability to persist or continue striving to the end
Definition - creating solutions; finding answers
Propriety
Definition - standard of what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech
Resiliency
Definition - recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change
Definition - feeling honor
Definition - making the choice to be reliable and dependable
Definition - the ability to choose and control one’s own actions
Definition - giving of one’s time and energies to help others
Sincerity
Definition - honesty of mind; freedom from hypocrisy
Temperance
Definition - moderation in action, thought, or feeling