Maturity is the ability to conrol anger and settle differences
without violence and destruction.
Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate
pleasure in favor of long-term gain.
Maturity is perserverance, the ability to sweat out a project
or a situation in spite of
heavy opposition and discouraging setbacks.
Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration,
discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.
Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong."
And, when you're right, you need not say, "I told you so."
Maturity is the ability to make a decision and follow through. The immature
spend their lives exploring endless possibilites and then do nothing.
Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word and coming through
in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi.
They are conflicted and disorganized. Their lives are a maze of
broken promises, former friends, unfinished business and
good intentions that never materialized.
And - based on the Serenity Prayer:
Maturity is the art of living in peace with what we cannot change,
the courage to change what we know should be changed,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Gem of the Day: Happiness is not getting what you like but liking what you get.