PRINCIPLES (Means Values: Ways of acting in the world)

Question 0

How do I know I am acting accordance with my Service principle?

Answer 0

I am helping another being accomplish a task or avoid suffering.

Question 1

What are the principles, the ways of acting in the world, I strive to adhere to in living my values?

Answer 1

Service
Timeliness 
Kindness
Patience
Compassion
Gratitude
Courage 
Honesty
Integrity
Persistence 
Perseverance
Endurance
Optimism
Cheerfulness
Responsibility
Humility
Confidence

Question 2

How do I know I am acting kind?

Answer 2

When I am connecting with another being without anger, indifference or resentment, protecting their dignity, and being of service if the circumstances call for it.

Question 3

How do I know I am acting with compassion?

Answer 3

I am acting with compassion when I recognize their pain and act to relieve it.

Question 4

How do I know I am acting with courage?

Answer 4

I am acting with courage when my right actions may subject me to criticism or rejection but I act anyway.

Question 5

How do I know I am acting honestly?

Answer 5

I am acting honestly when I speak the truth or do not act to conceal the truth or to mislead another who seeks the truth or for whom the truth would be beneficial.

Question 6

How do I know I am acting with persistence?

Answer 6

I am acting with persistence when I keep trying to accomplish a result despite failed attempts.

Question 7

How do I know I am acting with perseverance?

Answer 7

I am acting with Perseverance when I stay the course to achieving a goal despite suffering.

Question 8

How do I know if I am acting with patience?

Answer 8

I am acting with patience when I accept delays in accomplishing a goal or task without becoming frustrated and angry but persisting calmly with kindness and compassion.

Question 9

How do I know I am acting with optimism?

Answer 9

I am acting with optimism when I keep believing a difficult task will be successfully accomplished despite setbacks.

Question 10

How do I know I am acting with gratitude?

Answer 10

I am acting with gratitude when I recognize a blessing, gift, good fortune or kind act or favor and express my gratitude.

Question 11

How do I know when I am acting happily?

Answer 11

I am acting with happiness when I act cheerfully and with an attitude of joy.

Question 12

How do I know when I am acting in a timely fashion?

Answer 12

I am acting in a timely fashion when I complete an action within the time I committed to complete it.

Question 13

How do I know when I am acting confidently?

Answer 13

I am acting confidently when I know what I am doing and believe I will accomplish the action.

Question 14

How do I know I am acting responsibly?

Answer 14

I am acting responsibly when I consider and accept the consequences of my action.

Question 15

How do I know when it am acting with integrity?

Answer 15

I am acting with integrity when my actions are in-line with my values.

Question 16

How do I know when I am acting with endurance?

Answer 16

I am acting with endurance when I persist in my action despite my tiredness and weariness.

Question 17

How do I know I am acting cheerfully?

Answer 17

I am acting with cheerfully when I smile and act and display an attitude of joy in my action.

Question 18

How do I know when I am acting with humility?

Answer 18

I am acting with humility when I act with an attitude that all beings are created equally and no one is better than another.