Choose the virtue you would like to consider today. Is this a virtue you are displaying in balance or one that you aspire to demonstrate? How will you grow it in your children?

As our child’s most important educator, parents can awaken those virtues in their children using the Four C’s of Successful Families.

The Virtues Project™ inspired the list of virtues.
Acceptance

I accept myself as a person of value.

Accountability

I take responsibility for my choices

Appreciation

I look for the good in life and in people.

Assertiveness

I speak my truth with confidence.

Awe

I take time to contemplate and commune.

Beauty

I spend time in the beauty of nature.

Caring

I take an interest in others and listen deeply.

Certitude

I have faith in what I believe.

Charity

I look for ways to be considerate and helpful.

Cheerfulness

I keep a positive outlook.

Cleanliness

I keep myself fresh and clean.

Commitment

I give 100% to whatever I do.

Compassion

I notice when someone is hurt or needs a friend.

Confidence

I have the strength to face what life brings me.

Consideration

I think about what others need.

Contentment

I allow myself to be satisfied and grateful.

Cooperation

I have the humility not to do it all myself.

Courage

I reach beyond my comfort zone.

Courtesy

I remember my manners.

Creativity

I treasure my imagination.

Decisiveness

I have confidence in my choices.

Detachment

I recognize my feelings without letting them control me.

Determination

I recognize my feelings without letting them control me.

Devotion

I am willing to give my all to what I care about.

Dignity

I know my own worth.

Diligence

I give 100% to the work I do.

Discernment

I trust my inner vision.

Empathy

I seek to understand others’ experience.

Endurance

I find the strength to live through adversity.

Enthusiasm

I am excited about my life.

Excellence

I give my best to all that I do.

Fairness

I treat others justly.

Faith

I trust that my life has meaning.

Faithfulness

I use self-restraint to calm my emotions.

Fidelity

I use self-restraint to calm my emotions.

Flexibility

I use self-restraint to calm my emotions.

Forbearance

I use self-restraint to calm my emotions.

Forgiveness

I overlook mistakes.

Fortitude

I have the will to survive.

Friendliness

I make others feel welcome.

Generosity

I willingly share with others.

Gentleness

I make it safe for others to be around me.

Grace

I trust Grace to carry me through times of trouble.

Gratitude

I am grateful for my life.

Helpfulness

I look for little ways to make life easier for others.

Honesty

I am open and transparent

Honor

I live by my principles.

Hope

I maintain a positive attitude.

Humanity

I feel a common bond with all people.

Humility

I value others’ thoughts and feelings.

Idealism

I have a dream.

Independence

I think for myself.

Initiative

I have the courage to be original.

Integrity

I live by my ideals.

Joyfulness

I have a deep sense that life is good.

Justice

I honor people’s rights including my own.

Kindness

I have empathy for others.

Love

I allow myself to connect deeply.

Loyalty

I stand by my loved ones through good times and bad.

Mercy

I am compassionate and forgiving.

Mindfulness

I seek always to be awake and aware.

Moderation

I spend my time and energy sustainably. 

Modesty

I am comfortable being who I am. 

Nobility

I know I was created noble.

Openness

I am honest with no hidden agenda.

Optimism

We see the future for what is possible.

Orderliness

I am hopeful and expectant.

Patience

I am hopeful and expectant.

Peacefulness

I have a tranquil spirit.

Perceptiveness

I strive to have accurate insights.

Perseverance

I have the will to overcome obstacles.

Prayerfulness

I spend sacred time each day.

Purity

I purify my life of negativity.

Purposefulness

I create a clear vision for this time in my life.

Reliability

Others can depend on me.

Resilience

When trouble comes, I stay strong.

Respect

I treat myself and others with dignity.

Responsibility

I am accountable for what I do.

Reverence

I take time each day to nurture my inner life.

Righteousness

I live by my deepest values.

Sacrifice

I offer my love wholeheartedly.

Self-Discipline

I have the self-control to make wise choices.

Serenity

I have faith in the goodness of life.

Service

I look for opportunities to be useful.

Simplicity

I am staisfied with what I have.

Sincerity

I have no need to exaggerate or impress.

Steadfastness

I don’t allow doubts or tests to blow me off course.

Strength

I have the power to endure my tests.

Tact

I tell the truth kindly and gently.

Thankfulness

I count my blessings every day.

Thoughtfulness

I care about other people’s needs and feelings.

Tolerance

I appreciate differences.

Trust

I believe there is some good in everything that happens.

Trustworthiness

My actions match my words.

Truthfulness

I speak only the truth.

Understanding

I reflect on the meaning of ideas.

Unity

I am a lover of humanity.

Wisdom

I listen to my better judgment.

Wonder

I take time to contemplate beauty.

Zeal

I work with joyous energy.

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