Virtue of the Week – Certitude
Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understanding and fostering the practice of virtues. The Source supports the Virtues Project and will publish one virtue developed by the project each week.
Certitude
Certitude is an attitude of faith, confidence and certainty. It is taking bold steps forward after discerning what we believe to be true and trusting that all will be well. We lead our lives by moral principles. Certitude begins by deeply exploring a belief or decision through reflection and contemplation. Certitude helps us to engage our will and take decisive action. If we stumble or fail, we don’t allow doubt to distract us from what we know. Certitude helps us to be sure.
Quote: “Having the certitude of a succession of days…equally free and beautiful, peace descends on me.” -Paul Gauguin
The Practice of Certitude
I have faith in what I believe.
I don’t allow the world to define my values.
I am the leader of my life.
I wish for assurance.
I have the will to act with certainty.
I persevere in service of my purpose.
Questions for Discussion
- Is there a bold step that our community is reluctant to take? What would it look like to take that step?
- How do we invite clarity into our community?
- When exploring social justice, how do we act in certainty?
- How are our values defined in our community?
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About Virtues Matter Virtues Matter was started by a passionate wife-husband team of social entrepreneurs seeking to positively uplift as many lives as possible. We aim to inspire and empower, to build capacity, strengthen relationships, and help everyone lead lives of passion and purpose.
Virtues Matter believes in a world where people are committed to kindness and respect, strive to be their best, and live with hope, courage and in unity. We built the Virtues Cards mobile app, an interactive personal and team development tool, to help people identify and develop key virtue skills. We also offer dynamic workshops, online training, and customized programs to help people cultivate these positive qualities of character. To learn more, visit virtuesmatter.com.
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