Person (9) Character/Attitudes

An attitude is a thought that reflects a decision. I have decided to think about things in a particular way. Whereas we cannot control our emotions, we can control our attitudes. We can respond to a negative or corrupted emotion, by deciding to have an opposite attitude. In the table below, positive attitudes are on the left and negative on the right.

Attitudes can be directed towards people, things, events, and life in general.

When we choose a particular attitude frequently, it becomes a habit. Attitudes that have become habits make our character. Our character is not something that can be seen. It is a set of attitudes that have become part of us, because we have made them part of us.

Virtues are attitudes that have made a home in our lives. The most frequently used word in the New Testament is "heart".

Do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink (Luke 12:29).

Attitudes
People
Loving affectionate sympathetic patient talkative faithful submissive cooperative respectful humble thankful timed gentle honest	Proud arrogant malice hateful critical dominant belligerent defiant effusive indifferent dependent, jealous resentful
Events
Surprised brave hopeful	Powerless impotent impatient cautious
Things
Fascinated curious open	Greedy destructive careless lusting
Life
Determined purposeful carefree thoughtful	Ambitious frustrated alienated bewildered perplexed negative grumpy