DisciplineI am old and I have hadmore than my share of good and bad. I've had love and sorrow, seen sudden deathand been left alone and of love bereft. I thought I would never love againand I thought my life was grief and pain. The edge between life and death was thin, but then I discovered discipline. I learned to smile when I felt sad, I learned to take the good and the bad, I learned to care a great deal morefor the world about me than before. I began to forget the "Me" and "I"and joined in life as it rolled by: this may not mean sheer ecstasybut is better by far than "I" and "Me.Meryl Gordon
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Discipline is a key to happiness. It teaches us to live in the moment, enjoy it for what it is, and release ourselves from worries that hold us back from living. Discipline helps us to feel alive and gives us the will to keep going when we don't feel like doing so. Discipline shows us how to face adversity with a positive attitude and learn from our mistakes. Discipline helps us grow and evolve as people, while being able to retain our humanness while growing in wisdom and experience.
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