^Tact ^Properly ^Poise ~self-control~ ~proper~

Figure

An arc on the path from Helpful to Self-control. A green propeller shows our progress as we Choose self-control: Act, Feel, Think.

Annotate

  1. ^Loom until we have ^Self-control. 
    1. ^Care about it. 
    2. ^Choose for sake of it without ~result~. 
    3. ^Wait without ~reward~. 
    4. ^Care ^Again in ~repeat~ although we ^Tend to ^Fail ^More from it. 
    5. ^Wait for it. 
  2. ^Work ^Alone. 
    1. ^Commit to ^Minimize or ^Moderate ~consequence~, (~self~-)~forgiveness~ and all ~desire~ except ^Where it is ~important~ to ^Focus our ~hope~ or ~belief~ about it. 
    2. ^Notice to ^Fear ^Maximum ~consequence~ from each ~attempt~ yet ^Remain in ~focus~ of ~hope~ to ^Achieve it. 
    3. ^Choose the ~best~ that is within our ~power~.  ^Treat its ~adequacy~ ~as~ a ^Perfect success. 
    4. ^Improve and ^Practice other modes of ^Progress until we ^Master ~patience~. 
    5. In ~context~ of any ^Principal mode ^Let the ^One ~part~ of our ~motivation~ ^Equal its ~dual~.  For ~example~, ^Let ~harmony~ ^Equal ~focus~. 

Subject

^Self-control is a ^Super mode of ^Agency yet our ~effort~ to ^Obtain it may ^Prove itself a ~challenge~ because it may ^Act in ^Strong ~opposition~ to our ~agency~ also.  From this ~process~ we ^Choose ~betterment~ with ~care~. 

For those ^Who ^Dance ^Well but don't ^Know ^When or ^How to ^Refuse it.  That is you!  For those ^Who ^Think they ^Dance ^Well but ^Need to ^Work on their ~rhythm~.  That is you ^Again but don't ^Worry.  ^Learn to ^Wait… that is the ^Whole thing, and it may ^Come ^One ~day~.  ^Sleep on it ^Daily and ^Try ^Again ^Early in the morning.  You got the ~patience~ for it.  I ^Know it! 

We have a ~rhythm~ within our ~body~ wherein we ^Rest-and-digest.  ^Likewise we ^Need to ^Practice our ~strength~ to ^Endure to ^Live and ^Decide ^Regularly so that we may ^Achieve ^Self-control. 

^As we ^Refine ^Self-control ^Among ourselves, others and our world, we ^Move toward ^Moderate ~agency~ ^Among ourselves, others and our world.  So, we ^Find that we have ^Less ~agency~ than its ~maximum~, and ^More ~agency~ than its ~minimum~.  Do you ^See ^How? 

For those ^Who ^Purely ^Hope and ^Commit to ^Become ~sober~ in ~context~ of ~desire~ or another ~emotion~. 

Target

Anytime we have ^Become ^Helpful and have ^Sufficient ~strength~ to ^Try. 

Our ^Outward ~focus~ to ^Control or ^Change our world, others or ourselves may ^Make us ~weary~ about ^Self-Control.  ^Gladly, we may ^Love ~instead~ and so ^Refuse to ^Impose ^Outwardly.  Only then may we ^Give ourselves the ~grace~ and ^Enough ~space~ to ^See this ~process~ at ~work~ in us. 

^Chastisement may ^Help us ^Achieve its ^Best ~fruit~.  ^Rather than ^Impose by ~judgment~ we may ^Give and ^Receive ^Simple ~chastisement~ of a ^Naughty ~choice~ to ourselves, others and our world. 

Anytime to ^Decide in ~favor~ of it in ~insight~ of its ^Wonderful ~benefit~ to ~one-another~. 

Anytime in ~continuance~ or ~presence~ of ~virtue~, ~trouble~ or ~chance~ of ~harm~. 

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