1 ATTRACTION Discernment Whatever we put our attention on is attracted to

Self awareness us and is increased in our world. If we do nothing

Courage to curb our destructive desires, life becomes
increasingly difficult for us to control. If we
develop discernment and self-awareness, then
we can distinguish between what is beneficial or
destructive that we are attracting into our lives.
Finally, we need courage to take the next step
toward wholeness by eliminating our negative
desires that attract chaos into our lives.

2 CAUSE & EFFECT Restraint According to the law of the universe, for every
Accountability action there is an equal reaction. When we
Good Intentions realize that we are accountable for every
thought, word and deed, we recognize the
wisdom of restraint and being aware of the
intentions of our actions.

3 DEVOTION Concentration We can contact Creative Intelligence by taking

Calmness the time to go within our hearts. We find our true
Focus self here, not the ego. This can be done by
anyone, through maintaining a feeling of
calmness and concentrating on higher
thoughts, whether through prayer, song,
meditation or a walk in the woods. When we
focus our lives on higher thoughts and actions,
we connect with the Divine.

4 FAITH Trust There is a Loving Intelligence that pervades all

Hope things. All that is necessary is for us to maintain
Patience our trust and hope even though we live in the
midst of uncertainty. Faith is our willingness to
take the next step without fear or looking back
and yet have the patience to allow Divine Order
to work through our situation without trying to
force the results ourselves.

5 FORGIVENESS Compassion Forgiveness is a conscious act that frees us from

Mercy the damaging image of ourselves as a victim and
Understanding dissolves the poison of resentment. These act as
blocks to the Universal Reality. Because we
choose a new understanding of our situation,
we are now free to extend mercy and
compassion to ourselves and to those who have
wronged us. This reconnects us back to our real
self.

6 GRATITUDE Generosity The true state of Universal Reality is abundance.

Magnanimity When we are grateful and appreciate what life
Appreciation has to offer, it indicates to the Universe that we
accept whatever has been given to us and that
we lack nothing. If we want to attract more
prosperity into our lives, we need to start the
process of thinking magnanimously and being
generous to all of life. All of this opens up the
flow of supply into our world because whatever
we give to life returns to us.
7 HARMONY Optimism One of the universal laws is that we can choose
Co-operation what feelings we want to experience. When we
Enthusiasm choose negative feelings, our lives become
infinitely more stressful and complex because we
loose the inner connection with the Infinite. When
we choose to be optimistic, cooperative and
enthusiastic rather than being a victim of our
negative emotions, we remain in control of
ourselves and maintain inner happiness

8 HUMILITY Modesty Through an attitude of modesty and

Unpretentious unpretentiousness, we realize that we don't
Gentleness have to raise ourselves up with self-importance.
God in his own way and time will reward us with
whatever we need, as long as we rid ourselves of
pride and maintain an attitude of gentleness
toward all life.

9 INTEGRITY Truthfulness Our connection to our inner reality is

Courage strengthened when we align our thoughts, words
Sincerity and actions with truth and have the courage act
Honesty with sincerity and honesty. This is the act of
letting go of our own will and honoring the Divine
Will instead.

10 LOVE Self-Esteem All living things require love to survive, including

Self-Respect ourselves. We must first attend to our own needs
Caring for love before we can love others. When we
Thoughtfulness neglect ourselves emotionally, we become
Kindness emotionally toxic and are not whole enough to
Compassion give love to others. When we change the inner
Nurturing dialogue from the inner critic to that of the inner
companion, we bolster our self-esteem and self-
respect. Then we are free to nurture all
individuals by being the caring, compassionate,
thoughtful and kind beings we truly are.

11 MODERATION Balance When we choose moderation in all aspects, we

Moderation bring balance into our lives. Instead of
Inner Peace experiencing 'burn-out' and stress, which actually
hinders our productivity and blocks the creative
flow of energy, we maintain our connection with
our inner peace and true reality.

12 PERSEVERANCE Striving Wholeness is not realized in a moment.

Effort Throughout a lifetime, there must be constant
Confidence effort and striving toward self-perfection. In
Endurance order to accomplish this, we need the
confidence to endure all situations in order to
reach our goal.

13 PURITY Perfection When we choose to see the beauty of the simple

Simplicity things in life and the perfection all around us,
Innocence instead of complexity and distortion, we retain
our innocence. Purity then restores us to the joy
of life. It is that which uplifts us and reconnects
 us to our true inner being.

14 RESPECT for LIFE Tolerance We are all a part of this Creative Intelligence and
Courtesy have a spark of the divine within us. Therefore,
Cooperation even though there is diversity among us, through
religion, sex, culture, age and status, we are all
part of the Divine Family. Everyone we meet
deserves our respect because we honor the
divine within them. We show this through
courtesy, tolerance and cooperation with all
whom we meet.

15 SELF DISCIPLINE Determination When we have the determination to restrain

Obedience our lower desires, the door is opened for us to
Restraint fulfill our highest aspirations. Through obedience
to our higher self, we develop an inner control
and greater confidence in ourselves. Through
this process, we strengthen our connection to the
Creative Intelligence and experience greater
empowerment.

16 SERVICE Purpose We came into this life with a special plan or

Responsibility purpose to help elevate humanity and life on
Creativity earth through our own unique service. It is our
responsibility to be successful in carrying out
our plan and to infuse our service with creativity,
or our own special God-given talent.

17 SURRENDER Acceptance When we accept what is happening to us at the

Freedom present moment as part of a grander plan
Contentment needed for our growth, we experience a new
freedom. We welcome whatever comes into our
lives, surrendering all wants and desires. With
this new awareness comes contentment and
peace.

18 SYNCHRONICITY Alertness When we are alert to highly significant events

Receptivity that cannot be explained, then we have an
Courage opportunity to go beyond the daily occurrences in
our lives. We need to be receptive and have the
courage to act on our inner promptings. In the
process, we find that we are being transformed
into the higher self.