Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Discipline is remembering what you want.
A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people.
Discipline is creating the situation.
Habit allows us to go from 'before' to 'after,' to make life easier and better. Habit is notorious - and rightly so - for its ability to direct our actions, even against our will; but by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.
I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.
Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.
Behaviors are a choice. Feelings are sometimes out of our control. Behavior has to do with choices.
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
Discipline is doing what you really don't want to do so you can do what you really want to do.