You Can't Buy Character. You Can't Fake Quality.
Good character evolves over the course of our life experiences. Each bump in the road tests our character, measures how well we choose, gauges the degree to which we live out our ethics and morality, and shows what we’re made of.
The choices we make at these moments—to bravely face the truth rather than trying to hide from it, to let tears reveal our sorrow instead of choking them back to pretend indifference, to turn away from cruel words and not return them—reveal the person we really are.
These micro-choices altogether comprise the big choice of who we want to be, the person we present to the world. Strong character, resilience, authenticity, and genuine self-esteem go hand in hand.
Good character is about a collection of positive traits, and it evolves—choice by choice—over the course of someone's life experiences. Here's why that matters, by @JMAndriote https://t.co/vnlsmjMweE
— Psychology Today (@PsychToday) April 27, 2023