date: Thursday, March 19, 2009 @ 10:04 pm
title: DCMF
Discipline. I tattoo it on my mind.
Committment. I tattoo it on my heart.
Maturity. I tattoo it on my soul.
Faith. I tattoo it on my strength.
Discipline my mind to focus, not to be distracted by unnecessary things.
Commit my heart to relationships, friendships that will grow me accordingly.
Mature my soul to likeness, like attracts like, wise men draw from each other.
Faith-filled my strength to dependance, be dependent on God.
Stay humble.
Stay close.
Stay in tune.
Stay there all the way.
From Wikiepedia: Discipline
In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a disciple. This sense also preserves the origin of the word, which is Latin disciplina "instruction", from the root discere "to learn," and from which discipulus "disciple, pupil" also derives.
To discipline thus means to instruct a person or animal to follow a particular code of conduct, or to adhere to a certain "order." Consequently, "in the field of child development, discipline refers to methods of modeling character and of teaching self-control and acceptable behavior."
So for example, to discipline a child to wash her/his hands before meals. Here, 'washing hands before meals' is a particular pattern of behaviour, and the child is being disciplined to adopt that pattern. 'To disciple' also gives rise to the word disciplinarian, which denotes a person who enforces order.
An ideal disciplinarian is one who can enforce order without coercion for "family specialists agree that using physical force, threats and put-downs can interfere with a child's healthy development." Usually however, the phrase 'to discipline' carries a negative connotation. This is because enforcement of order - that is, ensuring instructions are carried out - is often regulated through punishment.
I love discipline.
Can I marry you?
hahahaha.
I'm at SOT now, not SOTA - School of The Arts :)
