01 – AGRESSION / HATRED / ANGER: some people act aggressively, attacking people because they think that aggression is the best way to behave; the fastest way to achieve their goals when they are thwarted in their own projects. We also react with anger, depression or excitement because of the interpretations we make of what happens externally. Our interpretations are often based on incomplete or distorted information.

         An aggressive act may be an indirect way to draw attention and ask for help. Avoid counter-attack not to throw more fuel on the fire. Respect and admiration are earned with education and especially with pondered words. Scientifically speaking, the brain generates waves while thinking into outer space, but is also capable of receiving electromagnetic waves that come, provided they are in the frequency range. Issued thoughts can help us as much harm us, since when we wish good or evil to someone, it remains in us a part of what we wish.

         The active power of a thought is far greater than anyone can guess. People who emanate thoughts of hatred or similar radiate an energy that will "contaminate" others, leading them to think alike.

         This person’s thoughts and feelings are like radio messages, which will be captured by individuals who are vibrating in the same range; hence, receptive that the vibration. Thus, every thought is united with similar others ones and go to where you destined these to go.

         But what happens when we send a letter to a person who no longer resides in the address we sent the letter to? It returns to the sender. This is why we must always be vigilant about our thoughts.

         It is very important that, when negative things come to our minds, we cut these vibrations and replace them with other positive memories. By exercising this, we will be able to gradually radiate positive vibes of peace and harmony.

         02 – ARROGANCE / PRIDE: this feeling characterizes lack of humility. The arrogant / proud person doesn’t accept criticism, which is fundamental for our self-evaluation and spiritual evolution. A humble person is always willing to listen to all opinions and retain the best ones.

         A humble person is growing continually, while those who are arrogant / proud remain stagnant, deluded into a false superior position, because he lacks sensitivity or willingness to recognize and respect differences and different opinions. The pride person doesn’t want to listen to others, because he thinks his way of thinking is the right one. He doesn’t intend to learn something that he doesn’t know or to feel on the same level as his neighbours. There are people who feel offended, hurt by anything: they feel humiliated before the slightest annoyance... If the criticisms directed to you are true, be humble, recognize, don’t complain; if they are false, don’t pay attention to them. The arrogant person doesn’t like being displeased. This leads the person to feel anxious, which leads them to make too many mistakes and miss many opportunities.

         As can see be seen, arrogance and pride prevent the evolution of creatures, while humility is the key that opens the door to perfection. Above intellectual and professional capacity professional, there’s the capacity to recognize that no truth is absolute. Have the humility to admit our own mistakes bring us closer to other people.

         03 – CALUMNITY / DIFAMATION / GOSSIP: unfortunately these practices are relatively common among people. Many people feel satisfied to observe the lives of others and highlight errors. They enjoy speaking about the life of others, sowing discord. Watch your speech, so you don’t make this mistake and be regarded as gossipy and unreliable. A malicious note on someone’s behaviour hides lack of confidence, lack of affection and the unconscious desire to make friends. Some people, for jealousy and envy, use these devices to destroy the image of those they admire, but what they would prefer was to be in place of that person. If you have any complaint against another, look for the person and resolve the disputes in a frank conversation. The best way to tell if a person is true is to watch what she says about others. Try to keep your mouth shut when you don’t have something good to say.

         04 – SELFISHNESS: It is the habit or attitude of a person putting their interests, opinions, desires, needs first, rather than the environment and the others. It’s not possible to live in peace in the midst of misery and pain of others. Genuine happiness comes when we learn to share.

         05 – GREED: The will to have more and more. God is not contrary to the prosperity of man, but condemns selfish and suspicious interests that harm society and seek to profit a few privileged people.

         Who calls God Father can’t forget to call his neighbour brother. Jesus shared the bread in the same proportion, to feed everyone without distinction.

         We don’t need a lot to put so many burdens upon us. We could now be called to the Spiritual Life. Everything we have acquired for us, that we don’t need, becomes anguish, depression. (Chico Xavier)

         06 – IMPATIENCE: do you get upset when you have to wait? Do you eat fast? Do you often feel pressured at the end of a normal day (school, extra activities ...)? Do you often feel pressed for time? Why not take a self-assessment? We live in hectic days. We are always under pressure: pressure for a better performance, comparisons and many appointments on the same day...

         The vast majority of people are immediate; i.e., they want things right now. These lead to impatience and hence irritability. Many disputes arise motivated by nonsense, but that piles up and stimulates discussions. This is because some people have the silly idea that they shouldn’t take any insults home, but ultimately this leads to going to prison, hospital or even the cemetery! So it’s important to learn to have patience, especially for waiting, learn the art of not feeling irritated and finding a solution.

         The person who gets annoyed, aspires the toxic air externalize around and poisons her/himself. Impatience is a manifestation of unbelief and distrust in God, leading to frustrations and disappointments. We must realize that everything happens at the right time that God determines.

         07 – INTOLERANCE: Intolerance is when a person finds difficult to accept the other as he is, simply because they think or feel differently from him. Intolerance develops in the individual, because in reality, there is great difficulty in self-acceptance, coming from a very low self-esteem. The difficulty of self-acceptance - as different and unique - also creates difficulty in accepting others’ differences. This happens as a reactive defence mechanism, i.e., the person defends himself from his own difficulty through being intolerant to others, but, in fact, the biggest difficult is to tolerate, in accepting.

         When we don’t accept any difference, whether a limitation or a different opinion, the person determines: ‘I'm right, you're wrong!’ In fact, he/she is afraid of being wrong (this is usually an unconscious process). Intolerance leads to constant conflicts in relationships; after all, the other is always the opponent. In intolerance there is no cooperation, let alone friendship.

         The intolerant person is constantly irritable and unwilling to hear and accept the others. The way to dissipate intolerance begins by each individual doing his/her part: first, developing real self-love and self-acceptance. The second step is getting conscious that the other is another person - distinct and separate from him/her. This individual is also a human being who deserves love and acceptance for being who he/she is.

         To accept doesn’t mean to agree! What's more, if I disagree this doesn’t mean being intolerant. From these assumptions, we can conclude that all of us - living creatures - are entitled to a place in the universe and that there is room for everyone. Therefore, you can start - today, now - to practice TOLERANCE, starting with yourself, through self-love and self-acceptance.

         08 – ENVY: no one is happy envying and wishing ill to others. We live in a world where the vibrations add up and the more we vibrate in goodness, the more we contribute to the moral growth of our planet.

         We're all companions on the journey of life; so we all have to gain with the happiness of others. When one rises, mankind rises with him. When one falls, the damage also affects mankind. Let’s feel happy with the victory of those around us. When they win, contribute, leading by example.

         09 – LIE: to lie is to say something that is contrary to truth. Lies are very active among people. The present society sees lie as a necessity in day-to-day lives. We must never condone with lying. Our word should always be true; this condition applies in all aspects of life, whether professional, personal or religious.

         10 – PREJUDICE: is the child of ignorance, is a preconceived opinion, usually manifested in the form of a discrimination attitude towards people or places than those we consider our own. It usually indicates lack of knowledge to what is different. The most common forms of prejudice are: social, racial and sexual. How about doing a self-assessment to see if the bias is not installed on our way of seeing, feeling, commanding our everyday actions? We should aim to extirpate this evil that prevents us from living in solidarity and fraternity without limits, as proposed by the Master of Nazareth.