Weakness in My Character

After reviewing that list (published by the Character Training Institue) I can answer the question I posed in my earlier post. I am not practising joyfulness and tolerance. Intolerance of others has been on my mind for a couple of weeks. Tolerance is accepting that other people are at different levels of character development. Okay, got that. But what about when their actions or words hurt me? See forgiveness? The key to my distress is that I have abandoned joyfulness, the ability to be content regardless of the circumstances. One dictionary defines character thusly, "the stable and distinctive qualities built into an individual's life which determine his or her response regardless of circumstances." The 12 steps and my relationship with God restored my character to the way God meant it to be before an abusive childhood, alcoholism and self-will interfered. It's a daily quest to maintain and strengthen my character but one worth the effort.