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If Physical Exericse...Then Why
Not Reverend Charles Shelton, both a professor of psychology and a Jesuit priest, suggests in his latest book, Achieving Moral Health: An Exercise Plan for Your Conscience (Crossroad Publishing), that we need to exercise our conscience as well as our physical body. His recommendation is simple. He suggests doing a few mental weight lifts by simply telling yourself "I am a person of conscience," 10 or 15 times per day. He contends that this acknowledgement of your moral goodness will help you to reexamine your actions when you have moral choices to make. Shelton writes, "The more we can become sensitive to the goodness, the better we're going to become. It spills over and we start asking other questions about our life." Shelton applies his concept to normal every-day events. He describes a husband and father who wants to join a softball team for recreation. By reexamining his choice in moral terms, he might conclude that the softball activity would take too much time away from his family. This professor of psychology at Denver's Regis University, also recommends focusing on things that you are grateful for. By exercising gratitude, he writes that you will be better able to corral your anger. At bottom line, Shelton is talking about
awareness of your capacity and then reinforcement of your best traits. The
parallels and benefits between physical and mental exercise are many, and
Shelton makes a solid point. Janelle Barlow,
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