Essay

"It takes strength and grace to make choices in life, rather than simply making ethical decisions." 

Instead of doing what the public says is alright, do what you think is best and go with it.

Ethical decision making helps people make difficult choices when faced with an ethical dilemma, a situation in which there is no clear right or wrong answer.

Ethical decision making typically examines three perspectives: the ethic of obedience; the ethic of care; and the ethic of reason. The ethic of obedience looks not only at the letter of the law, but also the spirit or moral values behind it. The ethic of care engages our emotional intelligence and empathy in making a decision from other people’s perspectives: "How would I feel in their shoes?". Finally, the ethic of reason engages our rational brain. Here we might use wisdom and experience to calculate various likely outcomes.

grace has been defined as "the love and mercy given to us by God because God desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it", 

We face tough decisions everyday. I encounter several circumstances each day which test my patience, my character and my peace of mind. For me, my values guide me and shape my priorities and reactions. They serve as my markers to tell me if my life is heading in the right direction and if it is out turning out the way I want it to.

When our actions and words are aligned with our values, life is generally good and we feel content, confident and satisfied. But when our behaviors don’t match-up with our values, we soon begin to sense an uneasiness that begins to swell and grow inside of us.

This uncomfortable feeling tells us that not all is good with the world right now. We feel out-of-whack; out-of-touch and generally out-of-sorts. These feelings can be a source of anxiety and unhappiness.

Making a deliberate and conscious attempt to identity which values are the most important is needed to keep your anxiety low and your happiness and sense of...