Cheryl Wright

Pride

“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.”   -John Ruskin

P is for Pride

 
You have just accomplished a great achievement and you are feeling proud. You are feeling not only happiness but confidence in yourself. So how could this emotion ever be listed as one of the seven deadly sins?  Pride has two sides, one that is positive and the other negative. Pride can also come in many forms.  Although feelings of pride can be healthy this same feeling can trick us into thinking we are better than others.  Feeling pride can motivate us to engage in achieving success but it can also make us feel superior to other people.  It is the negative side of pride, the self-righteousness we can feel which contributes to its being found on the list of the seven deadly sins.

Synonym of pride – honor
Antonym of pride – humility


Other Blogging From A-to-Z Challenge Posts 2014 (Emotions)
Blogging from A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal 2014

A is for Anger
B is for Bliss
C is for Compassion
D is for Deceit
E is for Envy
F is for Fear
G is for Grief
H is for Hurt
I is for Insecurity
J is for Jilted
K is for Kindness
L is for Love and Loss (of a pet)
M is for Melancholy
N is for Nervousness
O is for Optimism
P is for Pride
Q is for Quizzical
R is for Resentment
S is for Sadness
T is for Thankfulness
U is for Unfeeling
V is for Victimization (emotional)
W is for Worry
X is for XOXO
Y is for Yearning
Z is for Zeal

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Published by Cheryl Wright

Also known as Ms57Classic I came into this world on a summer morning on July 22, 1957. Newborn babies usually do not cry real tears at birth because their tear ducts have not formed yet. But I cried real tears! I have been through many things in my life and have dealt with a multitude of situations and emotions. I have been married and divorced twice. I am an ex-navy wife. I am a mom, a Grammie of 8 (so far), a sister, an aunt, and a friend of longevity. I have a son and a son-in-law in the US Navy and am very proud of their job decision and their accomplishments. My job as a mother is FOREVER. It will not stop when a child of mine reaches the age of 18! I have always been well liked, but not liked by all. I can stretch a dollar like it’s a rubber band. I like the person I am. I graduated from a writing school. I am in the process of writing a book. I graduated from University of Phoenix at the age of 56 with an associate’s degree in Art. I am disabled, having a multitude of health issues. I had a corneal transplant and since then have become an advocate for organ and tissue donation. One of my hobbies is finding those who share the exact birthday as me – July 22, 1957. There is much more ABOUT ME but I guess you will have to follow my blog if you’d like to find these things out : )

37 comments

  4. I’ve never thought about pride having two faces, but I have wondered why it’s among the Seven Deadly Sins. I learned from this post. Thanks for the follow, too!

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  5. The quote is so true and I agree what you said about pride as well. I absolutely cannot stand self righteous people…

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