Emotional Maturity

I am regularly reminded that Heavenly Father is in charge of the world and our lives. It seems that the "conventional wisdom" of the world sooner or later "discovers" or accepts what Father has told us, through the scriptures and His prophets, all along. A few years ago a leader in mental health and psychiatry, Dr. William C. Menninger, posted the following as:

The Criteria of Emotional Maturity

The ability to deal constructively with reality.

The capacity to adapt to change.

A relative freedom from symptoms that are produced

by tensions and anxieties.

The capacity to find more satisfaction

in giving than receiving.

The capacity to relate to other people in a consistent manner

with mutual satisfaction and helpfulness.

The capacity to sublimate,

to direct one's instinctive hostile energy into

creative and constructive outlets.

The capacity to love.

William C. Menninger, M.D.

1899-1966