ARE YOU MATURE?

Are You Mature?
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published July 18, 2011

There are few things that catch our attention quicker than immature behavior. Unfortunately, we see it all the time these days thanks to the Internet. The word maturity has many meanings, but for our purposes today I want to use the psychological meaning, which is a term in developmental psychology to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate manner. Even though we may disagree a bit regarding the meaning of the word appropriate, we all know inappropriate behavior when we see it.

Advice columnist Dear Abby once defined maturity: “The ability to stick with a job until it's finished; to do a job without being supervised; to carry money without spending it; and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.” Today, I ask you to think about where you fall on the maturity scale and honestly assess whether you need some work in this area. The truth is that maturity isn’t so much the result of how old you are as much as it’s an indicator of how well you learn from your experiences.

Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com

MY THOUGHTS

That's the best definition of maturity I have ever encountered. Something to think about.