Madison+W.

__Tranquility__  Benjamin Franklin states, “Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.” The virtue that I chose to try and perfect within myself is Benjamin Franklin’s eleventh in his list of thirteen, tranquility. This virtue explains that one must not “sweat the small stuff.” I picked this particular one due to the fact that I am horrible at this. It is hard for me to let things go that are small or insignificant. I get upset easily, and I decided that this virtue would be the most beneficial for me to try and perfect. Altogether, Benjamin Franklin’s virtue of tranquility means to not get angry over the little things that you cannot control and is the one that I need to work on the most.

I am going to accomplish my goal of perfecting the virtue of tranquility by letting the small things go more and more as the two weeks progress. At first I’m sure that I will not be able to automatically be able to not be bothered by the little things. I plan to work at allowing myself to not be angered by the things that cannot be controlled. By the time that the two weeks is over, I hope that I have improved myself through this virtue. In total, my way of perfecting the virtue of tranquility within myself is to ease myself into it little by little. ** Update #1: April 17 ** First and foremost, my journey to perfecting the virtue of tranquility is slowing coming along. Even though I haven’t improved by much, I believe that I am starting to see some changes. There was an incident that happened to me yesterday that I would usually be very upset about. For once, I did not get upset. I thought of Benjamin Franklin’s virtue, and I let it go. Overall, I am slowing improving. **Update #2: April 26** Nothing has really happened within this past week to test my tranquility. Although I have not been tested, I know that with how persistent I am being about this project I can make it through the next text I get.

//Madison- I'm glad that you were able to think about tranquility before you got upset. I look forward to seeing how the rest of your project goes. -Mrs. V//