{"id":7063561,"date":"2026-09-22T01:35:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/aquinas-willpower\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T01:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:35:56","slug":"aquinas-willpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561","title":{"rendered":"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-8712\">\n<div class=\"post-image-content\">\n<figure class=\"post-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/theutopianlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquinas.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theutopianlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquinas.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theutopianlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquinas-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theutopianlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aquinas-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- end.post-image-content --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- end .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>Italian Philosopher and Theologian | 1225 \u2013 1274 <\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong><em>\u201cThe will is the first moving principle in being human because it is the principle of our actions.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We could all use an extra dose of willpower. The added fuel and fire to get things done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Aquinas considered the human will as a fundamental aspect of human nature, the faculty of the soul that directs our actions and choices. Aquinas distinguished the will from the intellect, which is responsible for knowledge and understanding. While our intellect apprehends and discerns what is \u201cgood,\u201d our will determines the final purpose and chooses among various options based on its judgment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willpower then, requires you to know\u2014 what is <em>your<\/em> \u201cgood\u201d?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the personal narrative directing your life?<br \/>What is the story that you\u2019re telling yourself?<br \/>What is your internal dialogue?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Aquinas, willpower is an exercise of both rational and appetitive aspects. The will\u2019s rational aspect is critical in guiding and directing the appetitive aspect, ensuring that our desires, emotions, and passions are aligned with reason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, having passion without purpose, is pointless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willpower is essentially having a powerful and clear goal. If you find yourself lacking in willpower, the problem may very well be that you\u2019re not dreaming big enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- end .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Philosopher and Theologian | 1225 \u2013 1274 \u201cThe will is the first moving principle in being human because it is the principle of our actions.\u201d We could all use an extra dose of willpower. The added fuel and fire to get things done. Thomas Aquinas considered the human will as a fundamental aspect of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7063562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100640,11937],"tags":[58732,30424],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-7063561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts","category-philosophy","tag-aquinas","tag-willpower"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Italian Philosopher and Theologian | 1225 \u2013 1274 \u201cThe will is the first moving principle in being human because it is the principle of our actions.\u201d We could all use an extra dose of willpower. The added fuel and fire to get things done. Thomas Aquinas considered the human will as a fundamental aspect of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-22T01:35:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\"},\"headline\":\"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-22T01:35:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\"},\"wordCount\":212,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Aquinas\",\"WILLPOWER\"],\"articleSection\":[\"All Posts\",\"Philosophy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\",\"name\":\"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower - Som2ny Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-22T01:35:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"description\":\"Daily Deals\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Som2ny Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower - Som2ny Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower - Som2ny Network","og_description":"Italian Philosopher and Theologian | 1225 \u2013 1274 \u201cThe will is the first moving principle in being human because it is the principle of our actions.\u201d We could all use an extra dose of willpower. The added fuel and fire to get things done. Thomas Aquinas considered the human will as a fundamental aspect of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561","og_site_name":"Som2ny Network","article_published_time":"2026-09-22T01:35:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371"},"headline":"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower","datePublished":"2026-09-22T01:35:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561"},"wordCount":212,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg","keywords":["Aquinas","WILLPOWER"],"articleSection":["All Posts","Philosophy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561","name":"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower - Som2ny Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-09-22T01:35:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aquinas.jpeg","width":800,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7063561#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AQUINAS \u2022\u00a0Willpower"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","name":"Som2ny Network","description":"Daily Deals","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization","name":"Som2ny Network","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","width":300,"height":86,"caption":"Som2ny Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/fivemor.com"],"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7063561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7063561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7063561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7063562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7063561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7063561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7063561"},{"taxonomy":"dealstore","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdealstore&post=7063561"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fofferexpiration&post=7063561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}