It also connotes being able to stick to a difficult path, despite temptations, as in the phrase 'self-discipline'. The distinction between discipline and punishment come out clearly, I think, in how we use the two phrases 'self-discipline' and 'self-punishment'. The first is a strength. The latter dysfunctional.
The city and county of Denver is surrounded by suburbs on all sides, with each suburb as a separate city in most cases. Aurora, one of the largest suburbs, lies to the east of Denver. Westminster lies to the north of Denver, and features the Butterfly Pavilion. All photos Â© Nina Snyder, licensed to About.com.
With 2.9 million residents in 2015, metro Denver's population grew 2.1 percent, well above the national average of 0.8 percent growth. The population grew by 58,474 residents, from 2,755,856 in July 2014 to 2,814,330 in July of 2015. Read more at the Denver Business Journal: http://bit.ly/1TSonsM.