Pretty little thing, it’s about the woman you think you are

Put away the shiny things and leave yourself with all your dreams

Girl, it’s not about how big or small you want to be in all the places no one else sees

Lovely lady, it’s about the way you feel deep inside, those are the things you shouldn’t hide

Put away the physical manifestations that the magazines are teaching you

Open your eyes, and see the truth

Girl, it’s not about what he or she would have you be

Beautiful woman, it’s about how you soar upon the air, like a bird, you belong there

Put away the broken hearts and reach your goals, it’s time to start

Girl, it’s not about the money and what they are asking you to be

Strong woman, it’s about what you ask from yourself, and what will make you happy

Put away the false desire, and pick up what you want and take yourself higher.

Girl, it’s not about the clothes, your hair, or the diamonds in your ear

Girl, it’s not about how big or small you think you should be

Girl, it’s not about what he or she would have you be

Girl, it’s not about the money and what they are asking you to be

Take charge of your life and make it your own

Be the woman you see when you’re alone

Change the world, because you can

Beautiful, Strong, Lovely and Pretty, be the change, be every woman!

I have missed many people in my life but I notice I feel it more intensely now. To say, “I miss you”, implies a deep sense of caring but is that the true intent of those words or is it said out of habit, like saying God Bless You after a sneeze? Do I miss their smile, their laugh, or the way they made me feel when I was once in their presence? It could be any one of these things or even all of them combined. Missing is about not being encircled in their arms, not feeling their warmth beside me when it is most desired. Missing is about not having an eager, listening ear that wants to hear my life story even though I am not quite comfortable telling it and it is about the comforting buzz of a text message alert that lets me know that they are still…there.

Missing is truly about me and not them because unless told…they have no idea the mark they have left. I owe them a clear statement of the meaning of the words “I miss you” and to voice my meaning honestly. Missing is about the needs, wants and emotions inside of me that are somehow left unattended in the absence of the person I no longer have access to on a physical basis. The saying that “absence makes the heart grow fonder” is a ridiculous thing because, on its own, the statement screams “delusional” but when it is combined with a need to justify romanticizing an otherwise unfulfilling relationship it walks straight into vomit inducing range. Absence is about being gone or away from the one you really want to be with and that is something I am not even remotely “fond” of. I don’t want them to go and when they do it hurts and not in a fuzzy, romance novel way but in the “insert knife, twist left and right then jerk upward” kind of way.

Being open to another person creates a way for “missing” to creep in, to inhabit your heart like a homeless squatter but I welcome it anyway because to run from “missing” is to run from life. I cannot do that so I miss, I care and I hope for the eventual return of or journey to the one I enjoyed laughing with, sharing with and truly being free with. That is life or at least the life I want and so I will gladly wait because I know it is finally my turn to make “missing” a friend that gives rather than takes.

You and I have rubbed along nicely for many years now, so many years in fact that I will not say, as a true lady never divulges her age. Now, we have had our rows when my brain told me to be strong, or my heart waltzed on through life regardless of what ever happened. We have shared ups and downs, had our troubles, especially when the happy pills stopped working. You remember don’t you when I wanted to go one way and you another, we couldn’t agree? But, despite all of this you kept me grounded. You told brain to visualize my dreams, you nurtured my heart when it felt fit to burst, but most of all, you offered me insight and the confidence to grow.

Do you remember the many times that I questioned my beliefs, the many arguments I had with my faith? The times when I loved and lost, and all those times I allowed people into my life. You talked to me and told me to be steady. “Don’t make rash judgements that will come back and bite you on the ass”, you said. Did I listen, no I never did?

My heart has always over ruled my head, you told me so. And yes, you were correct. Brain taught me to dream and live with my own demons, huh, how many times have my little demons stopped by to play? You were there, always tightly in control of the reigns. Oh how I wanted to shout and cry and play the woman scorned, but did you allow me too? No indeed you didn’t. Just as my little claws came out to scratch at the surface of pain, you reined me in, whispering in my ear. Tapping on my shoulder before banging my head on a brick wall, you told me self pity is not an admirable trait. Jealousy is an ugly emotion, and fear is the sad state of affairs that I alone put myself into. Soul you are my wisdom.

Oh, I still dream of the impossible. I still fantasize about the handsome Knight on the white charger, but soul tells me “knowing you as I do, he will be riding a chestnut mare in season and get unceremoniously dumped in the manure, his suit of shining Armour turning to rust.” Brain wants to challenge his thinking and answers “a rusty suit of Armour is better than no suit of Armour,” and as for heart, she just blinks and flashes the arteries in the hope of a sexual conquest.

My dear soul, you have schooled me well, because today I still leave my heart open and my brain still tells me to tread carefully, but you my friend; your knowledge and wisdom keeps me alive.

My eyes show me what my brain tells me I cannot have. My heart beats like the rhythm of a drum, bump bump, bump bump, especially at the thought of tenderness and love, but you my soul are the ears to my world, my cradle of life and my giver of reason; the very reason why I love to love as I do.

Don’t ever allow me to dry up and become bitter, I might just miss something wonderful and powerful, or and my knight in shining Armour may only turn out to be a fool in the dust.

I love my soul, and I love the souls of all my dear friends whose love and support gives my soul strength to keep teaching me.

Do you love your soul? Here is to soul loving every day in every way, and for as long as we all remain on this planet Earth, which we call home.

They tell you you are too tall, too short, too fat, too skinny. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you are too smart, too mentally limited, too wise, too foolish. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you are too brash, too cautious, too fast too slow. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you are too rich, too poor, too old, too young. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you have too much experience, not enough experience, too idealistic, too jaded. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you are too strong, too weak, too healthy, too sick. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you are too broad focused, too narrow focused, too stubborn, too changeable. Dare To Dream.

They tell you you are too fixed in your ways, too unstable, too emotional, too stoic. Dare To Dream.

Dream really dream. Dream beyond the ones who tell you not to dream. Dream big, dream long, dream hard. Dream to where working for your dream is part of your dream. Focus on your dream so hard until you can live your dream. When you finally live your dream go and dream some more. Dare To Dream.

I have heard that when you smile, whether you are in a good mood or a bad mood, positive chemicals are sent to your brain and you begin to feel happier. That sounds pretty good to me.

I always smile at strangers, and most of the time I don’t even know that I’m doing it. Sometimes they smile back, and sometimes they look away. I know that I am putting out positive energy, and that’s what’s important to me.

How are you?

A smile, and/or a sincere “how are you?” can improve someone’s whole day. They might be in a bit of a funk, and then all of a sudden, someone cares about them! A complete stranger, no less. It certainly isn’t going to make their day any worse.

Everyone needs a smile!

Certain jobs lend themselves to being treated poorly. Custodial staff, waste management, and fast-food workers are just a few examples. These people may sometimes appear unfriendly to you, but I promise you, they are wonderful people who have built up a defense. They have either been treated poorly consistently, or sense that people look down on them, and they have grown thick skin. They act tough because they expect that you won’t respect them.

Being warm and sincere to people in these positions is not just a favor you are doing for them, it is an act that will greatly enrich your own life. Do not be nice to these people because you feel sorry for them; be nice to them because they have families and problems just like you do. They have birthdays and they lose loved ones. They breathe and they bleed, the same as you.

Your smile is their smile

Connectedness is a theme I will always return to, because it is so central to our experience as human beings. It’s so close to our face that we can’t see it. Like the air we take for granted, it’s ever-present and invisible.

We should smile at strangers because they aren’t really strangers. Every one of you out there reading this has entered a situation where you did not know anybody, and made a friend. School, work, hobby, sport or whatever, you’ve met people, formerly strangers, who became great friends. Every person on this Earth could be your friend, given the proper situation. You could find something in common with all of them, and develop a bond.

When you smile at someone you don’t know, the message is this: “I don’t know you, but I recognize that we are alike in ways we will probably never have the chance to explore. I love you for no other reason than you are another human being, doing the best you can with what you have.”

Smiling is infectious, and it’s easy. Smiling helps other people, and it helps you. Smile at a stranger and you may find that they are not so strange after all.

If you are a female, I can understand that you might be hesitant to smile at strange men, for fear of sending the wrong message. I get that. But if you feel that you are in a safe environment, a warm smile goes a long way.

What you shouldn’t do is put the blame on anyone and should just let go.

How can you do this? Just remember that you always have a choice.

It sounds simple, but this short piece of advice is more helpful than anything you can know in life, I believe.

It’s undeniable that your environment and ancestry will affect your life and circumstances. However, you have the power to decide how it will affect you and to what extent.

You can change your life if you want to. You just have to make sure that you’re ready to change. You have to want it, be willing to try something different and give up things that you’ve been accustomed to for a long time. You can analyze your dreams to discover things about yourself you never before noticed to help in your decision.

Be willing to take a look at your life and decide if you are happy with your life and the way it is headed. Determine what you like and dislike about yourself and your life. What are the consequences of the action you plan to take? Will your life last long the way it is going?

One thing you can change is your perspective. Be willing to take on different beliefs and consider other spiritualities.

Choose to relax. Find things about yourself that you’re happy with and don’t let anyone tell you that’s not okay. Find your own definition of love. Take a look at how recreation and work fit into your life and decide if you’re fine with the roles they play. Do you want to be more productive or do you want to rid stress from your life?

Don’t be afraid to deal with your fears. Be willing to establish trust with people you might not have considered doing so with before. Be direct with yourself and others. Listen to others and your own feelings. Keep a journal to keep track of your goals and thoughts. And avoid self-fulfilling prophecies; don’t set yourself up to fail.

Make sure your life has meaning in it; choose a goal and stick with it. Many people get pleasure from helping others.

It’s time to take your life out of the hands of others and into your own. Take responsibility for your future and you might find yourself happy with the result. The more control your take of your life, the less it is at the will of others. Take pleasure in your strength and power.

I have come to learn that we should be grateful for everything that happens to us in our lives. Well, at least most things are things we should be grateful for except for severe personal losses. It is through this gratitude that we learn that for everything that happens, there is always a reason behind that event. I did not always think like this. But now that I have gotten older, I realize the full power of gratitude and how it can help us to become better people.

The first reason that I believe that we should be grateful for what happens to us is because at the most basic level this is part of life. In life, there are always going to be gains and losses as well as ups and downs. It is through these occurrences that we experience life on both levels. If there were only good things happening to us in our lives, our lives would be perfect. But perfection as we know it does not exist on this Earth. One of the main things that life has taught me is that in life, there is never fairness. Fairness is only an ideal situation. It is often said that experience is the greatest teacher. So when we live on this Earth, we have different experiences. And these experiences determine who we areas individuals in terms of our skills, abilities and talents.

The next reason that I believe that we should be grateful for what happens to us is that there is a lesson behind each event. This is true regardless of whether that event happening is a good or a bad event. If you think like the author Eckhart Tolle and you have read his best selling book titled The Power of Now, then you will think differently. You will realize that on a deeper level, there can be no good or bad in your life anymore if you are truly present and going with the flow of life. But that is a different topic that is beyond the scope of this article.

For example, let us suppose that you have just lost your job that you were working at for five, ten or maybe fifteen years. You may have lost your job because the office or company shut down. Or you might have lost your job through company restructuring. Whatever the case may be for your job loss, there is always a lesson behind it. The lesson may be that it was the time for that thing to occur. The loss of your job may mean that you now have an opportunity to find an even better job than the one you had previously. Although I must admit that finding another job is really tough with the way the economy in this country now.

Another reason to be grateful for what happens to us is that whatever happens to us, our situation is still going to be better than millions of other people around the world. There are always going to be people that are poorer than us or less fortunate than us in some way. If you had a warm meal tonight at the dinner table with your family or loved one, consider yourself very fortunate and grateful. There are so many people in the world who no longer have their parents because their parents passed away when they were young. There are millions of people around the world with not enough food to eat. They are starving and living under very harsh conditions.

You are well ahead of these people because you had a chance to have a warm meal tonight. You are also ahead of many other people in the world if you have access to running water that is clean and electricity. If you have good or great health, you are still further ahead of many millions of people. I have to admit it wasn’t always this easy for me to think these kinds of thoughts.

You are also more than likely wealthier than many others in the world. Some time ago I discovered a web site called www.globalrichlist.com. On this web site, you will see a drop down menu where you can choose the currency you want to display. And then, there is a box where you can type in you yearly salary. Once you type in your salary, you will be amazed by how rich you really are in comparison to the world population. For example, if you only make about $10,000 a year in US dollars, that salary makes you very rich. Although in the United States in the traditional sense, someone earning that much money before taxes would be considered poor. But not according to the web site mentioned above. That web site shows your true wealth. I guarantee that you will feel much better about your personal situation and you will be very amazed by it. That is what happened to me and I feel so absolutely wealthy. I truly believe I can afford whatever I want to purchase. Wealth is very relative. Someone earning a salary of $100,000 a year may consider themselves rich. And a person who is truly rich may not be happy. In fact, we hear so often of many wealthy people being unhappy. You don’t necessarily need to have millions of dollars to be rich. But that would be very nice to have.

And one more reason that I believe that humans should be grateful for what happens to them is that each event teaches us something about life. This goes back to what I mentioned earlier about there being a lesson behind each event. These events may be a signal for us to try and improve a certain aspect of our lives. Or an event which happens to us may be a signal to us that we are on the right track and that we should keep on going in that direction.

I realize that there are many people right now in the world that are struggling financially or losing their homes and it is tough. These are considered to be the hardest economic times since the Great Depression. But nothing lasts forever. There are cycles even in the economy. It is often said that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. If you are struggling right now, remember that these times are temporary and with a positive attitude you will emerge as a stronger person. This is the way that I believe also. In life, things are always constantly changing. And with these changing times we have to realize that life is not always a bed of roses. But I can tell you that gratitude applied on a daily or consistent basis will produce great results in your life. This is true even in the short term. I can say that because that has happened in my life.

This is just a short list of the reasons why I believe that we should be grateful for what happens in our lives. If I think of any more reasons I will add to this list. I can also consider writing more articles on this subject of gratitude. Just remember that the Universe is there to bless you although it may not seem that way sometimes. I pray for world peace and I always try to treat others with kindness, love and respect.

There is a deep longing in every human being to be loved and to love. However, there is an immediate problem. It is one that stems from fear- which is simply our subconscious interpretation of an absence. It comes in the form of non-verbal and deep-seated questioning, brought about because so often we don’t perceive ourselves as being loved and even less as being loving. From our earliest moments we don’t always immediately receive the attentive care we feel we need. We’re hungry or cold, or have a wet nappy which is causing us discomfort, and Mummy isn’t fixing it. She doesn’t immediately respond to our desire for relief and there comes to us fear – which immediately turns to anger. (anger, and any negative emotion always stems from a base of fear) Mummy doesn’t love us! This doesn’t come to us in words, of course, but as a feeling, a feeling which lodges and never entirely leaves. Welcome to Planet Earth, a Realm of Relativity; a realm which we experience as a spectrum ranging form total, unconditional love to its almost complete absence.

We quickly become aware that not everyone out there loves us.

Later, we may be teased or bullied by siblings. We quickly become aware that not everyone ‘out there’ gives us love. Not everybody is caring. Maybe we don’t deserve it? Certainly they don’t give us love all of the time. Sometimes none of the time. And from the feedback we’re given we quickly gather an opinion of our own selves: we are not worthy. This, of course, is not registered and evaluated by an adult mind, but as emotional content bereft of actual words. It is more of a feeling. And that feeling is registered. Such a feeling can form the basis of a ‘house built on sand’ as far as our identity is concerned.

We develop a conglomerate of ideas as to as to what we are.

This is identity-feeling is glossed over as we develop an ego, a conglomerate of ideas as to what we are and what we are not. The ideas are always superficial and come from a comparison of the disparities which manifest in this Universe of Relativities. “I am small: he is big.” I am not as worldly-wise as he or she. She has a position of power that I don’t have. Maybe if I behave in a particular way I will gain her attention and she will love me.” Before you know it, the mind’s chatter is believed by its owner to be the owner!

We develop our self-image early. But we forget it is only an image… something imagined.

Very early in our lives we develop this self-image, some of itscontents of which we are fairly aware: but most of which we are unconscious. The unconscious part is the part which continually rears up and gives us trouble, and will continue to give us trouble all of our lives unless we begin to understand it and set about to systematically change it so that it behaves more favorably. However, one needs to be introduced to this concept and exposed to it as an experience, though, before those changes really start to take place. Intellectual arguments might act as a temporary balm in times when there is little stress in our lives. It does not work in the long term.

Our self image and our imaginings about it determine the parameters of our lives.

The unconscious self-image is that image we have of ourselves which generally limits us. It determines the parameters. This self-image is made up of the myriad thought-forms which have formed into a dense polyglot of patterns that are always providing us with feedback in the form of performances and abilities. These are woven in in the first place by our imaginings, our mind talk, our continual reactions and affirming of what we are, what we can do, what we are like, etc.. For example: On the positive side: “Yes, I’ve always been able to draw well,” “Our family have great genes,” “Been confident and outgoing all my life.” Or, on the negative side: “I’ve never been musical,” or “mechanical able,” or “good at math.” Or the more dangerous ones such as “I always seem to be having accidents – I think I’m accident prone.” “No matter what I do, things never work out for me.”

Watch what you are feeding the big, impersonal machine.

What is not known to the possessor of his or her subconscious mind is that we are continually feeding a big, impersonal, robotic-like machine that takes in everything that is fed to it and accepts it without question. It really is a case of sowing a seed. The ground doesn’t judge the seed, it just enables it to grow. The subconscious says, “Yes” to every imagining, every self put-down and, yes, every positive affirmation. Sometimes the Yes is hardly a murmur. Sometimes, if the message put to it is planted with real passion, it says, Yes! Yes! Yes! in a very loud voice. A voice we do not hear, of course. In the Buddhist parlance, such a “Yes” becomes a deeply-rooted Sankhara, something which can affect us from hereon; influence our decision-making, evoke emotional responses, cause us pain and suffering – even bring about physical illness.

What causes the flight-or-fight syndrome: fear, real or imagined.

There is a lot of talk today about the ‘Fight or Flight Syndrome and how, when this is raised more on less permanently above where it should normally be, the continuous flow of adrenalin will eventually cause us all manner of problems, which will quite likely result in a stress-related illness. But what causes the Flight or Fight? Fear, of course, real or imagined. With the subconscious mind not being able to tell the difference between something vividly imagined and something which is real, the fear can be there within us all of the time. And it is no exaggeration to say that all of us are filled with fear. I would estimate that if even one thousandth part of the fear the average person has within was to surface, the shock would be terminal. The pain would kill us.

Most of our fears are based on faulty imaginings.

So, what sort of fears are these imaginary ones? In all probability they are fears that have little basis in reality; fears that have been incurred by our own unthinking, unconsidered thoughts to circumstances which went unexamined for their authenticity years, perhaps decades earlier in our lives. Fear of not being loved, not being attended to, not being acknowledged. Then there are the imaginary fears caused by phobias, not to mention the imaginary fights, arguments which sometimes go on for days in the mind after an stimulus or triggering event which might have only taken seconds, such as a look of contempt or an intentionally emotion-provoking finger sign by a passing motorist.

Emotions don’t “just go away.” They stay in our mind-bodies.

Even such things as these are registered as anger. The emotions aroused don’t just go away. They seep down into our unconscious and are registered there, where they continue to thrive, grow, multiply.

But let us exam these fears a bit further.

When we become upset or unhappy about anything it stems from one or another – or perhaps a continuation of – these three things:

1. Fear of not being able to get what one wants.

2. Fear of not being able to keep, hold on to, what one has, i.e. fear of loss.

3. Fear of getting something one does not want.

To put it another way: thwarted desire and being imposed upon. Being imposed upon might sound like a euphemism. Being raped is being imposed upon here. Having someone throw a spear at you, or burn your home down. Something you don’t want to happen happening. These few things: wanting, clinging, aversion, make up the abstraction of all our fears. The rest is detail. These form the matrix.

Craving, clinging, and aversion are ego-generated.

Let’s take a brief look at some of the things which can cause us upset because of fears held deep within us: Losing, or imagining losing, material possessions, losing our looks, our health, our self-esteem, our sexual prowess. Not getting: the job we want, the girl we want, the prestige we want, even the attention we want. For some, even negative attention is better than no attention at all, hence graffiti on the side of railway carriages along with a tag. Many a teenage rebel simply wants to be acknowledged. The suffering is there in all these things. It might not be obvious to us. Even grumbling about the state of the nation, about politics, about the boss or the behavior of certain trade union officials, is a sign of not being content with the way things are and of….wanting…wanting things to be different. And from whence comes all this wanting: fear. A very subtle, almost indiscernible fear of not getting what one wants because the world is the way it is.

We aren’t generally aware of our being in virtually perpetual fear.

We aren’t generally aware of our being in virtually perpetual fear – albeit below our conscious level of awareness – for so much of our lives. We take it as being quite normal. Criticism of a third party to a friend to make us feel superior, because we fear, ever so subtlety, that we need to build ourselves up in the eyes of our friend; win their approval. The ego-self is forever building itself up, in all manner of ways, because it realizes that deep down the whole idea of it being anything at all is built on a lie – the house built on sand knows that it can only survive by being active. That is one reason the ego hates silence and stillness so.

How’s your ego? Do you always put the radio on when alone in the house? Always need distraction? Can you sit still and just be? But I digress…

How do we get to this state where we feel we are loved?

So how do we get to this state where we feel we are loved? How do we get to the stage where we can love. We want both input and outgo. But we can only give what we’ve got. If we aren’t love then we cannot love. If love is not of us, how can we radiate it?

Fortunately we have love permeating our bodies, and minds all the time, whether we’re aware of it or not. Even the most selfish, self-centered socio-path is not completely without some sort of love within him or her, though their ego might be so ‘concretized’ (for want of a better word) that it is all but solid right throughout. Kindness, considerateness, empathy, these come from the love which IS US. Yes, is us! The essence of humans is love. The rest is what we have taken upon ourselves- created. Like static electricity, we have drawn to ourselves that which is needed to experience ourselves as living beings in a physical world, and that which is needed to interpret that world; our physical bodies, and our intellect operating through senses and a brain.

God is love, it is said. I say that you, at your essence, are love. So what does that make you?

Belief won’t bring you this realization. “God is Love” it is said. I say that you are God, or at least a tiny spark of God, and that you and I are made of the same indefinable substance that cannot be described, only experienced. You are that. We are that. We are That which cannot be described – only felt…and known…

Enjoy a tranquil mind and look around you…

Is it “chosen” ignorance or a lack of knowledge, that which plagues humanity? Well, to be honest, it’s a little bit of both actually. Some “choose” to be ignorant in their actions and some just lack the knowledge to enable themselves more power. Both are hurting themselves, but the one who chooses ignorance is actually damaging themselves more than those who are without knowledge.

Choose to be ignorant? Or Lack of Knowledge?

Choosing to be ignorant, simply means that you stop yourself from learning and nothing more. You have already made up your mind, reinforced with your faith and belief, so as to ignore new knowledge from being learned. This only happens when one has no control of ego or do not realize their ego is more than they can handle.

It is really sad, when someone decides to choose ignorance over learning, because they believe they already have the knowledge they need for their entire life. This is false, foolish and human nature misunderstood by them.

Choose to be ignorant is bad…

How would you like to be “X”ed out, because you choose to be ignorant? Would you like your life to end abruptly, because you choose to not learn anymore? Would you like for your family to struggle, having to deal with your ineptitude?

Who knows? Your ego right this second is pounding to the front of your brain and calling me all sorts of names. That is, if you did not agree with what was said. You probably are contemplating leaving a nasty comment, and you haven’t even finished reading this article.

Please, do STOP and THINK about that just for a few seconds. Have you been told something, that you learned to be not true? It slams into your ego, like a freight train rams into a parked car on the tracks waiting to get slammed. All of sudden, something you have learned about is no longer true and you have to accept it. You must bend with change, otherwise you are left out in the cold to suffer, while people pity you.

They make decisions or choices, solely based on old knowledge and past experiences, without imagination or fore-sight. Their individual limited scope for awareness is limited by their own ego, yet do not see it for what it is truly. A problem!

Lack of knowledge…

There are more people choosing to be ignorant than there are who have no access to knowledge. Many people pick up a lot of knowledge from the streets of the cities and the people who live out there.

More and more kids are learning more dangerous things on the streets, when they should be home safely and learning moral values, which have been on a spiraling decline over the years. The question remains, if the problem is a lack of knowledge, then what has prevented them from receiving the proper knowledge?

Well, I am of the understanding that many people seem to be confused about “Life” in general. They lack what appears to be common knowledge to most, but isn’t to them. Many attribute the downfall humanity is about to experience, from greed of others and manipulations of factual truth.

Lacking of knowledge leads to choosing ignorance…

Constantly, people tell me it is impossible to figure out life. The concept itself has bugged or nagged scientists and religious scholars for centuries. But, the concept of life is more than just a concept. It is a living and breathing human being, who has a conscience, a subconsciousness and a consciousness.

Thus, they realize and understanding that they are living life. They know they are in existence and wonder why? Many look for a meaning for their life, yet more and more die without one. Many look to God for guidance or purpose, but that points to them not understanding, yet they do not realize it.

The simple facts of life really boil down to only a few basic human characteristics that must be keep in check at all times. Your actions, should be honest and not harmful to anyone. You should remain responsible about being honest with yourself and others. You should know that you are connected in life to those who are living around you. You are connected, because you are around them and your actions affect/effect them, as well their actions have an impact on your life.

Chosen Ignorance negates learning…

The beauty of life is that we can control what we do. We can, on an individual basis, prevent other people from manipulating others by standing by the person who is being manipulated. We can show them the truth and let them decide from themselves.

It requires a person to always keep an open mind, to the possibilities, that there are factors that they are not aware of or do not see. Many people think “choice” is an illusion, as is “control”. What many people fail to realize is that there is nothing stronger than the human will or it’s mind.

When someone sets out to accomplish a task, their individual focus is streamlined, so as to consciously develop the integrated skills to get the task done. It is amazing the power of the will and mind, combined makes. There can never be someone or something else to guide your life, because it or they cannot do the thinking for you, nor can they take the steps you need to take to do whatever is that you think to do.

Chosen ignorance leads to dishonesty…

At what point do you realize that you are in control of your mind and your actions? When do you realize your life IS yours to do with as you choose? How much are you willing to let slip by you because of your ego? Do know Who ends up getting hurt because you are unable?

Can you grasp a worldview? Many people cannot, because they themselves rather not address other problems than what they already have on their plate. They choose to be ignorant about the things happening around the globe, because they have grown accustom to Life being cruel, nasty and find most people dishonest(in their view).

Lacking knowledge is ignorant, so each person is ignorant in some way, shape or form, simply because no one can know everything there is to know. However, I would like to point out that there is a limitation to what we(humanity) already knows. Thus, one person could possibly learn everything there is to know presently and still not know everything there is to know.

If you lack knowledge, then seek out to learn more. If you are unaware of certain things, then get informed on those topics. If you are aware of things happening, then become an active part of society and make your voice known. It is important to the survival of humanity that more and more people take an active part in society, the local culture and community. Without unified action on each persons part, there cannot be peaceful existence.

This may sound crazy and you may think it won’t work; it won’t hurt to try it out, if for no other reason but general purposes. The greatest lesson I ever had in my life was that day I was told to smile every time I hurt, every time I wanted to cry, every time I was bored, yes, every time I felt down and out for any reason, I was told to smile. It was not easy at first, I kept at it, day after day I did it. Then, one day I found myself smiling without trying, without thinking, I was just smiling to smile and it felt so good. I felt so good. From that day till now I pass this lesson on to everyone who is not smiling, everyone who needs a lift in life for any reason.

So, smile!