Beneath anger is profound sadness.

The Cosmic Domino Effect

There has always been struggle with good and evil in this world. Amidst the evil we must find hope. There is hope among the ashes, among the scars of abuse and mistreatment. The world can be a hostile place, full of twisted minds and wounded souls. A cosmic domino effect reverting nearly to the beginning of time is slowly wiping us out. Day by day it eradicates the most vulnerable and blinds the more powerful with apathy and ignorance. What must be done to save this aching world? What can be done? Are we to watch as they suffer, knowing very well that our life could be theirs, were we born into different circumstances? Should we lift our hands and praise God that we are given so many bountiful blessings, all the while knowing that somewhere out of sight, rejected of value, lies a child dying from starvation?

We all have problems, yes, but what do our problems consist of? What if we made the world's problems our problems? Would that shift our focus a little? Would we find it easier to cope with what we are missing out on in this life when we see the need around us? The need to eat and drink? The need to survive?

Whenever you begin to feel sorry for yourself, make a difference for somebody else. No matter how miserable you feel, using your life to benefit somebody else's could change everything.

Focusing Out

"A human being is a part of the whole called by use universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beautify." --Albert Einstein

We are much too individualistic! Happiness in its purest form is found in the gratification of things outside ourselves.

Life is Confusing

It's not that your life is too hard, it's that you're too soft. Life makes you stronger.


Life has a way of pulling in many different directions. It's hard to know which route to take and what to base our decisions off of. When life faces us with extreme highs and lows, a series of unpredictably good and bad events, how are we supposed to find the balance? I am convinced we can't base our decision off of our feelings. Obeying our feelings is like obeying people. People will tell you different things, not everyone can be right. Feelings are the same way. However, it's hard to know where to draw the line. When should we let go of what we think we want for something we should want...but don't? It doesn't make sense to me. Sometimes life doesn't make sense.

Values

"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be." - May Sarton

It's easy to put our guard up, a wall of protection to preserve us from rejection. It's easy to act like someone else so that the real self inside of us won't be hurt by how others perceive us. However, perhaps those around us are doing the same exact thing. Maybe they are wishing to let their walls down, but haven't found the courage to do it. Perhaps we must be vulnerable ourselves and accept what comes in order to get through the closed-off exterior of another. We must learn how to value the "frightening" or "strange" sides of ourselves, to view them as strengths, not weaknesses. They are what makes us human. They are what makes us value other humans.

Trust

Those who are confident, those who know themselves and know where they're headed in life are not striving to become leaders. They are leaders by default. If you understand yourself, if you have confidence in yourself, people will trust you. People merely want individuals they can trust. Knowing how to manage people makes a good leader. Having their trust makes a great leader.

Perfectionism

Perfectionism is a fault. You are the only one who has ever expected you to be perfect.