Searching for Solutions

Mornin'

Isn't this awesome? I have had many teachers who have shown me where to look for the solutions to life's problems but left it up to my imagination as to what I would see and experience. Early in my life, there were many occasions in which my teachers showed me where to look for the solutions and I decided to look elsewhere. Those were the times in which the results were not favorable. As I have matured and realized what is most important in life, my mind has led me back to what the teachers were (and still are) trying to show me and I see what they intended for me to see. I hope this quote inspires all of you as you step forth into today.

Peace

Nature's Bounty

Mornin'

Beautiful, huh! I always enjoy seeing something like this provided free for all of this by the Great Spirit! Actually, all natural occurrences are free. It is only when man get in the way that nature becomes costly.

Peace

Personalities

Mornin'

Personalities are many and varied. Some are hard to deal with while others less so. What I have noticed during my years above the earth may be very interesting to you. I have developed a game plan whereby I can deal with the largest number and variety of personalities than ever before in my life. What I do is focus mostly on myself so that I can detect the changes that need to occur in me and  be a more pleasant and predictable man. When I am able to do this and in fact affect the changes that make me a better man, it seems almost magical how others change right before my very eyes. If others don't change, I certainly am and, in doing so, it makes other people's personalities less toxic. Give this a shot if you are not already doing so. You will be amazed before you are halfway through.

Peace

Diamond in the rough

Mornin'

I want to make a quick entry this morning to suggest that all of you look for the diamond in the rough today. It may come in the form as a smile on a child's face or the joy you may feel having helped an elderly person with a simple task. It may come in the form of a kiss to your significant other or that look your dog gives you just as soon as you open your eyes. The sky is the limit if we can just pay attention and focus on the good.

There are plenty of "things" and "issues" that can possibly thwart our search for that diamond in the rough. Once the process of paying attention to the "minor miracles" in our life begins, you will learn quickly that you desire more of it. All of the examples I have listed above are free and omnipresent. They are truly the things that make the world go around. Have a great day and do yourself a favor by looking for those touching moments during your walk through life today.

Peace

Finding Your Voice

Mornin'

For a cute and funny start to your day, check out the following link What kids will do for candy I thought me and my brothers did a lot of bizarre things for various reason but this takes the cake.

I thought I would refrain from starting off so early with heavy stuff. I just want to ask that all of you step off on your best foot today and try to brighten another person's day with just a small gesture of kindness.

You can affect change in someone's life simply by having a good, grateful attitude. I know I am grateful nearly everyday. I have had my struggles in life and any day that is less dramatic as those, I am in good shape. When I waver from my grateful attitude, I can either look around for temporary relief or, better yet, inward for what is most stable and durable.

Sometimes, you may have to be firm with others and tell them what they do not want to hear. This does not mean that you are not being spiritual. You may have to just hold people accountable for what they say or do (don't do). Part of being spiritually sound is making your voice clear especially when it comes to others trying to place blame on you for the troubles within the family. When we become adults, we are supposed to put away childish things. This extends to blaming other people in the family for current problems. I had my fair share of dilemmas in my life and I did try the route of blaming my parents and siblings for my lot in life. It was not until I accepted complete responsibility for all the consequences from the decisions that I made did I heal properly. Now I can stand up straight and ask that my siblings not focus on me as the problem but themselves and how they missed the mark when they had the chance to accept responsibility for their role in the dysfunctional dynamics of the family.

What a relief it was to get that off my back. It was at that point that I could really enjoy life.

Peace

No Matter What!

Mornin',
Today, let us step forth from our dwelling with the mindset of keeping our joy and peace no matter what! There may be plenty of people who try to steal these gifts from you today. It may come in the form of what someone says, does, or does not do. Some people are simply out doing what they think they need to do in the course of the day while unaware of the dysfunctional behavior they reveal. They know not what they do and are usually apologetic when confronted on something they say or do. Their mission is not to set out and ruin other peoples' lives on a daily basis. The may not be as spiritually advanced as you and may be willing to change so they can improve relations with you and others. These people are typically genuine.

Then there are those individuals who are angry and discontent with life. These are the people who are constantly confronting others just to agitate them. They oftentimes know the root of their anger and hatred but refuse to confront the dysfunction in their lives. They may have had an abusive childhood, be prejudice, struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, or a myriad of other issues that pitted them against society. These are also the people who are not to be confronted. It is best to leave any confrontations up to the authorities.

Resentment, anger, and all other negative emotions are not to be taken lightly. There are plenty of instances when someone confronts an angry man about his behavior only to get seriously injured or kill in doing so. Be careful! Usually, the best thing to do to these people is not avoid them but rather let your joy and happiness shine. This way, you may still get negative feedback from the angry man. Chances are that you may be the only joy he experiences that day. We never know who we are going to uplift as we travel through life today. If you refuse to let anybody steal your joy and happiness, there will always be a ready supply for the aforementioned type.

Peace

What do you focus on?

I want to quickly suggest a solution to violence in our country and around the world. Obviously it involves what we focus on. Instead of focusing on the violence and mayhem in society today, I challenge you to instead focus on those individuals who barely have enough to eat or who suffer from scores of other problems such as birth defects, cancer, and many others. If all of us find it in our heart to empathize with those individuals and what their families have to go through to care for them, I believe our focus on what is really important in life will change. In changing our focus, our insight and understanding will change about violence in the world as we know it. Instead of wasting time and money on perpetuating the problem of local and worldwide violence and discord, maybe we can all re-think our primary purpose and become the part of the solution instead of the problem. Whether we like it or not, when we focus on all the conflict in the world, we lose precious time focusing on rectifying many problems that facilitate spiritual healing. In closing, if all of us focused on helping one another, there would be no time to focus on harming one another.