As we shuffle through this exercise known as life, we take on beliefs and values. We edit and remix them so that our lives make sense and have some meaning. But unless we are avid journalers or have an unflappable memory, we probably forget what we thought at any point in our evolution. So today, on this day, I am documenting some of these things that I believe.
- I believe in both destiny and choice. I don't believe these are conflicting ideas. I do believe that we have an ultimate destiny but that we are given choices during the course our lives to get us there. Sometimes this means we take the harder road, but eventually we will all get there.
- I believe that love is always the answer, we just have to find better questions.
- I believe that our humanity lies in the ability to love and sacrifice for that love. I believe that people often forget about the sacrifice part.
- I believe that people do not take the time to understand the subtle differences between self-aware and self-involved.
- I believe that you can have the best of intentions and the noblest of hearts but things will still not always work out the way you want. I believe that this is one of the hardest pills to swallow.
- I believe that we should believe in something bigger than ourselves, something bigger than our place in the world.
- I believe that we will experience the same joys and the same pains innumerable times over the course our lives and each time it feels different though it's really just the circumstances that change.
- I believe that we should strive to have the hearts and minds we had when we were five years old...when no question was too silly to ask and nothing seemed impossible because we were totally present in our lives.
- I believe that people often choose people to love who they either want to be like or think will make them into the person they are meant to be. I also believe that this is the wrong approach and that people should choose those who they like...just the way they are.
- I believe that people want to forget that we are perfectly imperfect. We want to ignore the parts of us that are not ideal but we'll never be whole if we do. And besides...who got to decide what was ideal in the first place?
- I believe in honor and integrity. I'm starting to realize that this means very different things to different people and that is okay.
- I believe you should never give up. I am however learning the great value in letting go.
- I believe that the choices we make to better ourselves are hard to implement and take a lot of patience to see that it is working.
- I believe that timing is EVERYTHING.
- I believe that you should decide upon and set the rules and boundaries for your life but there should probably be an exception for them.
3 comments:
Great Writing here! Love your views! One of your arguments I may have a slightly differing opinion to is that we "should have a belief in something bigger than us." Sometimes I think that "highness" is something that we all have the capability to tap into. I believe that the 'higher power' is a consciousness that we all have access to. Yes, it may be "bigger" than us, but if we are all able to tap into this consciousness, are we all really lower than this power? Maybe we are the higher power and we just appropriate it to something bigger than ourselves because we don't entirely understand it.... Just my two cents!!! Keep on writing wonderful things!!! doM
Thanks for the comment and for the kudos Dom. I think what I am trying to convey in my "believing in something bigger than us" less a belief in a higher power but a belief in more than our singular place in the world. If we only focus on our own lives, our own place in the world, our own selves then we are missing out on the bigger picture. We are only seeing the smallest cell in the bark of the tree rather than the immensity of the forest. While it is our resposponsibility to make sure our lives are good ones, it's also up to us to make sure that the life we lead in this world and for this world is a good life.
It's so true. I believe we should focus on others as well. I believe our purpose is to serve others. Just like trees and plants serve us. We have to step back from the mountain in order to see the entire plain! Good stuff Lisa!!!
doM
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