Have you ever met someone and something was just off about them? Like a darkness that surrounds them? Do not ignore that.
Our bodies can warn us that this person is just not healthy to be around (at least not for us).
It may sound strange or farfetched, but it's your very own "Spidey Sense" and it could save you grief!
Have you ever felt completely out of control. Everything is going to fast, and you can't get any footing on moving forward. You continue to just stay in one place, falling further and further behind from where you want to be.
Remember, you control the pace. You can only control you; so, take your life by the reins.
Be the control that you should be!
I write this today to share my dealings with anxiety. It's a message of positivity, I hope. I want others to know that they are not alone. Trust that you aren't alone in difficult times!
People should strive to do better, be kind and helpful, or just give a smile as you walk down the street. The problem, with me? The things that I strive for elude me very often. It's a difficult concept to be stable when you fight to do the right things and your mental capacity wants to do it's own thing.
I...
I sometimes think about the phrase, "Do it for the greater good."
It makes me ponder why someone does a thing that is not necessarily good for them, but it's a sacrifice that will help everyone around you. The greater good, makes a situation better for the many; by providing the sacrifice of the one.
As Flash Gordon had to remind Prince Vultan, "No Vultan... It's a rational transaction! One life for billions..."
Flash Gordon was doing this for the greater good! Well, how many of you though that...
Friends are not just people that show up in your life for a season just to leave, or even people who hang out and never add any good or support to you. No, true friends are shoulders to cry upon, ears to listen, and arms to hug away the pain. But the important part of friendship is honesty.
"Do I look good in this?" Be honest.
"What should I do?" Be honest.
And, most importantly, a friend is someone who speaks up for you when you aren't present and will be the first to tell you that you did...
Is the ticking in my head? Is the clock about to expire?
How do you know that time is almost up if you're just moving along in life at your own pace and you never stop to look at the clock?
Somedays, I hear it in the distance. The tick-tock of the time that I have left here.
While I was living, somehow almost 54 years have gone past, and, now, I am starting to hear the tick-tock more often.
It becomes louder as the days pass. Yet, you just keep living for the next minute, the next hour, day,...
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Our integrity being called into question would, typically, bother us. Integrity is what we do when no one is looking.
We want to be a person that doesn't have to be watched at all times. We want trust.
Many times in our lives we have to choose our words wisely. Is it kinder, though, to just be honest and save the individual later issues or protect their feelings and just let someone else tell them the truth.
I find it unkind to let someone continue on a path that might really embarrass them in the long or short of their upcoming life. Tell people the truth when they ask for it. It's only right and fair, but you don't have to completely tear them down.
Just tell the truth. When you say the...
What things make you happy? Don't you wish you could save those forever?
Lock those moments in a safe, and steal them away from the world and take them out when you need them. But is it really stealing?
Yes. Share the best of yourself with the world! Like the old saying goes, "Put your best foot forward."
My head gets heavy from time to time, it feels like a million voices trying to talk at the same time. What happens during those times is hard to describe. A solid idea begins to form, and suddenly my laptop is open and I am writing.
My stories all begin with one sentence. No, not the opening, but a sentence that has to be part of the story. It sometimes isn't the biggest or even main idea, but it has to be in there for my stories to be complete.
Why do you read?
Coming up, October 25th, I have been afforded the opportunity to go to Bundok Books in Puyallup WA. So, if you're in the area between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. I would love to meet you all, talk about my book, and answer any questions you might have.
Some press forward in the world, trying to fit in, be invisible, and just muddle along-- unseen.
Then there are the one's that see themselves as outstanding in some way, it is they that seek the light of a stage-- seen.
In the meantime, there are the few that know when to disappear and then know when to shine-- wise.
There are times in life when we push forward as hard as we can, for as long as possible. Next comes the decision, will we ever get over the hump? Do we have what it takes to do what we first set out to do? Is it all a pipe dream?
Walking away from what has been your driving force, your wants, and all of your dreams when you finally admit, "This was never for me."
As an artist of several mediums, I find that there is something that is consistent amongst each discipline.
Each medium challenges the artist to be true to themselves, true to their vision, true to why you want to be an artist. Artists should not change their work for popularity, sales, or to make others happy!
No, rather, the artist must find a way to present their works in a fashion that meets their vision in such a way that others can see the artist's true vision. A vision not watered down...
Has a friend or family member ever asked for help and you say, "Sorry, but I'm busy."?
Were you busy or just didn't feel that you wanted to make time?
The interesting thing is, we will find all the time in the world to do the things that we want and we will sacrifice our time with others that just don't make the cut in our day. Sadly, you won't always have those people around you to ask you for a piece of your time. So, choose your tasks wisely.
This last morning, I was thinking about coming from not too much and being comfortable today. But it doesn't come easily. And at times it feels like stop and go traffic, with a few twists and turns.
Anyone that has ever been around someone who is loud knows that most of what is coming out of their mouths, besides hot air, are lies. Carefully crafted lies, but lies none the less. Like peacocks preening about, they have done more, seen more, and are better than anyone else in the room.
But they are typically the ones that fail to produce under pressure, or fight for the right things.
You'll see their stings are very bad at all.
The things we teach others is a tool that brings our personality, beliefs, and thoughts to others that come after us. If we are persuasive enough; maybe a big part of us moves on.
Why is that important? It's important because people tend to forget history. They think of doing things that were done before, or choose to support ideas that aren't for the best of all.
Push yourself to teach others to make a better world for themselves!
When you age into the person that says, "I remember when..." You look back and wonder if you did everything you could in life to succeed. Did you take the chances that lay before you? Did you out work the persons that wanted your position?
Or, do you complain? It was mine to take. I should have been promoted. This place just isn't for people like me.
What in us causes this visceral reaction?
In the end, the only thing you need is to know your potential; work to that measuring stick.
In the end,...
