I'm not perfect. I don't mind that I'm not perfect because I like to learn from my mistakes. I also like sharing what I've learned with others, namely my two kids. I think it's good for them to see me fail sometimes, proves their not alone in their failures. We all fail, learn, and do things so much better the next time. I learn something new everyday. Sometimes I learn what not to do, sometimes I learn a new way of doing things, but learning everyday is how we continue to grow.
Here's the thing, I'm not sure what I learn watching television, or reading Facebook posts, or posts on Twitter are very trustworthy ways to learn new things. I think the media can be so misleading, so judgmental, so unhealthy. I'm not always sure what I hear is accurate and therefore I'm cautious. It is so easy to be swayed these days. It's almost as if we don't realize we're not thinking for ourselves, we are letting others tell us how to think. When I catch myself spewing negative things I've read or heard, sometimes after the fact I replay what I said in my mind, in my voice and realize, this doesn't sound like me at all. This sounds like someone getting sucked into the under-miners of the world. How easy it is to let someone else's opinions speak for us all. I think it's unfortunate and I wanna shake us awake. Stop and think who you really are to your core. Are you a good person, are you critical or judgmental of others, are you quick to judge. I believe if you are, you've been swayed by the media and all other forms out there that inform us of what's happening in our world.
While I know we are not all the same, one thing we should all agree on is this, a human is a human. Every human walking planet earth deserves respect and assistance if needed. Our world is full of misfortune, hatred and despair. While it's almost impossible to think that everyone could love their neighbor, everyone could learn to accept one another, I believe there's a large percentage that do or could. We have to open our minds to the possibility that our attitude is catching. If we are accepting and voice that acceptance, more will follow in our footsteps. If we embrace one another, help one another and truly care for the human species, others will see our actions and follow our lead. It simply takes everyone coming together and expressing so nonchalantly, so mindlessly our feelings of love, acceptance, kindness, helpfulness, to spread this wonderful humanity to all. I hope our goodness can seep into the minds of those around us simply by being with us. Simply by example.
Empathy is a wonderful concept and a wonderful thing to teach our children. I work hard to ignore the hate I see on the news, the desperate who act out on innocence. I try to find a way in my heart to understand the human species, understand the differences in thinking but I always come back to this, why can't we just open our hearts and find nothing but love, patience, kindness and goodness within ourselves, enough to spread across all we know, and make a difference in the lives of others that they too could possess and pass along as well. I forgive often, I wipe the slate clean when I could hold a grudge, I don't think of ways to get even, I work hard to be the woman the good Lord made me to be.
Just thinking out loud again I guess. Wishing so wholeheartedly that our society at large could stop spewing negative, angry, evil, views that turn warm hearts into stone. That take an accepting mind and turn it to stone. I have so much hope for humankind, so many views of peace. Peace is a good word, a word I often define as the best word that was ever made. Because with peace comes a calm mind, a calm heart, and a content human. I wish you all peace today.
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