Posted: Jan 18, 2008, 10:24 AM CST
I was prompted to pen this to some degree by Daniels... Thread.
The secret of life I think is to try to enjoy the passage of time and the changes and growth that come with it - without trying to fix it - bend it or make it to our will.
Life unfolds - And we should treasure and experience it as something that will come and something that will eventually go.
Fill it - with being the best person you can be and maximise all your love and all your skills. Enjoy both laughter and tears.
Try to Feed yourself on 3 levels - Emotionally - Materially and Spiritually. We can all be out of balance for a while - But to be truly happy - we need to come back to balance - (Yin and Yang) Thats why people over greed on Food - Money - Possessions - you name it. All to satisfy a misplaced hunger.
Stand out side yourself sometimes - Look back in and Listen.
Try not to own either pain or pleasure - See pain as a passing cloud - You may not know the size of the cloud - but it will pass.
Stay brave - Stay honest and above all stay true to yourself.
Mentally try to own nothing. Then nothing can assail you.
When love enters your life - Whether that's the love of another person - a Wife - children - a friend - a job - an animal or whatever - Savour it for what it is - but don't try to possess it. own it - change it - or abuse it. Help it or them also to be the best people they can be.
When we go through rough times - we can all feel sorry for ourselves and lick our wounds - thats the human way - But in truth we are actually saying we deserve more - Depending on the situation - maybe we do.
It's a case of Dust yourself off - And start over again - Learning lifes lessons as we go.
Be stubborn sometimes - Stand your ground - But also know when to bend with the wind and above all -
Keep Smiling.
It's all out there - And it's a journey we all take - Just maybe on different paths -
