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I write about all issues affecting humanity, with a focus on how to help humanity with empathy, compassion, and understanding. At this time of year, many people are focusing on the birth and life of Jesus, even in the midst of war ravaging our one home planet. People are dying in unjust causes, aggression, greed and land grabs. People are suffering in all kinds of ways.
How can one blog help the world?
Every minute of every day every individual makes choices on how to live their life the very best each one can. People do not usually make bad choices unless their backs are up against the wall with no way out.
I wish to tell the world there is always a way out that saves the most life, especially human life. No one can balance the scales of injustice by more of what caused the problem in the first place. This is obvious.
What kind of world do you wish to live in?
Some people choose to live in denial. But ignorance is not bliss.
Every single person on this planet matters, regardless of nationality, race, color, creed, age, gender, job description or any other division we opt to select as our unique trait. Not one of us is better than the other. To think otherwise is to trip on a self-inflated ego illusion.
Jesus was born to a Middle Eastern family, which is not Caucasian. He spoke of peace, love, forgiveness, kindness, virtue and goodness. Like Gautama Buddha, he taught about non-violence. Now is a good time to consider how each of us can apply these principles to our daily lives. So often we forget. Our thoughts, words, and actions make all the difference in the world, literally.
This is not all about what the other guy ought to be thinking, doing, and saying. That would be indoctrination. You are not the boss of anyone else but yourself, even if you are the titled boss of a corporation or army of people. At this moment, I am speaking to every individual, whoever and wherever you are.
Begin with yourself by treating yourself better, getting enough sleep, healthy food and clearing all negative thoughts, words, and actions. Decide if you are on the right path for your life. Who is watching out for your life, health, and happiness?
There is more involved than indoctrination and obeying senseless rules and obligations. Choose life. Stand up for principle and honor peacefully. There is always the possibility to take the road less traveled with peace, kindness, empathy and compassion at the helm.
Leave the group of people who beat the drum of low vibrations of prejudice, gossip, slander, racism, and anarchy. No country in the world flourishes when all of humanity is not taken care of with peace, love, and joy. This is the goal, to live in peace and harmony for all humankind in every land.
The following is the list readership views. Understand that there are 46,769 additional views as of this post not counted in the totals below, due to when I upgraded my WordPress.com blog. Every country, territory, and protectorate in the world is included in this readership.
I wish to say a special thanks to those on the original Princess Dawn Cruise Ship and the Royal Majesty of the Seas Cruise Ship crews for taking my business card for this blog from my hand and sharing this blog to all the islands and beautiful faraway places.
Likewise, I wish to show my gratitude from the bottom of my heart, for my clients and friends who have taken my words back to their native friends and family, back to their homelands and on vacations to these special places all over our one Earth. We are all ONE HUMAN FAMILY.
Find your corner of the garden on Earth where you live and bloom in the beauty that you are.
You do not have to join a monastery, the club, or chat with like-minded beings to share your gifts with others. You have a lot to offer this world so in need if compassion, harmony, and unity in the abundance of all good things.
You and I cannot humanly put out every fire, every dysfunction, nor every disagreement. But what you and I can do is to live with integrity, honesty, and magnanimity, raising the tone of each and every day with every breath we take.
It helps the world for you to be the best you that you can be. Every time you calm and center yourself, come to grips with the problems of the day, and deal with life in the moment-to-moment choices you make, you send a healing balm throughout your aura which is a positive influence on others, even if they do not recognize it at the time. Your simplest actions of kindness manifest in a way that allows them also to pay it forward. You and I help where, when, and how we can.
Maybe your spot in this world is not at the center of the attention of others.
Perhaps you prefer to bloom by the stream of life rather than in the loud center of it. In this case, you bloom best by sending your sweet fragrance of forgiveness and empathy to yourself, and thereby feeding your soul with the strength and courage it takes to function in a balanced way within your family.
It’s like the parent listening to the instructions of the flight attendant telling the parent to make sure in the event of an emergency, to put the oxygen mask on yourself first, in order for you to be able to help your child.
However, you may feel you are the only one attempting to bloom in the joy and happiness in your corner of the world. Or you may be needing a time out in order that you may assess your best path forward among the multitude of options available to you while everyone else around you is busy with other things.
Bloom where you are planted, even if you are blooming by yourself.
Sometimes life takes us away from the familiar and the ordinary routine of daily living. That does not mean it is time for you to stop blooming. Bloom anyway, in the newness and unfamiliar unfolding of each day. There are still life lessons to learn and beauty to behold.
Or perhaps you need to give yourself your own time out, to reassess, and take stock of the best way forward given new information with which you need to deal. Drop the drama. Turn a new leaf.
It is healthy to refresh yourself, go on a retreat, read an inspirational book, go back to school, or take adult courses available at the nearest college campus. Whatever feeds your soul is a wholesome thing to do. If you have children, you can expand their horizons by encouraging the same thing for them.
Today you have the choice to make your life anything you want. You can decide to make it beautiful by blooming where you are planted.
The accumulation of discord and life issues you have experienced in every incarnation back into a physical human body repeats, since you are the one who created and repeated the patterns sparking each following reincarnation. The second we mature, own our own creations, and learn how to properly treat ourselves and each other, the sooner we perfect ourselves and make our Ascension.
Discord is not something that happens to us, nor simply happens on the world stage. Discord is something we create and sustain by our focus upon it. Discord has our own human signature. This happens in world issues as well as personal issues. Notice that when we decide any issue of the day is not important enough to care about, they tend to disappear and lose importance. Or when we treat problems of the day with levity or good humor, those discord moments also tend to disappear.
We manifest what we focus upon. This is not to say that a discordant situation of someone else’s design does not affect you. But how you deal with it is your contribution to either fueling the fire, putting out the fire, or letting the fire burn out of its own accord without any contribution from you. Gossip circles and character assassinations are such fires that would soon stop if we all changed the subject to something more productive.
Each human being is a Spark of Universal Eternal Energy experiencing through this lived experience. Life is a school of learning offering us many opportunities to solve complicated life issues. When handled with empathy, compassion and love, we grow in character development and perfect ourselves. When we harden our hearts and decide to work with coldness, rude, arrogant and egotistical behaviors, all we are doing is assigning future lifetimes to more of the same struggle until we “get it,” that these life issues will keep repeating until we finally learn that there is more to this life than we first thought.
The reason humanity will keep repeating life issues of the failed past is because we are the ones who created these issues. These issues are our stuff. We will reap what we sow, always.
Remember your soul Source, Universal Eternal Energy, which has no beginning or ending. This Source of all life everywhere is eternal. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only changed. Your soul is part of this amazing, beautiful dynamic energy. Perfecting ourselves through the trials and tribulations of life proves our mettle.
The animating dynamic of your soul is its I AM Presence, which is the life of Universal Eternal Energy giving you life. When you pray, meditate and contemplate, it is this Source that responds to you. You are the Spark of Divine Love, Light, and Life existing on the Earth for the purpose of Universal Eternal Energy experiencing all of life through you.
You have freedom. You have free will. You do not have to do anything, be manipulated or guilted into doing anything. You can choose to do evil thoughts, words, and actions, or you can choose to do good thoughts, words, and actions. Human beings make mistakes. Expect to do that. But also forgive yourself and others, because, after all, you are still just a human being; a marvelous human being, but until you perfect yourself, well, here you are.
Enjoy the wonder, the awe present in every day life. Solve what you can for your own peace of mind. You are amazing and have a heart, mind, and soul to guide you.
How balanced is your life? Are you balanced between home, work, school, relationships and everything else? What are the signs to watch out for that you are out of balance?
Picture a seesaw with one side up, the other side down and the fulcrum, that balance point between the two in theLever with globe of Earth and small ball. simple machines by Archimedes. lever is a machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge or fulcrum. middle. Jesus Christ is the fulcrum of all of our lives. We choose whether to live with Him in our lives, or without Him; or with or without God His Father in our lives. The same goes for the Holy Spirit, the love of the Father and Son. We choose each day whether or not to include this Love on our lives. But without Jesus as our center point, there is no point.
Jesus Christ, Son of God Almighty, is the balance point in all of our lives, our true fulcrum. Each of us decides when enough is enough in our day-to-day living. The determining factor of who we are, what we believe, and what we will allow into our lives is all up to us. But there is an unnecessary problem we create for ourselves when we exclude Jesus Christ, who came to earth to show us how to live in this world, presently ruled by Satan.
Think of this for a moment. Jesus was led out into the desert wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted there by Satan. For forty days and nights Jesus fasted. Then Satan tempted Him to get food by changing stones into loaves of bread.
Jesus answers, “No! For the Scriptures tell us that bread won’t feed men’s souls; obedience to the word of God is what we need.”
Then Satan took Jesus to Jerusalem to the roof of the Temple, and said, “Jump off and prove you are the Son of God …”
Jesus responds, “It also says not to put God to a foolish test.”
Lastly, Satan took Jesus to the peak of a very high mountain, and showed Him all the nations of the world and all their glory, and said to Him, “I’ll give it all to you, if you will only kneel and worship me.”
How could this last test of Jesus been a real temptation is Satan were not the real ruler of this world?
Would the temptation of Jesus in the desert after His baptism really have been a temptation if Satan were not the present ruler of this world? (Remember Satan and one-third of the angels in heaven were cast out of heaven and sent to earth. These are the fallen angels of old.) Jesus goes into the desert where Satan tempts Him that if Jesus would bow down before him, Satan would give him all the kingdoms of the earth.
Jesus Christ, Son of God, remained faithful amid great temptations. How hungry are we after only missing a meal or a day or two of no food? Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights. He was most certainly at the point of starving, and still chose to do God’s will, not his own.
We get that same choice to make each and every day. Who’s will do we follow?
Sometimes we act as though we are not in charge of ourselves, or our government or situations like global warming or world peace. But everything we think, do and say show us if we are in our out of balance, and what principles are important to us.
Policies and strategies can also be balanced on government fulcrums perfectly, or miss the mark entirely. When governments are out of balance, it is possible to not only fail as a nation, it is possible to harm the citizens who live there, cauterizing the hearts of rulers who treat people as less than human. Governments are the fulcrums within their own administrations as well as meeting their responsibilities globally. When governments are out of balance in their duties, it is possible to put an end to the one planet we all live on.
Each day we make the choices in our lives, to live by God’s will each day, or by our own will. Then there are times we freely give our own God-given will away to others or to situations. Those are the times we play the victim of our lives. Sometimes we act as if we are not in control of our lives, or that we are ignorant of what is really going on so that we do not have to deal with it. This is when we step out of our own power, as if someone else will make these decisions for us. This has a side benefit. When we play the victim in our lives, or abdicate the responsibility for our lives, we then begin to blame other people and other circumstances for everything we think is wrong. But this is not the truth. We are deceiving ourselves.
We need to peacefully take back the God-given power of our free-will that we gave away, individually, in our families, in our states and in our countries in the world, of which we are all a part. We can do this with calm integrity, no need for rash behavior. If we want things to be better, we have the power to make them better by making better life-giving decisions, and being better people. Let’s admit it. Sometimes we do not do our best because of a host of other reasons and/or justifications.
However, all of us in every country in the world, are at a tipping point of more people choosing bad over good, evil over good, or sin over virtue, not only in our own lives, but in the world at large. We can change this if we want to, but nothing will change unless we consciously decide to choose more good over bad, good over evil, or sin over virtue.
If money is the bottom line, as most people say these days as to what they determine to be the most important reason for decisions made, then humanity is doomed to fail, cities and states are doomed to fail, and the ecological health of the world will fail. In all cases, we can have all the money in the world and die of a disease; Flint, Michigan can have the biggest bank account to save money but unless money is spent to fix drinkable water there, the drinking water will remain toxic; and the world’s economy matters little when global warming is completed and the earth is no more.
There are many factors that affect our decisions, like greed, envy, sloth (laziness), lust, wrath (anger), gluttony and pride. We know these seven pitfalls as the seven deadly sins because they hurt us individually as well as collectively. Each of these negative or bad traits, sin, has a positive or good remedy, virtue.
Rather than be motivated by greed, we can think, speak and act generously. Perhaps money is not the bottom line after all.
Instead of envy we can practice genuine love.
To improve on sloth (laziness) we can take vitamins and invigorate our dreams, renew our goals, and begin yet again.
To combat the addiction to lust we can welcome purity and modesty in our thoughts, words and actions.
Addressing wrath and uncontrolled anger, a bad habit and often an addiction, requires taking a few deep breaths and allowing understanding, listening to others, improving communication and peaceful solutions to be possible. We may feel justified in our wrathful, renegade emotions, but unless we deal with them with integrity we may have regrets as time goes by.
The solution to gluttony is moderation in food and drink, or any other addiction we are over-indulging in.
Finally, the answer for pride is humility. Being proud of our accomplishments at a job well done is not a bad thing. The problem with pride arises when we go overboard, becoming vain, arrogant and haughty. We do not even like ourselves when we don this puffed up attitude, if we are being perfectly honest.
As strong as the negative traits, more accurately known as sins are, the positive virtues can become just as strong or stronger. It is simply a matter of focusing on good over bad, choosing good over evil. Practicing these seven virtues is one way we can make good shine in our lives.
What is wrong with the world starts with you and me, and the priorities we live by. You and I are each responsible for the conditions in our lives, our neighborhoods, cities and states, and in all countries in the world. Each day you and I get to decide for good, or for bad; for virtue or for sin. We each decide on this very day whether we will choose good over evil, evil over good or virtue over sin. We can build ourselves up or we can tear ourselves down. Likewise, we can tear our neighbors down or build them up; like tearing down or building up policies and actions that benefit the entire world.
Why does this matter?
It matters to you as an individual person to mature in integrity and honesty. It matters in order to create the neighborhoods we want to live in. It matters to stand up for the scientific facts that tell of how to fix broken systems in the world. Integrity and truth matter.
Thinking of our failings only as bad habits or negative traits keeps us is a downward cycle of “that is just how I am.” But acknowledging our failures as sins, something we can repent and be forgiven for, give us hope. We can make amends and build the broken bridges we have caused in our relationships. Try as we might, we will sin before the night is through in our thoughts, words and actions today. We are not perfect. But we keep trying. God the Father will always forgive us, through the Love of Jesus our Savior, and the Love of the Holy Spirit. These are the gifts promised to us by Jesus. Each day we have this hope. There is always hope.
Isn’t it our own business how we live our lives?
Yes, it matters. Yes it is our own business. The point is that we look at the world, then point fingers at what is wrong with it, when you and I are the snowball that started it all. There are things we can do to fix the problems of personal and global greed, envy, sloth (laziness), lust, wrath (anger), gluttony and pride, as mentioned above. We must start with ourselves if we want our countries to be better, for the sake of the world.
We have to start with the beginning of the problem, not just the middle or end of the problem.
Things never stay the same. Change is the only constant in life. Choosing good over bad, good over evil, or virtue over sin, however you look at it, will create a healthier, kinder, more humane world in which we all can live and thrive. This also creates a new beginning in our relationship with God, which might need our attention at this very moment.
Start right where you are. Are you in government? Then make the most honest, best decisions you can for the life of all the people under your jurisdiction, and for the life of the planet, not just self interest. Otherwise, you can be the fulcrum that tips towards destruction not only of you personally, but the entire earth. We are very near tipping towards the point of no return. Presently this is possible to fix. Try to be part of the solution, not exacerbating the problem. Things never stay the same. You can be the instrument to save the world as opposed to demolishing it. Ask for God’s help, through the intercession of Jesus Christ, with all the Love the Holy Spirit has to give.
The same goes for the financial crisis erupting in all countries across the globe, and all other matters of importance. Remember this when things get so complicated we cannot see the forest for the trees, think PEOPLE BEFORE THINGS. To have balance, prioritize people by helping where and when you can over taking care of things. Financial matters are things. Things matter, but people matter more. Money is not always the answer for problems people have. Yes, it all matters. You matter. Again, do not forget to include God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Love of the Holy Spirit in all your decisions for the best results possible.
All people matter, not only the rich, the top one percent of the wealthiest among us; not only the milky white people, but all people represented by the 203 countries including territories and protectorates of the United States of America, most of which are not milky white. God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, created Jesus His Son as His first Creation before any and everything else, in which Jesus took part in every other Creation known to us. We were all Created in Love, and with free-will.
We live in a global society. Our friends and families live all over the world. The planes we fly land in most all countries in this one world we share.
We are one race, the human race, here on this planet.
Education matters. Are you in education? Encourage your students/children with critical thinking skills in order that they include compassion and common sense as a problem solving process they can work with, including not mindlessly following the mistakes of some of the prejudiced generations before them. Show them by example how we all can be better people. Pray again. Pray through Jesus Christ, in the Love of the Holy Spirit, to the Father of All Creation, for the minds of all of humanity to continue to grow and learn as we were intended to grow and learn.
Educators, how do you handle bullying, hungry students, students at risk, students compromised in a wide variety of situations, and students standing up for themselves? Education is a priority in every person, family, neighborhood, state and country for the success of the world. Teachers are the shining light, the good that can help so many students in need of empathy, compassion, and understanding to be better citizens of the world. Never stop praying, through the intercession of Jesus Christ, who Himself endured numerous injustices in this world.
However we think of it, and whatever we think about, we bring about. Let’s make the world a beautiful place to live, within ourselves, with our families and friends, neighborhoods, states, countries and the entire world. Let us include God our heavenly Father, Jesus Christ His Son and our brother, and the Love of the Holy Spirit in our greater families since that is truly what we are, one global family.
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