Thoughts

 Some thoughts I had in the middle of the night I thought I would share on here. I am not sure anyone really reads this, but at least I can journal my thoughts either way. 

First thought is, remember that the things that annoy us most about someone else are probably something that we tend to do ourselves. It is like we are looking in the mirror, but we don't like to admit it. So next time you are getting annoyed at someone for something they are doing, take a moment and reflect on your own actions and think, do you act like that? It is a good checker on our own fronts, because before we try to remove the speck from someone else's eye, we must first remove the plank from our own eye. (I have seen this play out time and time again). Someone comments about someone else being selfish and how mean it is, however the reason that person is commenting, is because they themselves are the selfish one, even more so. Just saying, watch out for your own faults, let God take care of the other person.

Secondly, be the change you want other people to be. If you are complaining that other people don't do something, be what you think they should be like. Other people will not change, but you can show them how they should be, by being it. People don't learn from being told, they can hear it over and over again, but they don't listen anymore, they are deaf, they can't hear. Be the example, if you want something to change, you have to be the representation of that change, if you are not willing to do it, don't complain about the others not doing it either. Again, it is about doing to others what you would like done unto you. 

Lastly, if you want to be treated kindly, listen to how you talk to someone, watch how you stand, think about your eyes, your mouth, your arms, if you have to record yourself. You will be amazed at what you hear, because the truth of the matter is, we are not doing well communicating. We have to treat others the way we want to be treated, if we are rude, they will be rude back, if we are disrespectful, they will be disrespectful back and so forth. If that person is just disrespectful, I don't know what to say, but we still have to treat them with kindness, a harsh answer turns away wrath, a gentle word calms the spirit. Try it, it works, if you want to extinguish the fires of hate and anger, you have to work on how you are, you can't preach to them, it will not work. You have to change you, that is the only way any of this will work. 

These things are easy to type, easy to think about, but so much harder to do. All that I write is easy to write, easy to put on paper, but so much harder to put into practice. I fail daily at them, I get angry, upset, I react, but then I look at how I was and learn and try again. We have to learn from our mistakes, get back up, brush off and go back out there and try again, that is life. Life is learning and growing and changing, not giving up. Don't give up, persevere to the end. Each day is a new day, yesterday is history, today is a gift and tomorrow is a mystery, enjoy today for the gift it is, unwrap it every chance you get. It is exciting and what it contains no one knows, but enjoy every second of it.