Half Empty or Half Full Part 2

If a = half empty and b = half full then a + b must equal half empty and half full?!? How can this be? Isn't this an oxymoron? We shall soon discover....

With the holiday's approaching, and a deep reflection on my current situation, I can't help but wonder if the glass is half full or half empty...

An optimist sees the best in the world, while a pessimist sees only the worst. An optimist finds the positive in the negative, while a pessimist can only find the negative in the positive. The optimist always sees the glass as half full while the pessimist can only see it as half empty. Which are you? Which am I? Is there a benefit to either camp? Is there a gray area in there somewhere where one can be both as described in the logical function above? What is the point in your ramblings anyway Mike? Muahahaha Muahahaha Muahahaha

Research consistently shows that our degree of optimism or overall macro view on life has a profound impact on the quality of our individual lives. Be a optimist and you'll always be happy right? Be a pessimist and all you will find is disappointment and misfortune? So then it must be true by deductive reasoning that optimism is good and pessimism bad, cool we're done! Well not entirely true, nor finished, so take a look at the flip side for a moment...

The obvious problem with negative thinking and pessimism is that you are always going to be stuck on the wrong side of the coin. What I mean is that whenever you have a dream or illusion you will ONLY foresee a negative outcome and stop the pursuit before even trying. In return you are seemingly destine to end up as unsuccessful and worst yet an unfulfilled person or so "they" say. Not a desirable outcome in the world! How depressing! You can't finish the race if you don't start it....and this is the inherent problem in pessimism. Optimists on the other hand always seem to find that ray of light at the end of a dark tunnel...the ray of light that leads a mean to an end. Eternal contentment, happiness, and sweet bliss no? But...could that attitude possibly drive one into complacency?

I remember hearing this story in a political science course in college....Ronald Reagan once told a story of two little boys-one an optimist, the other a pessimist. The pessimist was placed in a room full of toys and he continued to whine and cry, never seemingly content no matter the outcome. In contrast, the optimist was placed in a room full of horse manure and was given a shovel. The optimist was happily shoveling away the manure. When asked why he was so happy, he said: "There's got to be a pony in here somewhere!"

We all need to see the glass as half full a little more, especially me and I will be the first to admit that! Keep shoveling the shit and your reward can be found... But don't be fooled into thinking pessimism is all bad, as it can actually act in a strange way as a motivational force for achievement...

Now as we all can see my views today on the matter seem rather black and white, cut and dry...your either in one camp or the other. One has it's benefits while the other it's drawbacks....or so it seems. But is there a gray area as described in my equation at the beginning of this post? Can one be both and is there and advantage to embracing both schools of thought simultaneously? I have found an alternative view to the old optimist vs. pessimist conflict and would like to share it as well...

"As we all know, the glass serves as a metaphor for life, and water represents the good things in it. So, seeing the glass as half empty means you're a pessimist, because you dwell on the lack in your life. Seeing it as half full means you're optimistic, because you focus on the good things in life. Most people choose the latter and describe themselves as optimists. Notice an interesting social phenomenon here. Most people want to be seen as optimists, even those who are usually morose and glum. Aren't we just a planet full of upbeat, sunny cheerleaders? GOOOO TEAM! How interesting! Why do we have such a social pressure to be relentlessly optimistic?"

"Let's look at it from a completely different angle and turn this paradigm upside down. Is it always a negative thing to see the glass as half empty? Suppose such a perception motivates you to fill the glass - so to speak - whereas seeing it as half full leads to complacency. Focusing on the lack in one's life can then be a driving force for success. Not so negative now, is it?" MOTIVATION!!!

"Indeed, a glass with water at the halfway point can be seen as both half empty and half full. Sometimes it is useful to think of it one way; other times it's better to see it the other way. This is a completely accurate description of reality, and probably a much better way to conceptualize it than to arbitrarily force it into one category or another. By recognizing that the glass can embody both descriptions simultaneously, we begin to deal with it from a holistic logical mindset, taking into account every aspect of the object and subsequently life."

So which are you now? Both? There are inherent advantages found within the all.... ¶ 6:10 AM 0 comments

Head in the Clouds...

ahhhhh just another BLAH day here in Mikeville. Party cloudy, with a chance of rain throughout the day......high in the 50's with a chance of colder weather on the horizon....

How was Thanksgiving? It is a question I have been asked probably 10 times today, a question I haven't always had the answer to right away. Thanksgiving was fine, good, well too much food but that just means I need to go for a few extra walks this week (Tyson will like that)! No in all seriousness.....all in all Thanksgiving was OK, yeah that's how I'll describe it. Nothing special, nothing horrible, just OK. I don't know, I guess I kind of had a hard time over the 4 day holiday weekend....a little lonely even though I was always around someone (wasn't expecting to feel that way, kind of took me by surprise). I guess it's a feeling that's a little hard to explain, mainly because I don't even know if I understand what or why I'm feeling it. Kinda confusing huh? Shit how do you think I feel!!! I was definitely rearing to get back to work and back in a groove today, something structured!!! Not that I was all down on myself this weekend, or my situation, it's just that this Thanksgiving was so very different from the last 4, shit the last 8 for that matter....in a way it made me sad. I guess it's just me still adjusting to the change which seems to be always occurring around me these days.....hahaha the change that has engulfed my life!!! I have to say that I did find myself wondering about Maureen a lot over the weekend, I thought about another close friend a lot too, and even Jenny and I. SHIT I NEED TO STOP THINKING AND JUST GO WITH THE FLOW!!! I guess I just had a lot on my mind over the holiday weekend.....too much thinking for my liking these days as this mind gets carried away quite easily.....it just seemed to keep me in this perpetual haze all weekend, didn't have the urge to do a whole lot. Sometimes I wish I could stop thinking about my current situation and the events which have transpired up to this point, but I just can't seem to shake the thought the last week or so and it's really starting to bother me....don't like being down and feeling this way. Guess it's the old saying, three steps forward, two steps back. Making progress, hahahaha sometimes at a snails pace.....but progress none the less and that's the way I need to look at it! Ahhhh to much analyzing about life can drive one mad.....

Everyone in my neighborhood has their X-mas decorations up, everything is looking festive, shit it even snowed, hahaha and then there's Scrooges house on Orchard (LOL that's me). Ahhhh I just can't seem to get into the holiday mood this year....kinda depressing actually but none the less a reality. Shit last year we had a tree up and decorated, shopping underway, presents under the tree (yes we were "those" people) lights on the outside of the house, little things all over the inside of the house.....this year it all just seems empty and I guess that's just how I feel at the moment. Something is definitely missing....

Just lonely lately, surrounded by everyone, but feel alone none the less, a little on the empty side....

Is the glass half empty or half full? Hmmmm another topic for another blog, stay tuned for another exciting and intriguing episode this week....

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Stress Continued....

Is there a benefit to stress? Is Stress necessary? Is all stress negative or can there possibly be positive stress?

Positive stress is not a fallacy after all believe it or not!!! It can be described as passion, excitement, exhilaration, and wonder. It can and does actually help us live healthy, happy lives contrary to popular belief. You said what? OK Mike now you've walked off the deep end! No it's true! That's right, we actually need it if we want to be creative, effective, and on our toes. Ever heard the saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." In a way stress can act as a driving force, almost a motivator in trying times. Now that I think about it, everyday stress is ABSOLUTELY normal!!! (Fewww I'm not a freak after all!!!) Sad to say, it is actually an essential part of everyday life that we as humans must cope and deal with. In a way stress is a very necessary energy found within the body!!! But....if stress is allowed to fill your life, rampantly running out of control, stress can be rather detrimental so BE CAREFUL!

When negative stress gets out of hand it can manifest itself into physical illness. Stress can actually be a very invasive and debilitating problem. Negative stress can affect our physical and mental health. We often need to adopt methods of stress management in order to cope in a healthy manner. The effects of negative stress are not only felt in the body but also can be measured quantitatively in a decline in productivity at work which just produces further stress in a never ending cyclical fashion.

These days I try to use this blog as an outlet for my stress!!! Writing has a very therapeutic quality and is inherently rewarding on an intrinsic level. If anything, writing, venting, or just releasing feelings of desperation can greatly reduce ones stress level on a day to day basis. I encourage everyone to do what they can to release these feelings as bottling them up inside just further perpetuates the cycle. With the holiday season fastly approaching our lives will become even more stressful (as I have already found out). Seek out friends, family members, or an activity that can help you reduce your negative stress and turn things in a positive direction. Find a healthy stress management tool that works for you and embrace it as stress is an everyday part of life and will surely be around for many years to come!!! This we must cope and deal with... ¶ 6:14 AM 0 comments

Learn from the Past, Improve the Future???

They say, "Those who can not learn from history are doomed to repeat it". But is this the real reason why we study our history, our past? Does paying close attention to the past, and our inevitable mistakes, really help us avoid similar situations materializing in the future? Does this famous statement or theory per say apply true for me and my history, my past, on a micro level?

Regardless of history truly learned, analyzed, and understood, in some respects we seem destine to repeat it. I unfortunately surely have and I bet you have too. You may have been told that we study history in school so that we won't repeat the mistakes of the past just as I was. This is the wishful "school of thinking" on historical interpretation and analysis but is not entirely true nor universally applicable, It's too clean (although in theory it would be ideal)!!! Unfortunately human life, just as society, is not found within this utopian bubble. If we truly learn from the past then over the centuries we ought to have accumulated such an abundance of knowledge that things like war, poverty, injustice and immorality (hmmmm interesting *cough* *cough* Maureen) ought not to exist. Of course, we've still got a long way to go in this respect and many others.....

You may have also heard that everything repeats itself in time, that life and history among other things follows a cyclical pattern, so if we study the past, we can be sure to see a glimpse, know something of the future. This view is a fallacy as well. To insist that the study of the past will reveal something of the future is a nice idea, but what I really want to know about is the present not necessarily the future. History cannot "tell" the future, it can only postulate about it. History can, on the other hand, reveal all that is the present indirectly through the study of the past, where you have been, and in turn where you would like to go. But why even bother? What's the point of learning from your history?

Well, for me, it's a Socratic issue. Socrates was a man of knowledge but not that much knowledge quantitatively. As a freshman in high school you probably knew more than Socrates, at least in regards to "book smarts". Regardless, Socrates was a wise man, one of histories greatest philosophers. He had great wisdom because he "knew" only one thing was certain: that he essentially knew nothing in the grand scheme of things. He was humble and modest as we all should be. For Socrates, perhaps the highest virtue can be summed up in one phrase, "Know thyself", even if you know no other. In other words, of all the things in the phenomenal world, there is not one more important as a true and empirical understanding of yourself. To know yourself means to be aware of what it is that makes you who you are, and who your are has very much to do with where you've been!!!! So, in this respect, the one thing which reveals this knowledge is your history, your past. This is why you study your history, your past, to "know thyself"!!!

So why am I studying my history, my past? Well, for me it's a selfish quest for a truer understanding. Not only do I wish to avoid repeating the negative aspects of my history, my past, if at all possible, I wish to improve myself. And by improving myself by analyzing my past, I in turn, subsequently improve others. This is the Socratic method and one I attempt to practice on a daily basis these days.

Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life, with the "NOW". Fear not for the future, weep not for the past, but live in the present. ¶ 6:15 AM 0 comments

TIME!!!

What would the world be without time? Who knows what time really is?

Every person, society and environment is located in space and time and thus is changing through said space and time. Our perceptions of time as past, present and future are also important for social enquiry and personal action. But what and how does time influence or dictate our lives? Our perceptions of time draw on past events and subsequently influence our present and future surely. But....they need not, however, determine our future!!! Time does nothing more then influence, we as individuals determine. We can perceive a range of possible futures that can assist our decision-making regardless of time, but ultimately it is the individual which determines that next step. But I can not help but wonder how my life would be without a concept of time....

Would we as humans enjoy life without such constraints? Could we progress and learn from the past and influence the future excluding time? If we could not escape time would one take any previous time(s) back? One thing I know and am thankful for is with time, it may not erase the past, but with time even the hardest things to come to grip with do become easier. Ahhhh endless questions without answers, my favorite kind of blog.... ¶ 6:16 AM 0 comments

Super Tuesday!!!!

Ahhhhh I hate Tuesdays...just too much to do at work!!!! O well, I keep telling myself at least I have a job and a good one so I should consider myself lucky!!!!! I just need to vent today so here she goes....

So I keep getting Maureen's mail at my house. It is really starting to drive me a little nuts and it's been 2 months now. It's as if I just can't escape her, there always seems to be something there to remind me of her....not letting me put her completely out of my mind (which Brianne says I need not do as that would be denying the past but the constant reminders kill me sometimes). As if living in our house isn't enough...... If it's not something of hers that I find around the house and have to return, it's something she's returning to me, or a piece of mail labeled Maureen and Michael Fahrner, or something in the house like a cooking utensil that I knew I had at one time but can no longer find b/c she took it. Example: This weekend Jen and I, Tim, Liz, Brian, and Jackie went out to ZaZa's in Fox Lake to grab a good bite to eat. If any of you are in the Fox Lake area I highly recommend it! The food is wonderful, top notch!!! Brianne and Nan if you ever want to go sometime, gimme a ring it's on me. A few drinks....hahahaha more like a few shots, mixed drinks, and a few bottles of wine later, some great steaks and seafood, and a $400 bill we decided to go by my place for a little game night. Well to my surprise....well it really shouldn't have surprised me as nothing really does these days, but none the less, Mike no longer has a single game in his house!!! It's stuff like that which just drives me nuts these days..... O well I guess I'm still getting used to the change.... Regardless, the piece of mail I got last night I forwarded to Kenosha where she is living with her new boy toy (she didn't wait long) included a little note on the back of envelope stating my displeasure on how this was getting old. Is it really that hard to call your credit card company and bank to change your address? I think she just likes to mess with me.... She really is something else.....

So I've been thinking, it's going to be a rough month or so. The good old holiday's are coming up! I haven't spent a Thanksgiving or Christmas eve without her in the last three years. I guess it's just weird to think about, I'll be at my parents, everyone will have someone there, and it will be just me. Well me and my little man, but it is going to be really different to say the least.... I keep thinking about asking Jen to come by, but then I say slow down you don't need to rush things..... What do you guys think? She is going to be in Australia from Dec. 16th-Jan1st so Christmas and New Years is already out of the question, so again I'm back on my own. O well....I WILL SURVIVE.

Anyway I have to run, I guess I just felt like complaining and venting today. Hey even I get to be a little bitch sometimes hahahaha. It's been raining for two days and that always seems to bring me down a bit. They're talking about snow tomorrow and Friday!!!! Ahhhhh I'm not ready for the cold, wet, white stuff. Did I ever tell you guys I hate winter? I just want to go for a bike ride... I sooooo need to get the hell out of Illinois and do what I always wanted to do....live on the beach with the vast blue ocean out my front door. Any takers??? ¶ 6:16 AM 0 comments

Veterans Day - Never Forget Their Sacrifice

The Military Man

The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either.

He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sports activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm howitzers. He is 10 to 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk.

He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark. he can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march.

He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own share of meals, mend his clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if your are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low.

He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they are his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death then he should have in his short lifetime.

He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He fells every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven’t bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.

Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.

He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood. And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so. As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot... A short lull, a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets. Never forget them or their sacrifice for you and the United States of America. ¶ 6:17 AM 0 comments

No excuses, no regrets! Today I let go...

Recently someone asked me one of those highly meaningful philosophical questions, the answers to which are supposed to tell both people very important things. The question was: "Does one really have regrets in life?" "Is there anything you really regret in your life?" I didn't know how to answer it. At first, I tried to take it pretty seriously and actually catalogue the things I regret in my mind, but soon realized that I wasn't quite sure what to include or even if I should. What does it mean to regret something? That you would go back in time and change it if you could? That's too easy. I would go back and change so many things if that were easily possible: I would even change that time I took too sharp a left turn at the end of our street and skidded off my bike and skinned my knee as a kid. Does that mean I really regret having skinned my knees and elbows? Well sure, in some sense, but I don't think that was the sense that my friend had in mind when asking me about what, if anything, I have regrets for.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that regret is a very neglected emotion. It is almost ignored, hidden, unanalyzed, almost a subjective mystery of the mind and soul. Regret is a sadder, less instructive emotion than guilt and means nothing beyond itself. Regret is completely empty. But yet regret is very real none the less.

The time has come for me to let go of my past without regret. I've carried this realization for a while now. I've grieved over the past long enough. The time to say good-bye, once and for all, has arrived and I am consciously doing so WITHOUT REGRET, without looking back. Am I rejecting my past? Hell No!!!! Part of letting go is accepting and admitting the past is over, done, finished, unchangeable, and complete. There is nothing left back there for me to do anymore, there is nothing I can change or influence any longer. Nothing is left back there for me to cling to, except some memories, some really bad, most good. But life is about making memories and taking them with you on your journey through life, always remembering, always learning. So, life is quietly urging me to move on, embrace the bright future I have ahead, and to create new memories, some bad, most good with someone a new. Life is asking me to look ahead, rather than looking behind and I shall oblige WITHOUT REGRET if that is at all possible, today I try. All that I have been and once was is important, but now, it is more important for me to move forward, and grow, into all I am capable of becoming and all I have dreamed for so long.

Getting to this point was not necessarily a conscious goal or decision on my part. The process required many months of preparation — working all the way through my pain, false hope, anger, frustration, humiliation, discouragement, and disappointment which stems from events in the past. My recovery involved learning that letting go cannot be forced but must be embraced. Letting go must come easily, naturally, at just the right time. I cannot let go until I am fully prepared to let go without regret. Regret eats at one from the inside out! I realized I could not let go until hanging on caused more pain than letting go.......and today it finally does!!!!

Clinging to the past has become far too painful for me now. Yesterday's solutions and answers to my life's problems no longer work! New solutions, new answers, new situations — a new life await me and I refuse to hold on to the past with regret any longer. I refuse to let my regret hold the person I am and who I want to become back any longer. What's over the next hill? Who knows.? But I'll never know until I let go of the past. I'm keeping a positive, hopeful attitude. I'm patiently anticipating the future, rather than obsessively trying to control it. The past cannot be changed so I leave it. I'm waiting to see what will happen next, moment by moment instead of always trying to create it. ¶ 6:17 AM 0 comments

Letting go of the past...

Why is it so hard for people (yes especially me) to let go of the past? It's not as if it can be changed as we have discovered earlier. It's over! It's history! Granted, it is wise to study it, learn from it, and install safeguards to protect yourself from repeating similar mistakes. Fine! Do that! But then move on without REGRET (keyword)!!!!! It's the only logical next step..... So much easier said then done sometimes.....

Thought is energy, arguably the most powerful energy. That which receives the focus of our thoughts, our energy, subsequently gains power. Why give power to an unworthy cause, event, or individual that can not be changed and is out of your control? Why empower the weak? The powerful becomes our reality! The amazing thing is ... the choice of what receives the focus of our thoughts and energy is entirely ours to make (I know I know here he goes again on choice....well I won't...just make it!!!). Fail to choose wisely, giving power to past issues that can not be changed, and we'll meet the present day with great anxiety and fear. Go overboard and we'll be consumed by that anxiety and fear, even paralyzed by it, letting it control us and every aspect of our life, unable to see what is beautiful around us and was always there. Fail to realize our mistakes in time and the beautiful around us will flee as we repeat history. But if we instead choose wisely, letting go of that which can not be changed or controlled, moving on without regret, gifting the energy of our thoughts to today and the tomorrow we desire, that gift will be returned to us in time. Give the power to those who deserve it!!! The powerful becomes our reality!

This all ties into the related concept of taking responsibility for our own happiness. But that was a topic in one of my blogs last Tuesday........ ¶ 6:18 AM 0 comments

Define happiness??? Try it!!!! I dare you!!!!

Wait!!! Stop!!! Don't waste your time!!! You can't define happiness. The definition of happiness is one of the greatest philosophical quandaries. Fortunately or unfortunately (take it as you may), happiness, (there's that word again), like love, cannot be defined with mere words, so I'll have to attack the definition in a slightly different manner....

The difficulties in defining internal experiences....It is impossible to objectively define happiness as we know and understand it, as internal experiences are always subjective in nature. It is almost as pointless as trying to define the color green such that a completely color blind person could understand the experience of seeing green. While we can not objectively express the difference between greenness and redness, we can certainly explain which physical phenomena cause green to be observed, and can explain the capacities of the human visual system to distinguish between light of different wavelengths, and so on. Likewise, in the following, I can not attempt to describe the internal sensation of happiness, but will instead concentrate on defining its logical basis. Importantly, I will try to avoid circular definitions which can inherently be found everywhere -- for instance, defining happiness as "a good feeling", while "good" is defined as being "something which causes happiness".

While a person's overall happiness is not objectively measurable this does not mean it does not have a real physical component. Many neurotransmitters like dopamine are involved in desire and seem to be related to pleasure and subsequently happiness. Pleasure can be induced artificially with drugs, most directly with opiates such as morphine and heroin, which block dopamine inhibitors. This happiness is an artificial state and not the euphoric happiness which we as humans ultimately desire. Drug induced states eventually come to and end and can not be sustained indefinitely. Nevertheless, the exact chemicals and processes which correlate with happiness do not define the concept, they simply describe its biological "implementation" and attempt to quantify it.

True happiness is a choice YOU have to make. It is a state of being only you can create. Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don't find happiness, you make happiness. You choose happiness and accept it as a state of being....as a way of life!!! True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through self-actualization which is a process of discovering who you are, who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run. Realize that true happiness lies within you. Happiness is an inner state of well being. It is a state of well being which enables you to profit from your highest: thoughts, wisdom, intelligence, actions, common sense, emotions, health, and spiritual values. Waste no time and effort searching for peace, contentment, and joy in the world outside or in any one individual.....you'll never find it!!! You must look within to find what was there all along. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving!!!! Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is contagious...when you reflect happiness, then all others around you catch happiness too.

Happiness is the motivational force which drives human beings to do everything that human beings do, every single day. Happiness drives people to climb mountains, dig ditches, eat, drink, think, emote, live, and die. Happiness has no opposing force nor an equal. Sadness is by no means the opposite of happiness. A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

Finding true happiness is a very personal journey. I invite all of you to take this journey for no one else but yourself as this is the only way to discover it....or should I say uncover it!!! Like life making this choice is by no means easy, but human free will is a remarkable and powerful force once truly realized..... ¶ 6:18 AM 0 comments