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Dane..... I remember hearing, or reading, something many years ago. I'm 60 now, so I'll guess I was in my early teens..... I don't know who its attributed to, but it goes like this, "You lie the loudest, when you lie to yourself."
I didn't grasp the meaning way back then, but it has always stuck with me. Not till many years later, when I confronted my alcoholism, did I begin to understand its ramifications....
For decades I drank the poison, hoping the other person, would die. You could also say I let situation, and circumstance justify my actions/beliefs, blaming, instead of looking deep inside myself, for the root cause of why I needed to strike out against others, to feel good about myself, which, of course, feeling good was only temporary, just as getting drunk, which provided the same escape.
Peace comes from within, no other person, or government can give it to you...... period.
Dorthy had to screw up the lives of a scarecrow, lion, tin-man, and a couple of witches too, before she came to realize where happiness lies.
What people say is truth, isn't..... all of us think what we believe is truth, its not, only to us. That is why real peace can only come once we accept ourselves, as we are, does it allow us to become free of assumptions, taking things personal, allowing us to be impeccable with our words, and to always do our best...which varies from day, to day.
We are of free will, to choose, our natural state is joy, not anger, love, not hate....
If we experience any of those adverse emotions, we need to eradicate it from our lives so we can be free, and the telling will be in our actions towards others, in a manner that fosters love, and understandings, not self promotion or division.
Think about it.....
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