Life is a Miracle! So Live It.

The Power of Just One Person 

Just being able to experience life as we do is a miracle in it's own right. I try to live through experiences without judgement. Things just are. They are not good or bad. This is called living without judgement. I am by no means a master of it. It is all to easy to be judgmental. This person is good while that one is bad. Based on what? My own very limited perceptions? My values? My ideas of right and wrong? My ego? I have to realize my limitations and question myself. What am I missing? I'm not a believer in black and white or good and bad. In my experience it is a mix. So called good people can have bad days and weak moments. A mistake or two along the way should not make me think a person is all bad or evil. I need to constantly remind myself of this. People are just... people.

People being people

I'm not a religious person, at least not in a traditional sense. That said, I can still learn a lot from religious teachings. The Christian notion of human beings being "fallen" from Grace on some level rings true to me. We don't live up to our potential. We are imperfect for sure. Just turn on the evening news to see just how "fallen" we are. How are things like poverty, starvation and war allowed not only to exist but to thrive? How can we explain these most unnatural things being redefined as not only natural but necessary? There are enough resources for there to be no poverty, starvation or need for war but we utterly fail. And he bigger failure is our acceptance of it. If this does not reinforce the idea of us all being "fallen" I don't know what else does. I can see why so many people are sad and depressed. The amount of hopelessness seems so overwhelming. There are alternatives.

Happiness 

I cannot fix the world without first fixing myself. I have to get better at living without judgement. I have to question myself all the time. I have to think before speaking. I have to listen more. I don't know when I'll be done or ready if you will. I think it is a life-long process of learning. If I can improve myself a little, perhaps I can help you improve a little as well. It can go on from there. In time, the world will be a better place. Don't let the so-called news discourage you. Despite all that's wrong, we still live in amazing times.        

Possibility