SMILE FOR A WHILE

 Treating people good only when your feeling good means it's an effort to be nice. Are you really a nice person when it counts? or does being nice take all your energy?.Being short with people over minor issues and blaming them for the cause of your bad day is really your defence  mechanism trying to stop you from delving deep into what's bugging you. Are you really the one with the problem? If you accept yourself as you are you'll find it easier to accept others as they are and you won't need to pretend that you are a tolerant person. Smiling will come easier without trying so hard to be happy.

SIN IS IN THE MISINTERPRETATION

We grew up being taught in the classroom to be more descriptive with our writing, the more detailed the better. It is now instilled in us that even in our social interactions that we try and share our experiences by using descriptive words. The fat, skinny, tall, short, black, white, young or old person is used as a way of painting a picture of our experiences. The description helps you understand what the storyteller went through and sometimes the descriptive word can connect you to the why it happened. You can single out any descriptive word and claim it's used in a negative way but unless the storyteller uses all with a negative connotation then the listeners are interpreting it wrong. Their are so many layers that affect how and why we react the way we do, to simplify it by saying someone is being discrimatory is like telling someone to describe their friend features without using describing words that paint the picture of what they look like. Their friends description may tick what a listener would interpret as negative interpretation. 

CONSEQUENCES WELCOMED

If you know that your heading to dangerous grounds and you are still willing to put yourself in harm's way what is your train of thought?. Do your reasons justify your decisions? or Do you just think if things don't go to plan someone will bail me out?. When the shit hits the fan is it okay to back pedal denying that you made the conscious decision to put you life at risk or do you do the honourable thing and take full responsibilities for you actions and accept you are where you are because of your choices. If we live our life taking responsibilities for our choices good or bad and stop playing ignorant when things do go bad we can move forward and learn for the next time we make choices that could affect our well being.

RACIST EQUALS IDIOT

The word racist should be replaced with the word idiot because anyone who thinks that the location of where you were born depicts the type of character you will become are fooling themselves. In every country there will always be a mix of personalities, so the idiot way of thinking will always stand out from those who are lateral thinkers. If we shut our eyes to what people looked like and treated people based on their personality we would soon  discover our inner circle of friends would be like minded people and that doesn't mean the same nationality. So treat people as you would want to be treated and remember the less idiots you associate with the greater your chance of reaching happiness.

SUPPORT NOT TAKE OVER

As parents we feel responsible for how our kids react in their everyday life situations not just because of what we try to teach them on how to behave in society but also because they are made up of our own DNA which makes us feel we are partly responsible for who they grow up to be. Irrespective of what views we try push onto them it's not only just one thing that influences their choices in day to day life it is their core being that reflects who they  are and shows in their personality. We may try to give our opinions but it is up to them to choose who they want to be and how they want to react that matters. You can not control their thoughts by piggy backing your ideas onto their beliefs, they alone will make the choices that matter to them no matter how much respect they have for you. So be there to support not to take over your children's lives because the moment they feel you've ignored their input is the moment they have ignored your input whether or not you might make complete sense. So lead by example and show them the respect you yourself require.

SMART PHONE OR JUST A PHONE?

 I keep on hearing stories that people are addicted to their phones as if they are doing only one thing but what the stories fail to mention is that people are mainly using their phones for internet access so blaming the device as the addiction problem when it is just the tool that allows them to get the information they search for on the world wide web. My phone is only used to call people 5 percent of the time it's used majority of the time for checking emails, paying bills, shopping, taking photos, social networking, Audible, Netflix, surfing the net and game playing so taking away a phone which is like a mini computer in the palms of your hand will only remove the easy access that once used to take so much time in your life. If you would rather go back to the time where you had to come home before you got your message, post letters and wait a week for a response, carry a camera all the time and go to the post office to pay a bill then don't get a smartphone. We are addicted to being entertained and information the phone can get us not the phone.

TECHNOLOGY EQUALS PROGRESSION

 Without technology in our lives we would live in the stone ages. So are you a member of the FLINTSTONES or are you a member of the JETSONS?

GOOD FOR ME

The hardest lesson I've learnt in life is accepting self discovery as my own personal achievement. Not all people will fit the same mould when it comes to targeting their goals, "each to their own" is a hard thing to keep in mind when you feel you might have the secret ingredient to help someone reach their full potential. We all have different levels of wants and it is our priorities that makes us different, taking that away from someone is the first step in taking away their individuality .Some of us want to see the world and others are content with staying in one place, nobody can tell you what's right for you as you cant address them with the same intent. Just because I find happiness in figuring myself out it doesn't mean others will have a similar satisfaction with self discovery. Self discovery is the act or process of gaining knowledge or understanding of your abilities, character, and feelings. Those of us who have a thirst to understand why? need to know the reason why is it like this ? ,where some of us may be happy just to know the end result without the why. We are who we are and trying to change that is going against our core being. So remember going with the flow doesn't always need an explanation.

PROUD WHEN IT COUNTS

 People say that they are proud  to be Australian, but when we are divided because of covid they distance themselves from parts of Australia and claim Victoria isn't doing the right thing highlighting that they are from the better parts of Australia where they care enough about the community to do the right thing. This is the wrong mentality, be proud of what country you reside in and support each other because all of us suffer from the same problem where the stupidity of the few will be what the majority of us are judged by this will leads to the narrow minded society.  If you would like to separate yourself from anyone make sure it is the stupid people of the world who will continually hold us back from being a better country.

ALL IN

Why as a people do we point the blame of frustration and use the words you and they, but when we want to appreciate achievements we use the words me and us. Me refers to a person and us to people, unless we are in it all together than we will never learn that solidarity that comes with supporting common interest. Peace is our common goal, life without it will only lead to chaos. So support your fellow man and woman whatever part of the globe they dwell in.