What Matters?

Finding one's purpose in life does not come served on a silver platter. Instead, each of us must  experience the world for our own self in order to influence our purpose, or the meaning of life. Sometimes I think that my purpose on earth is to suffer, and to be miserable, but I refuse to give in to those notions because they are muddled thought fallacies that impede positive thinking and self progression. In my search for answers to joy, and happiness I happen to stumble onto to something during the time of my illness, and that is to laugh, love, care, think, and to be allowed to be moved and engulfed by emotions because I am human and not a robot. I refuse to wallow in self-pity, but rather embrace adversity with vigor in order to become something better when all is said and done. I pose a question. If anyone amasses everything that they ever wanted to amass, would you feel that you have accomplished living life to the fullest, or will you find you have missed out on life completely. Grab someone you're close to, or say a kind word to someone you've never met before, it just may be the very thing you need. Every second on earth is precious, so enjoy the time here because life goes by in a blur.

Smile!

When I woke up this morning I had no idea what my day would be like, or turn out to be. Because of my daily and nightly routine of ingesting many medications that often times make me wish that I wasn't alive;this is not the correct attitude for me or for anyone else for that matter. My Creator has blessed me to be so fortunate enough to open my eyes, take a deep breath of air and give Him thanks. Instead of dwelling on all of the negativity swirling around life in general. i constantly tell myself to smile. It may sound funny, but the simple act of smiling seems to invigorate my mind, body and soul. Happiness is the best quality of human life and I find that it also adds value and long-longevity to one's life. I refuse to give in to the pitfalls and gloominess that the world presents everyday by smiling hoping that someone else will catch on and the idea of being beat down by by the weight of the world on their shoulders may feel lightened. During my times of misfortunes, and days of gloominess I recite what I find to be inspirational, Bible verse 17 from chapter 54 of the book of Isiah which states "No weapon that is formed against me shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, saith the Lord."

Victory!

Yes, victory is very much in hand for those that fall down, but refuse to remain down. Someone I became to admire because of the type of a man and human being he was and what he stood for passed away Thursday morning. I received the news shortly after waking up Friday morning. It has been a tough weekend as my heart morns, and my thought are with the family members that are heart-broken by the loss of  a special loved one. It is as though I have lost a family member. I will forever remember the conversations we shared together. Losing loved ones hasn't gotten any easier to deal with no matter the amount of times one may experience the lost of someone close, but it is an understanding that the pain we suffer shall also pass. Because of my own experiences, I know life is too short for each human being on earth  not to care for one another; this was a shared idea between me and the now deceased. The event of one of my dearest friends passing serves as a reminder that everyday one wakes up is another day to claim victory, and that's exactly what I'm doing today, claiming my victory.