Building Another Path

The world is not much different than in times past. Different people different time.

LETS see now. When I was growing up there were songs sung about war and the need for change. I remember one song saying "The world won't get no better if you just let it be. We gotta change it both you and me."
Then there was the song War and the song talking about fat men sitting in their fat chair with their fat cigars with out a care.

These songs were in the 60's and70's but they still apply to today.The world lives out the same situations over and over again. Wouldn't you think they would learn from the past.?

We think because it's a different time everything is different. Those of us smart enough to read our history books knows that's not the case.Wow what a depressing thought that is..

Well I have some good news. Just because the world keeps making the same mistakes. Doesn't mean we have to as individuals.

Did you know the only person you can change is yourself. When we keep doing the same things wrong or just making mistaks over and over that is because we didn't learn from the first painful mistake .  So we are doomed to repeat the same mistake over and over untill we change our path. This is done through awareness.

This awareness for me came from people in my life. They gave  me these awareness so I could change for the better and stop hitting my head against a stone wall. (Do you know how much that hurts) My mentors gave me knowledge on how act and not react to people and circumstances. I needed a whole new set of tools to build another path. This is also called enlightenment. With that awareness, that enlightenment we will start to walk in peace.

Goofy Things We Do

Have you ever thought as if you are the only one that feels as you do or acts like you. Then somewhere down the line you find other people that have felt as do and have done little goofy things also.

When I used checks in the past I would get so nervous writting the check out when people were waiting in line. Some times I made a mistake. When I found out I was not the only one I felt a freedom of knowing that someone else was just as goofy as me. I started saying to myself that I'm not the fist to feel this way and won't be the last.Take your time and write your check.

Now this can be applied to any thing  you feel or do. I found out in Al-Anon that so many of my thoughts and actions were done by others trying to deal in an Alcoholic situations. Someone would say something and I would say to myself" Oh she did the same thing I did. Then I would eventually laugh with that person over what we had done. As I went on in the program I found loads of people who thought the same and had done the same silly things that I had.. It is a type of freedom  that lets you think more positive about yourself. 

So now I remind myself you are not first nor will  you  be the last to do what ever  makes me uncomfortable.

Life has a program for me and it's up to me how I play It out. It certainly gives me more peace to know I am helping others in some way. My life then become more peaceful and self confident.

We all need each other. Every person we come in contact with shows us how to live our life. They teach how we want our life to be or not to be. Bad behavior teaches us as much as good behavior

I wish you strength and peace...