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Better People

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Good People are the Best

In contrast to my last post entitled “People of the Lie,” I want to write a little bit about good people and share a song with you by Xavier Rudd entitled “Better People.” There are many good people on this Earth and we need to not forget that fact. I believe we attract the kind of people we want to be around on a subconscious as well as conscious level. You’ve probably heard the old saying, “When one door is closed, another is open,” and I believe that statement to hold true. The door is not opened by accident. We make things happen in our lives either out of necessity, with our own will power, or by subconsciously steering our lives in a particular direction.

Do you consider yourself a good person? What acts of kindness and/or sacrifices have you made lately that would justify you saying that you are a good person? Do you believe that a person has to sacrifice and do good deeds in order to be considered a good person? I believe that you have to do some form of good deed in order to be considered a good person. You can’t just sit there, and think that because you’re not harming anyone or anything, that you are a good person. A rock just sits on the ground and doesn’t bother anyone or harm anything, but I wouldn’t consider it a “good rock.” I also wouldn’t consider it a “bad rock.” It’s just a rock. Are you a rock? That statement kind of reminds me of the old Simon and Garfunkel song “I am a rock,” which is pretty funny because that’s not where I intended to go with this post, but I believe the lyrics in that song somewhat back up the point I’m trying to make here. In that song they sing, “I am a rock, I am an island. And a rock feels no pain. And an island never cries.” Those lines are so true. If you distance yourself and become a rock, or an island, you are not helping this world or the people around you. You will not feel pain but you will also not feel the joy of life or make a difference. Good people go out of their way to help make this world a better place to live for everyone. There are many things you can do to make this world a better place to live, such as picking up garbage, reading a book to the blind, or by just donating to this website in order to help me improve the site and write good content and provide answers for people that are looking to make social and political changes.

How are you treating people? Are you selfish? I used to be selfish but I have changed my ways. If you have time, read my post entitled “What’s In It for Me?” to learn a little bit about why I’m finished being selfish. There are better people in this world and as you work to improve your life and help those around you, you will begin to change your course for the future on a conscious and subconscious level. Bad people will start to be removed from your life and replaced with good people. This process may be a painful one because we get so used to our routines and the people in our lives. That’s probably one of the reasons some people stay in abusive relationships, they believe the pain of changing their routine (or partner) will be much greater than making a positive change and leaving that abusive person. I give so much credit and am so amazed when people are able to leave abusive relationships or just make positive changes in their lives such as quitting smoking. If you have done something like what I’m talking about, you should be very proud of yourself.

Take action today and never give up. If you keep paddling up the stream of life no matter what happens to you, you will be amazed at how the bad doors are shut and the much brighter doors are opened. You may even find yourself saying “How did I get here?”, and you will be in a state of bliss because of all of the joy you feel. You knew you were going to make it happen. You made tough changes, helped people, treated people fairly and gave them opportunities to be better people themselves. You may just be on your death bed and be able to say to everyone, “I did my best and helped to make this world a better place to live.”

I want to be able to say that there are better people on this Earth and this Earth is a better place to live, because of you. Thank you; you truly are a good person.

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People of the Lie

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Bad People

What causes people to lie to themselves, lie to their friends, and lie to loved ones? Are we as a society so out of touch with reality that we can’t even understand what it means to care about and love someone? I don’t believe that the majority of mature people are out of touch but I’m afraid there are many young people like that out there. Primarily because they are selfish. I used to be very selfish, but if you read my post “What’s In It for Me,” you will see that I have changed my life. By the way, the title of this post, “People of the Lie,” is a book by M. Scott Peck… a great psychologist, best known for his work, “The Road Less Traveled.” I think everyone needs to read “The Road Less Traveled” at least twice. So why are a lot of young people in our society so selfish and oblivious to what really matters in life? Do I really need to answer that question? Just read some of my own posts such as Why Young People are Scared of Tying the Knot, and you’ll get a sense of the detachment of our young culture from the things that really matter.

What can we do? I believe that “supply and demand” will work things out in the end. People with no sense of commitment or that live life in complete selfishness will eventually realize the err of their ways and will either change their lives or be miserable for the rest of their lives. There’s really no alternative. I just hope the People of the Lie realize the damage they are causing to other peoples lives before they do too much harm to people they come in contact with while on this earth. Please do whatever you can to improve yourself and be honest with your friends, family and everyone you meet. People truly deserve to know the truth and this world will be a much better place when people are honest with themselves, their friends, and their loved ones. You have the power to change your life, your attitude, your actions, and how you treat people. Make a decision right now to do the right thing for everyone in your life right now and in the future.

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Home is Where the Heart Is

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Music and Spirituality

Continuing the theme of personal development, I want to write a little bit about how music can touch your heart, touch your soul, and make you a better person. I believe that music is the foundation of spirituality, and that music can be found in almost any situation or any environment, such as when you listen to a humming bird flying by or the sound of water flowing down a creek. The wisest professor I had in college said that “You should always listen to nature.” What you might find surprising is that he didn’t teach philosophy, he taught Quality Control, you know, six sigma stuff. He was so in tune with his spirituality that I learned more from his class than any other class I’ve ever taken… and not just about quality control, but about life.

If you think about any religion, what is one thing that is always included in their services? Music. Now, there may be some obscure religions that I haven’t heard of that don’t incorporate music into their gatherings, but as far as I know, they all have some form of music and/or dance. I watched a documentary about how the big time pastors that call themselves “healers” use music, lights, and the flow of their sermons to put people into a tranced state of mind. They can then bring those people on stage and make them feel as if they are being healed, and they will actually feel better for a period of time… be it a day or two. The “healers” can sometimes induce whole sections of the audience into a tranced state and make them all do things that they feel they had no control over (similar to what hypnotists do).

The documentary also showed a study that was performed where scientists proved that there was a part of the brain that is stimulated by music and lights and that when delivered in a certain way and in the right environment, can have an overwhelming effect over the rest of your mind and how your body behaves. So how can we use this information to make ourselves smarter and better people? First, I believe that we can use this information to grow our “hearts and souls.”

When you think about your “heart and soul” what are you really referring to? (I will use the phrases “heart,” “soul,” and “spirituality,” interchangeably for the remainder of this post as I believe they are basically the same things.) When you end a relationship or your best friend moves away, how do you feel? Where does it hurt or where do you feel the loss? Do you feel it in your brain? Well, maybe you do, but people that have developed their spirituality feel the loss in their entire body and primarily in their chest or “heart.” What I want to share with you is that those feelings you feel in your chest or your “heart” and in your mind, are really the part of the brain that I mentioned earlier from the experiments.

I know it’s not fun to think about your spirituality as just being a part of the brain that is stimulated by sounds, lights, and your environment and then it releases chemicals which causes you to “feel” emotions, but that is what I’m suggesting. I am also suggesting that it’s not a bad thing that we are this way. I love getting in touch with that part of my brain. I love listening to music that speaks to my soul. I believe that the more I get in touch with that part of my brain, the better person I become. I am more friendly, more caring, more loving, a kinder person, more fun to be around, think about others more, and the list goes on. Do you know anybody that doesn’t listen to music at all? I would imagine that they are probably not very fun to be around or you may find them a bit “cold.”

Develop your spirituality and you will be a better person. Listen to music that touches your soul and has “feeling.” Truly just take a minute to stop and smell the roses. I wrote a small article about why I think many young people are scared of tying the knot, and I believe that people do not grow their spirituality for a lot of the same reasons they are scared of tying the knot. As my friend Mike says “we can all get caught up into the routine of life.” We are all working towards that next goal or achievement and do not take the time to listen to nature, or “smell the flowers,” or get in touch with our spirituality. I absolutely believe you should have goals in life and work towards achievements, but we also need to incorporate spirituality into our lives in order to be a complete person (as well as take care of our health, spend time with friends and family, continue to learn new things, and help people).

The best thing I have to offer to start your journey on building your spirituality is a beautiful and soul touching song that a new friend of mine sent me. I encourage you to look up the lyrics online as well, but if you listen to this song you should start to feel that part of your own spirituality that we all need to nurture and develop. Look for and listen to other music that touches your soul. This world will be a better place when everyone works on growing their spirituality. Enjoy…

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