More Love, Less Hate

I don't care what color your skin is or what your nationality is. 

I don't care what your sexual preferences are. 

I don't care how you vote. 

I don't care what you believe in. 

I care that you're a human being! 

We ALL matter!

••• You might be thinking you don't matter right now, but to God you do. You may think God has shunned you or that he doesn't hear you, And I thought the same thing too. I thought I had been so horrible that I was probably cursed and couldn't ever go back to God at one point in my life. I was wrong. I bet you are too! Talk to him. You don't have to say a memorized prayer, I encourage you to just speak your heart. •••

It's unbelievable to me Some of the disrespect I've seen toward other people, and all of the insane shootings.
People thinking that violence is the answer to everything...

That Last sentence rings back a little strange to me, because I used to think the violence was the answer to everything. You would either straighten up and fly right or I would beat you up! I can't tell you how many fights I have been in. I used to start them because I had so much anger inside, I just wanted to pound someone. Now my hands are crippled. Part of that is rheumatoid arthritis, but I have scars from teeth marks.
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It's kinda how I was raised. Either we followed the rules and did what we were told, or we would get the snot beat out of us. If it wasn't with a belt, then a fist would do. 
••• I need to make clear right here and now that my father was a good man in so many ways, and he and I became very close as adults and I loved him hard until the day he died. I believe what happened when I was a child wasn't something he was able to control somehow. Thank goodness he mellowed with age and I became a parent and became much more understanding and I forgave him. I'm so thankful for that. I would have missed out on so much if I would have harbored anger and resentment. 
So if any of that struck a cord with you, I recommend praying and asking God to guide you and help you find a way to work through things in your head and your spirit so that you're able to let it go and forgive. It's much better this way! •••

Even in my first marriage, that's how it was. I ended up in the ER so many times, they told me I was going to end up in the morgue if I didn't get out. I needed to hear that, so thanks, doc (Bernie Metcalf)! 

Obviously, it's been a long, windy, rocky, steep road to get where I'm at today. I am a continuous work in progress and I mess up all the time. I tell it like it is, and I will never profess that I am perfect because none of us are. We're human beings. But at least now I don't want to beat people up anymore, haha! We've all walked a long path and have been through things no one knows anything about. 

You know that saying about walking a mile in someone else's shoes before we judge them? It stands true at all times. You might meet someone and think you don't like them, but you don't know the journey they've been on or what they're facing. Lighten up!

People don't ask to be born a certain color or with disabilities or what have you. But for the grace of God there go I! 

I'm white, so I guess now I'm kind of a minority. I don't even care. I am like I am because that's how I was made. I will always show acceptance to others in spite of whatever they've got going on until they give me a reason to distance. It's about respect, and that's earned. Even if I distance and shut someone out of my world it doesn't mean I hate them. It means I value my serenity and fiercely protect it!

Try to be kinder. 
Try to love more. 
By all means, protect your circle, but there's no need to be cruel to other people. That's one of the biggest things that's wrong with the world today. Everything seems to be motive based... That's a whole other blog entry, though.

I wish I could hold up a magic wand and get rid of all the hate in the world. I don't, and I can't, so all I can do is pray and continue to try to do the best I can. It's really hard because I'm a huge loner and I have severe PTSD. In spite of all that, I'm still trying to be decent. It's a goal!




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