Good morning, everyone!!!
I've been sitting here this morning discussing all the tragedies of late with my favorite millennial. He may look and act like his father most of the time but I will say he got his curiosity from his mother. Neither of us look any situation in the eye and think it is being shown at face value. We both look for the deeper meaning behind it all.
So as we talked this morning, this blog came to me. Just more of my rambles from looking at the bigger picture.
Sure, people on the outside (including me) will look at the recent events in this world and make their own assessments. It's human nature. Some use it for a political agenda and claim it is not a political agenda, even though the words spewing from their keyboard are clearly political.
However, here is my take on this and these thoughts come from my own life experiences.
When tragedy strikes a person, they either feel as if God has abandoned them, or they turn to God to get them through. You often hear, "How could God let this happen?"
No this isn't a religious post but it does have religious undertones. I'm a firm believer in things happen for a reason, even tragedies. There are lessons to be learned in everything and every day.
What I've seen in our world today:
People dividing from one another. Hate spewing not only from mouths but keyboards on every social media content out there. So many riots, so many shootings, so many forms of hate filling our streets daily. The news media is thrilled to keep things like this going, feeding the insecurities with half truths and nonsense, just to make ratings. What happened to reporters reporting the facts and nothing but the facts? Sad, I chose not to go into journalism because I was too opinionated, LOL. I just knew I wouldn't be able to keep my opinions out of an article.
So, here I am blogging my mind...
What happens in this life with such drastic divisions? Tragedy. It's that simple. The Divine Powers that be know we need to be reminded of the fact we can come together in like mind. We can put aside differences to help the greater good come forth.
With so many tragedies occurring in the last few months, there are stories out there that don't get a lot of media attention, why??? because they show humanity in its purest form. People who the media wants to be divided are coming together regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, ect. They are working side by side to help one another through a time in life where one is not truly sure they will make it through.
We lean on one another, share with one another something no other person who hasn't been there could truly understand the depth.
Sure, it is easy to sit at the kitchen table or on the sofa and read or watch the news and make judgements. Experiencing the tragedy through news media.
However, experiencing tragedies through blown up coverage of opinionated reporters is not truly understanding the depth of the tragedy.
My heart goes out to those who've lost during the hurricanes and the LV shootings. Just as my heart has gone out to those who've experienced the loss of a child or all of their children in a school shooting. Each experience of these horrible unspeakable tragedies has people focusing their energies in places where the divide becomes greater, objects and politics.
Where should our energy lie? In my opinion, our energy should be put into humanity. Learning to come together, to rebuild together, to bring our moral fiber back together. We should learn hate is not the answer, look at what the Divine has brought forth to prove this to us.
There are two emotions in human nature that nurture all other emotions, love and hate. When we focus all our energy into one of these emotions the results are catastrophic. Love being the positive emotion, hate being the negative. Yes, we have to have both to have balance. However, we have to ensure they are balanced. Sadly, the platforms we have today are focusing more on the hate and negative and sorely not enough on the love and the positive.
I strive daily to ensure my posts are mostly positive, even when life is trying to get the better of me. However, to have some sort of balance, once in awhile, I need to express some things to get them off my chest, that may anger others. Such as my post today.
People reading this may very well think, wake up, woman, life isn't all sunshine and roses. I agree wholeheartedly. Life is tragic, bitter, and hard. But I choose not to focus the majority of my energy in that direction. I've lived a long time in the bitterness of this world and yes, I've felt hate to it's fullest extent to the point it almost destroyed me.
I don't care anymore whether your religious or not. I don't care anymore what your sexual orientation is. I don't care if your black, white, red, or yellow (as the song goes). I don't care what your political stance is.
What I do care about is whether or not your a good person. I do care whether or not I can somehow help you make your day better. I do care that you are human. I do care if I can offer a kind word or a smile to help you get through your day ahead.
Tragedies in this life are lessons we would rather not exist. I am full well aware of that. Tragedies are something we seek solutions for, but are we truly looking in the right direction? Could it be as simple as finding our humanity once again? Could it be we need to find more love and less hate and surround our lives with positive vibes?
Just some thoughts...
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
I've been sitting here this morning discussing all the tragedies of late with my favorite millennial. He may look and act like his father most of the time but I will say he got his curiosity from his mother. Neither of us look any situation in the eye and think it is being shown at face value. We both look for the deeper meaning behind it all.
So as we talked this morning, this blog came to me. Just more of my rambles from looking at the bigger picture.
Sure, people on the outside (including me) will look at the recent events in this world and make their own assessments. It's human nature. Some use it for a political agenda and claim it is not a political agenda, even though the words spewing from their keyboard are clearly political.
However, here is my take on this and these thoughts come from my own life experiences.
When tragedy strikes a person, they either feel as if God has abandoned them, or they turn to God to get them through. You often hear, "How could God let this happen?"
No this isn't a religious post but it does have religious undertones. I'm a firm believer in things happen for a reason, even tragedies. There are lessons to be learned in everything and every day.
What I've seen in our world today:
People dividing from one another. Hate spewing not only from mouths but keyboards on every social media content out there. So many riots, so many shootings, so many forms of hate filling our streets daily. The news media is thrilled to keep things like this going, feeding the insecurities with half truths and nonsense, just to make ratings. What happened to reporters reporting the facts and nothing but the facts? Sad, I chose not to go into journalism because I was too opinionated, LOL. I just knew I wouldn't be able to keep my opinions out of an article.
So, here I am blogging my mind...
What happens in this life with such drastic divisions? Tragedy. It's that simple. The Divine Powers that be know we need to be reminded of the fact we can come together in like mind. We can put aside differences to help the greater good come forth.
With so many tragedies occurring in the last few months, there are stories out there that don't get a lot of media attention, why??? because they show humanity in its purest form. People who the media wants to be divided are coming together regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, ect. They are working side by side to help one another through a time in life where one is not truly sure they will make it through.
We lean on one another, share with one another something no other person who hasn't been there could truly understand the depth.
Sure, it is easy to sit at the kitchen table or on the sofa and read or watch the news and make judgements. Experiencing the tragedy through news media.
However, experiencing tragedies through blown up coverage of opinionated reporters is not truly understanding the depth of the tragedy.
My heart goes out to those who've lost during the hurricanes and the LV shootings. Just as my heart has gone out to those who've experienced the loss of a child or all of their children in a school shooting. Each experience of these horrible unspeakable tragedies has people focusing their energies in places where the divide becomes greater, objects and politics.
Where should our energy lie? In my opinion, our energy should be put into humanity. Learning to come together, to rebuild together, to bring our moral fiber back together. We should learn hate is not the answer, look at what the Divine has brought forth to prove this to us.
There are two emotions in human nature that nurture all other emotions, love and hate. When we focus all our energy into one of these emotions the results are catastrophic. Love being the positive emotion, hate being the negative. Yes, we have to have both to have balance. However, we have to ensure they are balanced. Sadly, the platforms we have today are focusing more on the hate and negative and sorely not enough on the love and the positive.
I strive daily to ensure my posts are mostly positive, even when life is trying to get the better of me. However, to have some sort of balance, once in awhile, I need to express some things to get them off my chest, that may anger others. Such as my post today.
People reading this may very well think, wake up, woman, life isn't all sunshine and roses. I agree wholeheartedly. Life is tragic, bitter, and hard. But I choose not to focus the majority of my energy in that direction. I've lived a long time in the bitterness of this world and yes, I've felt hate to it's fullest extent to the point it almost destroyed me.
I don't care anymore whether your religious or not. I don't care anymore what your sexual orientation is. I don't care if your black, white, red, or yellow (as the song goes). I don't care what your political stance is.
What I do care about is whether or not your a good person. I do care whether or not I can somehow help you make your day better. I do care that you are human. I do care if I can offer a kind word or a smile to help you get through your day ahead.
Tragedies in this life are lessons we would rather not exist. I am full well aware of that. Tragedies are something we seek solutions for, but are we truly looking in the right direction? Could it be as simple as finding our humanity once again? Could it be we need to find more love and less hate and surround our lives with positive vibes?
Just some thoughts...
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!