It Is How You Think
You Feel and Act How You Think
Why You Feel the Way You Do
It Is How You Think
You may ask, and justifiably so, what could possibly motivate people to do some of the things you see them do. Well, the thing you can do to know the answer is to know it when you see it. You are the gatekeeper of your mind. What I say now and what I will be saying is not academic. It is visionary and will take you on a journey from what you think you know to an understanding of why you may not. We will look at life in a way you may never have. And I will give you answers to questions that you did not know you ever had.
It is how I see the world through the eyes of The Creator—life as it was created to be. Our sole purpose is life. That is if we choose to live it. And our lives consist of all the decisions we make. It is how we think—from the “womb to the tomb.” And beyond.
Nothing about It Is How You Think is fiction. No, what you will find here is about life and how we think our way through it. You did not know before, but you will know now. It is not about what you have been told or what you may have heard. It is about the way that it is. What is here and that you bring with you will help you learn that to see, you must look. You may see you in what I have to say. When you do not, maybe someone you know and love comes to mind. Or perhaps one of those troubled souls you see act out their hurt in all the wrong places when there seems to be no reason why. Now you will know what that might be.
It is a matter of knowing the real you—the person you see when all else is peeled away. Through growth and enlightenment, you can change the course of your life if that is what you need or want to do.
Where to Start
Our world (our entire existence) is about perception and how we think, feel and act.
My words and actions (what I say and do) will lay the path and lead the way to learning how to live a better life through your thoughts. It will help you to understand how we all think. It will show that if how you think is disordered, your life will be the same. How you think is the root cause of our negative feelings. My focus is on the Self: your Self, her Self, him Self, and my Self―all of us. I did not always know what I know now. I will share what I know with those who will listen. My vision is clear and sourced from The Creator.
First, you must listen. The more you listen, the more you will understand what you hear. You are sure to think and feel what you hear if you listen. There will be truths that will cause you to change how you perceive the world around you. This is good. It will challenge the way you think. If it is not a cause to think, what cause is it? I had to think about me. And you will have to think about you.
For those times when we need to connect with what it means to say, “That’s life,” this will be a reference. It is a way to look at the true nature of what is and how it came to be. The truth tells all when it is told. It is what we have to depend on. It is about how we view the world that each of us lives in. Our world is not just what is around us. It is also what is in your mind and what goes on in your head. It is for all of us who have had thoughts about “Why I Feel The Way I Do.”
Peace
Time Is Running Out
No More Will Be Given
Do We Really Know What Time It Is
…for us physicists believe the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one… — Albert Einstein
Time stands still. Life in the space of time does not. —JRY
What is it that makes time so important? Why do we speak about it like no other? There are times when what we say about time does not make sense or is better left unsaid. It is time, your time, my time, what time is it, and the often stated it is time. You will not know when it is time to start, stop, or finish until these occurrences have occurred. How many times have you said it is time and it was not? If it has come to pass, then it was time. One thing is for sure: we live for time. Without it, there would be no space for things to go. Time is space. And all things that exist do so in space. There has to be room to exist. Space was here when we arrived. We are the occupiers. We do not touch space. We only move around in it. We live when it is given.
Time—as we know and use it—is a concept of “man.” How we age is not. And many cut their time short as they struggle to live what time they have.
Time Is What Space Is
No matter what time the clock shows, time does not change. What happens in the space of time does. Time is not changing—we are. For you and me, it is personal. It starts for each of us when our parents create us and it is not shared. You cannot lend, nor can you borrow time. And your time is the only time you will have. More time will not be given when you have no more to live. Time—though—is not as important as what we do with it.
When you think of the time that you have, the first thing you should think of is what you are going to do with it. What is just as important is how you feel while doing it. To get the most from the time you have been given, you must understand what it is and how to use it wisely. The longer it takes to know what to do, the less time you have to do it. Because for sure, you will not get your time back. Life moves on even when the mind does not. You can “live” in the past. You can never be there.
There are two kinds of time in my way of thinking. It is the time given to each of us—our own time—and universal time/space, which is the greatest of all and gives all things a place to exist. God created it for us all. It does not change. What I am saying may be clearer if it is thought of in terms of the world as we understand it to be. If we had the power over the nature of time, what would we do with it, where would we put it? Would we add a little here and take a little there? For sure, it would be the final step to the end.
You should not make your decisions based on time. Time will not accomplish a thing on its own. Decide what you want to do, then make time to do it. This should be the order of how you decide. No matter how much time you have, if you do not know what you will do with it, you will not know how much you need. What matters is how you are going to fill the space. If you bake a cake for the required time but use the wrong ingredients, you will not get the cake you want. What you would have, then, is a cake you cannot eat and time you no longer have. This time was your time. Let us take a look at nature’s time. In a room, there are objects. Some are added, and some are removed. It makes no difference what time these things are moved. The space does not change. Time is space. And there is a time for all things.
What clock do you watch to know what time it is?
The segmentation of time was born by us. The clock on the wall has less to do with the outcome than what we do. The concept of our view of time was imposed on us by us. All things live by the time and will of nature. However, we are the ones who live by the clock. We do need it to keep things in order to know why we are where we are at all times. Overall, it is a way to monitor and control how and when things are done.
Tell time: It is one of the things a society must do.
A system of time for each of us starts when we are conceived, which, of course, is when life begins for you and me. There is a time to be born, a time to live our existence, and a time to move on and live another life in a different “format,” place and time. Once we are, there is a time for all things. We do not know the future. We do live for the promise. We do not control time. We do have control of how we live our lives. Time does not change things happen. It will be the same no matter what the clock on the wall has to say. Time is whole, as it is with space. We will not divide it. There is but one time, and it is the same all the time. It is life, it is nature, and it is one.
We may ask much of time, but time does not give. The question asked most is for more. Time will not answer for it does not hear, see, smell, taste or have feelings: It gives not to what we have to say. It stands still, though we do not. You cannot stop it, slow it down, or speed it up. Nor can you waste it. The thing that you can do with time is live it. When there is no more time, there is no more life to live. Times up: We do not start it over. Time goes on; our time does not. Live your life for today–the only day you have.You cannot get it back once it is gone. Time for all things was here before us and shall be when we are gone. It will be for all time. It is the only thing out of all things that we can depend on.
You are the master of the time you have, as it is with all humankind. We have a lifetime to live our lives—though—we do this with the understanding that life is a thing that is given to be taken back.
You never know how much time you have to use the time you have. Time should always be put to its best use. When you do not know what to do next, do what you know now. Your next step should never be rushed or forced. You can never breathe the next breath. It is not for you to know it all. It is for you to know and understand what you need and want to know. The time of man is not precise. When a thing will be can never be known. Just as it can never be known when it will not, all that we can do is live.
The future is not ours to know. It can be over just when we think we do. Not a thing that was created not to be changed can be changed. The creation of life is one of them. If this is not so, who would turn off the lights after we know how and there is no more to see? It is not within our reach. We humans did not create the light of existence, which is life. We were created to live it. We will not change the “give and take” of the male and female. It is not for us to do. We are still learning how to think.
There Will Be “Hybrids.”
Time to Think
We will be learning about how we think and the workings of the brain as long as there is a power of thought. There will be no end, that we will know. There will always be much left to learn, just as it is with life. It would be a lofty goal to want to know why there is life. To think we can know this reveals much about how we think. And it is a road with no end, as well. We are yet to discover why one would take a life. To indicate how far we are from these incredible feats, researchers who study the brain are still trying to figure out why we sleep. Sleep: a thing that seems so basic to know. We have dreams, and no one knows why.
Time is what we need, and we know we have that. What we do not and will not know is how much.
Appetite: Large/Small or Average
Appetite
“A desire to satisfy a physical or mental need, such as for food, sex, or adventure.”
Appetite for Food
If I had known what was about to overwhelm my life and health, I would have gone the other way. A down-south relative once asked me if I had ever been sick. I thought, and still think, it was a rather odd question to ask. So, I responded as any person who has lived and is old enough to talk: Yes, I have been sick, to which she responded—life-threatening sickness. To which I responded, no. Well, that was before. This is now.
It truly felt life-threatening. I lost my appetite!
Sex
I have always found it so comforting to cozy up to my heart’s delight. But, friends, let me tell you, nothing is cozy or comforting about not wanting to do what you have done your entire life and thoroughly enjoyed to the highest degree. And the symptom—loss of appetite. The cause: unknown. But there are symptoms of the symptom that one should expect when they have lost their appetite to do it. I have suffered, and I am doing so as I type. Until a solution is found, the best that I can do is do my due diligence and adjust as best as I can. I am challenged, but my eyes and mind are wide open. What do you do when you cannot do it? Or? Not much when you can.
Adventure
I want to, but something “in-house,” says no. It is not a sin, for I do not wish to overindulge even with it being one of the greatest pleasures known to the world. But nevertheless, I want and need to do it more—not less. And you would feel the same way if it happened to you.
There is no suitable replacement if you lose your appetite. To see it, to want it, and have the body say no is cruel; it should know better. Well, I will give it what it seems not to want: FOOD.
Dream On 1968, the Year Leadership Was Shot Down
“The Negroes of this country may never be able to rise to power, but they are very well placed indeed to precipitate chaos and ring down the curtain on the American dream.” This quote is from James Baldwin’s book, The Fire Next Time.
Know It Speak It
Dream, it is not what I thought of a “short” four years later in the nation’s Capital. I would be standing in the midst of what seemed like hell on earth. Some were running, stumbling, and falling. Others held on to all they could as they ran in and out of the shops and stores, and more than a few made sure there would be nothing left to burn. Even the bricks were ablaze and crumbling. They were all ages, sizes, and shapes, but the one thing they had in common, they were Black, my people. The area was off-limits to us in the military if not a part of the operation, but I figured out a way around the restriction. I would don my government-issued fatigues (our green non-dress uniform) to blend in. And I never encountered a problem.
Armed soldiers and military personnel were shouting orders, but no one seemed to listen. They took no steps to stop the protesters. Their orders were to stand down. Even as the buildings continued to burn, in places a corridor of flames, they stood by. The heat was intense, only matched by the intensity of the expressions on the faces of the young and old alike, who were carting off as much as they could carry. It was not what you would want to see. I have a dream.
May Not Make It There With You
Though there was no doubt—in my mind—that most were there because of their anger and frustration. Dr. Martin Luther King had just been assassinated by the system in the form of James Earl Ray. You could expect no less. Oh, the irony, when all the smoke cleared, and the flames had been doused, the guided as well as the misguided were left living among the ashes. The rage had given in to despair. The Black low-income neighborhoods had been reduced to ruin. I have a dream.
Poor People
Just a few months before his death, as Blacks of America were opening up to the idea of a “dream,” Dr. King and leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held a meeting to plan and organize a Poor People’s Campaign for the coming spring in Washington, D.C. Organizers intended for the campaign to be a peaceful gathering of poor people from communities across the nation. They would march through the capital and visit various federal agencies in hopes of getting Congress to pass substantial anti-poverty legislation. They planned to stay until some action was taken. I have a dream.
The Poor People’s Campaign did not focus on just poor black people but addressed all poor people. Unfortunately, as history records, before their plans could be realized, Dr. King was cut down by an assassin’s bullet. Although feeling the sorrow of his death, a decision was made to carry on with the campaign. On May 12, 1968, the first wave of demonstrators arrived in Washington. One week later, Resurrection City was built on the Washington Mall. This was a ramshackle settlement of tents and shacks to house the protesters. And as I learned firsthand, to call it housing is being generous, at best. I have a dream.
Closer Look
This time I decide I want to take a close look at the other side of the protest, though still up close, but more personal. I had to focus my mind to take in what my eyes were seeing. Some wandered about with this dazed look as if waking up to a bad dream, while others seemed to seek solace and refuge in their primitive accommodations. It was clear to me that most were taking on the symptoms of defeat. It would not take much—under these conditions—to become demoralized.
People were hungry; there was not much food or at least an orderly way of providing it to those who needed it most, the young and the old. And there was mud all over, and if you did not have boots, and most, if any, did not. You had to secure your shoes someplace and do your moving about in bare feet. It was a mess. The mud seemed knee-deep in places. This was the heart of the “Poor Peoples” encampment. I went as I go to many other places. I was just curious, not much more than that. But what I saw caused me to return. I have a dream.
Dream On
Simply put, it was a hopeless situation, no matter how well intended. The King has died. There was a leadership vacuum; it could not be overcome. The best I could do was pick several out of the multitude to take to the base for a hot meal and a break from the drudgery of living in such inhospitable conditions. And in two short weeks, I would be discharged from the Air Force and out in the “real world” myself. How was I to know, though, that Chicago would be my next destination where destiny would wave its unseen hand again. I did not know if I was creating my own destiny or if it was being laid out for me. Either way, I would be there to see it all. It was not a plan. It just happened.
Chicago
This is Chicago, the time and place that the SCLC would try to resurrect the Poor People Campaign. But, unfortunately, it was not to be. The eyes of the nation were focused on the Democratic National Convention, the “other” event. Fate had dealt its hand, and the cards had been played. It was inescapable; the end of the civil rights era was drawing to a close. There would be a last gasp and a whimper from the Black Power movement to be replaced years later with the rap and hip-hop culture. The sign of greeting is no longer Soul Brother. It has been replaced by my nigger. As it is plain to see, it was a turn by degrees for the worst. If they could only see us now. Time stands still as life moves on. Now here we are. I have a dream.
August 26 to August 29, 1968
I came to Chicago to find a job and see my father for the first time—both things I did. But, even so, my mind would not let me rest. I could not resist the draw of the action on the streets leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The convention was held during a year that would be remembered as a wake-up call and a warning to our nation. How easy it seems for us to forget.
Headline 2012: The Pentagon Is Offering Free Military Hardware to Every Police Department in the US
Kennedy—King from 68 With Love
It was a social revolution with no blueprint. The Viet Nam war was in full force, and American “politics” had become a dangerous game in my lifetime. First, there was Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4 and the civil unrest that followed. Then, two months after Dr. King’s death on June 5, as if timed by fate, came the murder of Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Was all of this some kind of test? Yes, it was, and the grades are still coming in. But, for me, it was as if I had been programmed—I did not think of this then—to be an up-close witness to the contest of what is and what is not. I had to be there, did not know it, and had no choice. I quit my job, not really knowing why. Dream On.
The Beat Goes On
My 21st birthday marked the beginning, and what followed is best described as police brutality and all-out “war” on the protestors. It was people control, a step to the future that could not be taken back. There were no hot burning flames of the protests in Washington. The soldiers in Washington had been ordered to stand at ease. Instead, it appeared that Chicago’s Mayor Daley had issued orders to “attack and destroy.” And they were followed to the letter. Even bystanders were not safe from the swinging batons if they could not run fast enough.
And On
There were indiscriminate beatings. It mattered not male or female, young or old; they were routinely clubbed bloody. It was as close as you could get to gender equality. No one was exempt. One scene that was hard to put out of my mind was that of a young female protestor—with blood streaming down her ashen face—being dragged by her long blond hair; she was in shock. At this point, she had gone limp. The “fight” had been beaten out of her. The only sign of life was a grimace and a moan when her head was allowed to hit the pavement. The cop only let go when he realized the cameras were trained on him. Up to then, it was “caveman.” I have a dream.
It was not the Chicago that I had come to love. Soon I would be on my way home to Arkansas. I had seen enough. I now had the space to distance myself from the images in my head. Dream On.
Lie: Why Is The Question
To Tell the Truth
The more room you have to lie, the less room there is, to tell the truth.
It is said that most will tell a lie at some given time. It may seem that way to those who lie. However, it is not true and should not be taken as a given. You will think to your highest thoughts or stoop to your lowest. These are the things you must decide. If you feel you have to lie, that is what you will do. When you don’t want to say what is true, do not say a thing; though, you will be telling a lie to yourself. That is the only lie that we all might tell.
A truth does not come from a lie, and a lie does not come from a truth. A lie is baggage that is with you until you tell the truth. It is with us no matter where we go or whom we are with at the time. You must get rid of it; until you do, you will not be the true you. You know, the person you were created to be, the real you. The person you talk with when you are the only one present. A lie lives on until the truth is told. There is no win over the truth. Though the truth may be challenged, it has no equal. When you become friends with a lie, you will always have your enemy nearby.
You cannot tell a lie is not a lie if you do not know the truth. The truth is the only thing that you can tell that you know will not change. There is not a thing that lasts that can be built without it. Once it is told, the truth will not change what a lie has done, but it will set the record straight. Living the truth will make lies fade. With time, they will lose their strength.
Run But You Cannot Hide
The truth will not undo a lie. It is the same with our past. We must acknowledge our history. If it is terrible, leave it in the books to be browsed by others. Living in the past will not change the present. The past will always be the past; it will not be changed. And the present will always be now. So will the future when we get there. The greatest truth that we can tell is to ourselves. If we live the truth, there will be no need to lie to anyone. It is a great challenge to hold on to success when our thoughts are based on lies. What we think and how we act will be the same.
The core of the truth is elastic in the sense that it can be stretched, though only so far. If it is extended beyond its limit, it will be a lie.
The truth is always known. That is, even if it’s just you who knows it. Why not tell it? It should be told for all that it is worth, and one thing is for sure, a price cannot be put on the truth, for its value is beyond measure. We must be willing to hear the truth and have the courage to tell it. And if you want to help your “Self,” never run from it. No matter how long or far you run, it is a race that cannot be won. Nor should one want to. Not all has to be told, but whatever you tell, let it be the truth. It relieves the load and puts the mind at ease. A lie has no comfort zone. It is always running and trying to hide, all along laying the groundwork for disaster.
It is Not Enough to Say I Am Sorry
You should know what you do to others and yourself when you do not tell the truth. It is not a mistake—it is wrong. Why can a lie not be a mistake? A lie is an intended act that will cause harm. A mistake can cause harm as well. But it is not done on purpose. There is something wrong with how we live our life when we think we must lie. It is offered up for different reasons, though it does not change the fact that it is still a lie.
A lie is dangerous and a hazard to your health.
I have always tried to tell the truth. Life is better for me when I do. A couple of times, I told the truth, and no one believed me. It took a while for me to understand why. You cannot tell the truth to one who lives a lie. They will not know it when they see it because their mind will not let them believe. If I lie to you, I cannot believe your truth. When we live a lie, we are separated from what is real. The trouble with a lie is that it will not let you see the truth. That is until you do. What is it when you tell a lie but think it is the truth? It means you should know the company you keep starting with yourself. And say not a word until you understand what is and what is not.
A lie is dangerous and a hazard to your health. You are not safe when it is present. Someone there may know the truth.
LIARS TO THE LEFT OF ME
What is it when you say yes but you feel no? Is it a lie to say you care all the time, knowing you do not? Does it hurt, more or less, to learn the truth. A lie’s sole purpose is to mislead. It can, and often does, create a world of make-believe. This is a place where no one is living the truth, the teller or the told. One should know the truth, though once a lie is told, how can you know? You can start to believe it, which is another lie. From the clothes we wear to the products that we buy, much of it is a lie. And a lie will always do damage. It is difficult to know where you are going or have been. Should you stay or should you go?
Who are you when you shed your garments and your “face?” It is you. I will not be true in what I do if you are not true in what you do to me. If I think I love you, and you have not told the truth, then my love is a lie. And that is if I know it or not. A lie will not support the truth. It is a lie when we will not allow ourselves to see this.
Lie or Mistake
It is the greatest lie of all when the way we act is a lie. But, it is not a mistake.
A mistake is not made by the conscious part of the mind. Its roots are in the base of our thoughts. It is not made on purpose. There is no motive. When and where we make our mistakes is about how we feel. When we feel good about ourselves, mistakes are few. If we take care with what we say and do, there will be no need to say I am sorry. I made a mistake.
They cause many of the bad things that happen in our lives.
Both lies and mistakes are acts of thought and are harmful to those who are touched by them. A mistake is no less harmful than a lie. Just as with a lie, it can be the cause of damage. It must be made right, or it will. Once touched by either, you will be harmed in some way. They cause many of the bad things that happen in our lives. Even so, they can be followed by what is right.
Mistake or Lie
You do not try to make a mistake. If you did, it would not be a mistake. It would be a thing you did beyond just a thought. When you think your thoughts, it is not a mistake when something goes wrong. It is how you think that is the problem. A mistake is caused by a thought that you are unaware you have. It is not a conscious thought. This sets off an action. What you have then is the mistake. It is not one—though—until it is known. At least one person must know that it exists. If not, it can be made again. You do not make a mistake that you know of more than once. If you do, it is not a mistake. It is done on purpose, whether you say so or not.
We do have thoughts that we are not conscious of, and they distract us from the task at hand. They cause you not to pay attention. If it is not important to you, it is not a thing you should do. The mind will not engage as it should. This will not let you do it right. You have to focus, but nothing will help if you are not ready.
Focus
What you do now is what you should focus on. You can think about many things, but you can only focus on one at a time. Trying to do more could cause a mistake. To think it is a special skill to do more than one thing at a time is misleading, at best. It takes no special skill to multitask. You do not need any special know-how to do more than one task at a time. The effort is shared, which takes away from the whole of each. Just as you can see more than one thing, you can only focus on one at a time. That is unless they are the same kind. If not, you will be drawn to the difference.
You can do more than one thing at a time but will not think more than one thought at a time. Try it. Sit two or more things together and focus. Your mind will shift from one to the other.
What Are You Looking At
Duration Another Time That Count
Duration
How Long Will It Last
The Duration (how long) is as important as what you are doing over a period of time. More, less, or just about the same. In all aspects of our lives, duration is in play. Here are examples of some of those moments.
- Exercise—Need More
- Sex—Last Not Long Enough/Too Long
- Medicine—Every 4 Hours
- Work—What Time Is It
- Play—Time Is Over
- Visits—Sure Glad That’s Over With
- Travel—Gotta Be Back by Sunday
- Got To Go—Will Call
- I Am Sorry—Too Excited
Duration of Time
There are two kinds of time in my way of thinking. It is the time given to each of us—our own time—and universal time/space. It was created, and it does not change. Duration only applies to our own time. What I am saying maybe more clear if it is thought of in terms of the world, at least as we now know it to be. There are seven (?) world time zones. The United States uses nine (9) standard zones. Therefore, the question is, what time is the right time when? With every area of the world having its own time zones, how can you know what time it is. Neither of them is correct when next to the other.
The time that can change is invented by man. It is never the same and is not correct. Time and duration, what do they say to you?
You should not make your decisions based on time. Time will not accomplish a thing on its own. So decide what you want to do, then make time to do it. This should be the order of how you decide. No matter how much time you have, if you do not know what you will do with it, you will not know how much you need. Duration: I will try it. What matters is how you are going to fill the space. For example, If you bake a cake for the required time but use the wrong ingredients, you will not get the cake you want. What you would have, then, is a cake you cannot eat and time you no longer have. This time was your time.
Nature’s Time
Let us take a look at nature’s time. In a room, there are things; they come and go. Some are added some are removed. It makes no difference what time these things are moved or changed; the space does not. Time is space. And there is a time for all things. Time and duration, what do they say to you?
If we had power over the nature of time, what would we do with it? Where would we put it? Would we add a little here: take a little there? For sure, it would be the final step to the end. Wars would be fought over it, and some would lie, cheat and steal to get more of it. Those with the least power would have little time and little else of such value to note. Duration: How long does it last?
Pretender You Are
We Are
Why do we do it? We pretend we love God but treat his creation with disrespect and harm. We build relationships and then tear them down with our hurting words and how we act. I say I love you when at the same time I am bedding another. You tell your children right when you are doing wrong. You get all dressed up to go to church and sit there in all of your finery. With arms outstretched, you shout out your love for God when you are thinking about and lusting for the Reverend. (Insert preacher, teacher, or priest.) Or maybe this Sunday, it is the Deacon or some other man in the congregation. You do not go hunting at church; is this how it is meant to be? And why are you standing so tall, brothers, is there something you need to see, or are you just flashing. Not to worry, they see you. You are the greatest pretender.
Pretending
Yes, we are the greatest pretenders, and that is why life is a lie for so many of us; you know who you are. You cannot live a lie and expect life to be true to you and then pray for what you have pushed away. A lie will never win over the truth. And the worst lie that you can tell is to yourself. I do not have to live with your lie. You do. And a lie lives on until the truth is told.
God created us with all we need to do the right thing; it is up to us. He gave us free will for a reason. We have a choice to do right or to do wrong; what do you choose? When I say I love you while I have lust in my heart for another, this is wrong. When I say that you are my friend and I have a knife at your back, this is wrong. And no wrong can ever be made right. You can only do right after you have done wrong. That is the best that you can do. The hurt that you have done will still be there, always. You are the greatest pretender.
Of course, you will do better when you know better. It is for you to learn how to be better if better is what you want to be. Yes, you are the greatest pretender, and know who you are. You may fool yourself for a while but will not fool God. Your mind is telling you what to do when you should be telling your mind. You are the master of you, not your mind. It is how you think. And how you think is how you feel, and how you feel is how you will act.
Live for Today Everyday
I Am Number One
Put no one before God means simply not putting anyone or thing before you. God created us with a drive to survive for a reason. This he did for all living things. Once you put someone or something before you, you have lost what God gave you. Your chances of survival are then not as great as they were. We were created not to look up or down on anyone. We need not be tended to like small children. If you do need such attention, you are then going against God’s will. Our drive to survive is God’s way of telling us to go forth and multiply. I have built life and given it to you—now do what you must.
God created life so that we may live. All that lives, lives because of him. Each one of us will become part of the rest of us. As the light goes out for us in this life, it shines on in the life of another. The energy created by God never dies; it is passed on. What God created will live on after we are gone. Once a thing is, all things that come from it are based on that thing. That which came first will always be first. It is the base for what is next. With all things, there is a connection. What we do with our life, in some way, will have an effect on other lives. The first to be touched will touch someone else.
So Are You
Each of our lives, once set in motion, will live on. If you exist at all, it will be. This is so even if we are not born yet. So go forth with the knowledge and understanding that it is not wrong when you put yourself first. It is right, the way God would have it. If you do not take care of yourself, you cannot care for anyone else. It is nature; it is the law of survival. Look to your world. When you see or have seen someone you know who puts others before them, they are the ones who suffer. There is no exception because you have gone against the will of God and the nature of being. I say this because he said it to me. If you are told differently, you are told wrong. We are the creation of God.
If I think of you before I think of me, I have the wrong thought.
Pray You Will No Longer Need to Pray
This I Pray
A belief in a force greater than ourselves will not save us from hurt, pain, or loss. It will not meet our basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. You and I can only do that. Prayer is to help us through. It is a bridge over troubled waters not to be worn out by too frequent use. Though, when you give thanks by praying, it cannot be given often enough, no matter how much you pray.
Prayer for many is because they have not learned how to find the answer on their own. I prayed many times before I came to know this. Prayer is just a step on the path, and to get to where our life is taking us, we must take action. We have to move toward where we want to go. You will not hear the answer when you wait. Prayer will lose its power over time when you do not use your own. And that is your power to think. Prayer is there only when you have done all that you know to do. It will not replace what we must do for ourselves. And the strength you receive from it will not be enough. It has to be matched with your own. Nothing in life will work if you do not do it right.
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When we pray, we are searching for the answer. Prayer is not what you seek. It is a means to an end, not the end itself. It is just a tool we have been given. A very good one at that when used as it should. It will be heard only when it needs to be. Not because we think it should. It has to be charged with the strength of will to work. Help needs help to help. There is nothing we should have more faith in than ourselves. It is a thing that cannot happen, though, at times, we act as if it could. If you think this, you are not alone in this thought. Many believe they must place more trust in someone other than themselves, but we are not made to be that way.
God Almighty
Our Creator, God, gave us all that a person should need. Prayer is just a call for help when you don’t know what to do. It will not give you what you must provide yourself.
The next move is yours to make. If you pray for just one thing, pray that you will no longer need to pray for an answer. And that you will live your life in a way where you only need to give thanks for your blessings. God created us to have the answer; we are self-contained. We have all that we need to live, procreate and grow. We were designed that way so there would be no need for intervention. That is unless we start to destroy the creation. Then we will see the true power of God. Then, when we reach the point where God has had enough, we will know.
Peace Be With You
Energy Needed to Think
Thinking Requires Energy
Glucose is the form of sugar that travels in our bloodstream to fuel the mitochondrial furnaces responsible for our brainpower. Glucose is the only fuel normally used by brain cells. Because neurons cannot store glucose, they depend on the bloodstream to deliver a constant supply of this precious fuel.
This blood sugar is obtained from carbohydrates: the starches and sugars we eat in grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables. (The only animal foods containing a significant amount of carbohydrates are dairy products.) Too much sugar or refined carbohydrates at one time, however, can deprive our brain of glucose, depleting its energy supply and compromising our brain’s power to concentrate, remember, and learn. This is because mental activity requires a lot of energy.
Our brain uses energy to think and to tell the body what to do. It uses more energy than any other organ of the body. The more you think, the more energy you use. Do not be a lazy thinker. You must eat the right food to think to your highest level. The brain will let you know when you are not being good to it. Not only will you not feel good, you will not act so great either. This need for energy, at times, will cause your mind to tell you things you do not need to hear, such as, I want some more even when you have had enough. And this is not just with food; other pleasures can cause this as well.
Brain Pleasure
The brain is the real pleasure organ. And it tells us when we are hurting and in pain, which we will do almost anything to stop. But find it difficult to say no to what feels good. We were designed that way for a reason. Without pleasure, there would be no us. We would not do as much as we do to make more of ourselves. But, as we know, too much of a good thing is not good. This is when pain shows up in its role to tell us that something is wrong.
It reminds me of a song from back in the day that goes like this: Do it, Do it, Do it to you are satisfied, whatever it is, go ahead and Do it. Back then, it took a lot of work to know when you had enough. More always seemed just about right. But, it is not—should not— be so hard today; we know much more now than what we knew then. We know more, yes, but the mind will wander and wonder and needs to always be kept in check.
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