Friday, May 26, 2006
Despite the chorus chanting, "Fight! Fight! Fight!", and "Use your balls!", and despite the desire to get a piece of the rock, sometimes it still all goes for naught. The fear and anxiety is just too great and it cripples us, making us totally helpless. Does this mean we failed? Does this mean we're pursuing a lost cause and we made the wrong choice after all? If so, why do we want to keep on trying? Is it because we want to be even more miserable than we already are? Is it because we somehow thrive on the pain it causes us? Or is it because we are truly delusional and refuse to let go of the hope that we will get a piece of that rock?
- You're not the only one.
- You're not the only one.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Today I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt that said, "To believe you can is everything." It really got me thinking. Does that mean then to believe you can't is nothing? What if you believe you can but know you shouldn't? Does that still count as everything? While I appreciate the T-shirt's sentiment, I do have some issues with it.
Let's face it. As much as we want to achieve certain things and strive towards our goals, we also need to be realistic. We have to figure out what we can and cannot do and what we should and shouldn't do. I'm not saying we shouldn't aim for the things we want but we do have to be aware of our limitations. We can't just say, "I can do this" without taking into consideration what we're actually capable of, what obstacles we might face, and what consequences may result if we do achieve what we want.
That's probably the hardest part - determining what we can and what we can't do. Sometimes our desire for something is so great we trick ourselves to believe we can achieve it when in actuality we can't. We need the wisdom, guidance, and serenity to say, "Hey, nice thought but who am I kidding?" There's nothing wrong with saying, "I can't." We're not all superheros or geniuses or messiahs. We're just human and sometimes we need to believe we can't.
If though you do find that something you want, and after careful consideration you say to yourself, "Yes, I can do this," then by all means don't let go of it and don't stop believing.
Let's face it. As much as we want to achieve certain things and strive towards our goals, we also need to be realistic. We have to figure out what we can and cannot do and what we should and shouldn't do. I'm not saying we shouldn't aim for the things we want but we do have to be aware of our limitations. We can't just say, "I can do this" without taking into consideration what we're actually capable of, what obstacles we might face, and what consequences may result if we do achieve what we want.
That's probably the hardest part - determining what we can and what we can't do. Sometimes our desire for something is so great we trick ourselves to believe we can achieve it when in actuality we can't. We need the wisdom, guidance, and serenity to say, "Hey, nice thought but who am I kidding?" There's nothing wrong with saying, "I can't." We're not all superheros or geniuses or messiahs. We're just human and sometimes we need to believe we can't.
If though you do find that something you want, and after careful consideration you say to yourself, "Yes, I can do this," then by all means don't let go of it and don't stop believing.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
"Nobody sees these images of Heaven that take me to Hell."
Except for me of course. Someone once said that if and when they do get to Heaven, if they can't do all things they refrained from doing on Earth so that they could get to Heaven in the first place, they'll be terribly disappointed.
This brings up an interesting point. Do we do what makes us happy even though it may be inherently wrong by our own moral or religious standards? Many people will say that we should do whatever it is that makes us happy as long as we don't hurt others in the process. Others will disagree and say that we need to abide by certain morals and rules which is more important than our own self-happiness.
It's a dilema we all face throughout our lives. The only thing we can do is try to make decisions that we believe are the best for us and hope we are doing the right thing. It will all get sorted out in the afterlife.
- You're not the only one.
Except for me of course. Someone once said that if and when they do get to Heaven, if they can't do all things they refrained from doing on Earth so that they could get to Heaven in the first place, they'll be terribly disappointed.
This brings up an interesting point. Do we do what makes us happy even though it may be inherently wrong by our own moral or religious standards? Many people will say that we should do whatever it is that makes us happy as long as we don't hurt others in the process. Others will disagree and say that we need to abide by certain morals and rules which is more important than our own self-happiness.
It's a dilema we all face throughout our lives. The only thing we can do is try to make decisions that we believe are the best for us and hope we are doing the right thing. It will all get sorted out in the afterlife.
- You're not the only one.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
"It's a conspiracy, I tell you! Either the forces of good are testing me or the forces of evil are tempting me. God have mercy on my soul!"
- You're not the only one.
- You're not the only one.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Go crazy. Scream real loud. Wait for an epiphany.
You're not the only one.
You're not the only one.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Raise your hand.
Say, "I don't understand."
Maybe you'll get an answer.
Say, "I don't understand."
Maybe you'll get an answer.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
You're not the only one.
