HopeK429

I’m heartbroken. Heartbroken, wrecked, devastated and grieved for every mother, brother, child, grandfather, teacher, leader and neighbor in Ukraine. I’ve started to write something a million times over the past few days and every time, my words only come up short. Words are powerful, but every once in a while, the fog of despair is too heavy for them to flow. Now is one of those times, and so we pray and we sit and we reflect and we hold hands as we look for ways to help. We hug the people closest to us. We tell them how much they mean to us. We dance in the kitchen and we cuddle on the couch and we love with everything we have. We let our hearts fill with compassion and grace and we push all hate, hostility and bitterness aside. We mourn for those who are mourning. We take care of each other. We care about what matters, and what matters is people. People. Life. Beautiful, precious, irreplaceable souls. , Please don’t let my heart get so calloused that I’m untouched by someone else’s pain, don’t let my hands get so weary that I’m unable to do good. Please don’t let my mind get so prideful that I’m unwilling to listen and to learn, don’t let my voice get so weakened that I’m unsure of how to use it, don’t let my feet get so fearful that I’m unmotivated to go out into the world and help or let my light get so dim that I’m unfit to shine and most of all lease don’t let my soul get so comfortable that I forgot to fight for what is right, and what is good and what is just.

A couple of months ago, I was looking up good street musicians on youtube, and at some point I stumbled on a video that was very inspiring for me. I remember there was an old man grabbing his guitar and yelling “No matter who you are, no matter where you go in your life, at some point you’re going to need somebody to stand by you.” This morning I tried to find that video, but I couldn't so. I kept looking and found it this is it,, this is him https://youtu.be/Us-TVg40ExM the message that the song gave me is imprinted deep into my mind .I have been to countless weddings as the couples photographer and almost every time the groom and bride told each-other that “They are the love of their lives, and that they couldn’t imagine a life without them.” See, we human beings are gregarious creatures; we always want to be in company of others. Even if some of us prefer to be alone now and then, at the end of the day we all strive to have people around us who love and accept us for who we are. But while doing that, we often forget one of the most important things there is in life, which is to love ourselves. Before wanting others to approve of us, we must learn to accept ourselves, be fine with who we are and have a high self-esteem. Whatever you decide to be in life, whatever goals you decide to pursue, there is one thing that is crucial to do, and that is to love and believe in yourself. If you believe in yourself and have come to terms with who you are, you are going to develop one very important asset, which is self-confidence. In real life, confidence is much more important than knowledge or experience. Self-confidence is how we present ourselves. Your credentials may be impressive, but if your body language gives any indication of uncertainty, then people around you are going to notice that and subconsciously belittle you. But it’s not really about the other people. If you don’t have self-confidence and you don’t believe in yourself, you are not going to like yourself.

Sees my car. Walks up to my car. Opens the door to my car. Tries to get in my car. Freaks out because a stranger is sitting in my car. Turns out, it isn’t my car. Cool, cool.
C"mon tell me you haven't done this at least once or twice or heck a few times cuz I have.,.,, I seriously need to stick somethin on my jeep so I know for sure it's mine in the mall parking lot,,cuz if I been in there more than an hour,,, I'm gonna forget where the heck I parked cuz I really hate shopping at the mall or anywhere,, and women are supposed to love shopping,, just who made that rule :P cuz it 4 sure don't apply to me,,,My rulews like Walmarts Get in get your stuff and get the hell outta dodge ;)

So I’m driving home this evening, and I see this dog running around the road close by the house and he has a collar. He’s clearly someone’s well-loved pet, so I stop, pick him up, call the owner and the man says “oh you found my dog? Want to just keep him?” And then starts laughing at his own joke. SIR I AM NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO JOKE WITH ABOUT OWNING MORE DOGS CAUSE I’LL DO IT. I got 4 already :P

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