when you go to sleep at night and then wake up in the middle of the night – you have many thoughts – we all know this
when waking up in the middle of the night, you are at your most vulnerable state
you are not as strong or confident as you are in the daytime
you can think very insecure thoughts upon waking up in the middle of the night
you can think that everything is going wrong, that you are a bad person, that you need to make drastic changes
this is the issue of waking up in the middle of the night and having these types of thoughts sometimes
it can shake you, it can rock you to your core, it can have you 2nd guess every choice that you have ever made
but when you wake up in the morning, you feel so much better, you feel your usual confidence, you feel your usual self
you then reject all of the bad thoughts from the nighttime – you go back to your old self and you stand by most of the choices that have shaped your life
the only thing you need to do now is remember that bad nighttime thoughts are not to be acted upon – wait until the morning and all will be better
it’s ok to write people off. i know we don’t want to be negative and we want to forgive. but sometimes it is better to write someone off and move on.
we have to follow our beliefs. we have to do what is right for our own self.
when we are young, we try to get along and we want people to like us
but as you get older, you start to see that not everyone likes you – and that is ok
you can’t dwell on why people don’t like you or why your friends are no longer your friends
it is the same when you write someone off – these people no longer fit your idea of a friend or acquaintance
you might have seen another side to them and you don’t like it
so you can keep going along or you can write them off
in reality, they don’t care if you write them off because they will also think about what is best for them – and if you are negative to them – they will write you off too
no one is right or wrong with the writing off process – but we all must continue on in life and we should shed what we perceive to be negative people or influences
it’s a defense mechanism but it is also a way to simplicity and clarity
will you end up all alone if you write everyone off – yes
should you write everyone off – no
use your gut, your instinct, message from god, etc. – to decide who to write off –
Writing off will always happen – it’s inevitable due to human nature
time is running out to speak up and say what you believe in every scenario. stop being quiet all the time – say what you feel is right.
we are all afraid to speak up and go against what others think. we need to say what we think – even if others don’t like your answer – even if others call you names – even if others turn against you – and turn away from you
these are not the right people for you – the ones that reveal their true self and they are not who you thought they were all these years
it’s ok to disagree but it’s not ok for these people to say what you know is wrong. their values are different than yours – turn away from these people once they are truly revealed. they are revealing themselves without knowing that the game is over with you. they will fool others but you have now seen the light
they try to justify their position, their beliefs, their viewpoints – and they act unreasonable – they make you feel like you are in the wrong
i am an american and i have a big ego – especially when talking about the rest of the world
all americans are taught when growing up that we are the best in the world, the leaders of the world, etc
we see what is going on and we say – yeah, we are at the top – we run things – we have the strongest military – we can kick anyone’s ass
for the most part – this is quite true – it is our time at the top – we can keep the rest of the world in line
but the problem is the ego thing – when we think all of these things – we get a big head – we disregard everyone else, we walk around in a loud way – and the rest of the world laughs at us behind our backs – they treat us poorly when we visit – but they put up with us because we have the $$ to spend, etc
and i have thought in this way too – until i bought this map and put it on my wall – see at bottom of post
this map shows a visual history of the world from 3000 bc to today
and what you quickly realize is how new the USA is compared to all the civilizations and empires before us
look way down at the bottom right – the purple area – that’s us – the time the USA has been around – then look at all the other colors and how long they have been around
for example – here is when these modern countries got organized-
Ireland – 750 AD Sweden – 1000 AD France – 500 AD England – 700 AD Italy – 1050 AD Spain – 800 AD
And of course USA is 1776 AD
So what this tells me is when I meet people from these other countries or when i visit these other countries – i need to respect them more
they were here way before us and we just seem to brush that over with our ego of here and now
it’s ok to have the american ego – it helps us achieve great things – but let’s also think about the histories of these other countries and give them respect
the individual mind of a human is constantly fighting itself – good thoughts vs bad thoughts – this is the paradox of being human and the side effect of having such an intelligent brain
yes, humans will achieve great things across history, but in doing so, they will always have to fight the demons at their door
across human history, things will be put in place to manage the individual demons – these things are in the form of government and religion
government and religion are necessary for humans to advance – to survive – to thrive – it keeps them on track and away from the demons in the individual mind
without them, chaos and evil and destruction would rule – and there would be no such thing as civilization
