Our choices effect the balance of everything
We are constantly changing… why resist this by trying to hold on to an idea of yourself… Let go… Swim in life and appreciate it’s waves of change when they wash over you. “Life is a journey not a destination.”
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The worse part about pretending that you have no trouble is that in doing so sometimes causes more trouble. Remember, problems in life are merely opportunities to learn and grow. Be mindful of your thoughts, and try to recognize and resolve your problems.
- William McGill
Author Unknown
An old Cherokee was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A battle is raging inside me … it is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The old man fixed the children with a firm stare. “This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”
They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee replied: “The one you feed.”
It’s so difficult to collect much less form our thoughts in today’s instant everything Information Age. Until recently, I was unable to fully realize how bad it had become. Our minds are literally being assaulted everyday from every angle. The obvious culprit is television and in no particular order followed closely by movies, magazines, video games, radio, and so on.
Television for the most part leads us down a premeditated path. Our minds are temporarily hijacked and taken for a ride that rarely leads to a positive outcome (At least I feel that way living here in America). Radio and films do the same as well as exposure to the information found in your common abundantly available periodicals. It’s possible my blog may ultimately effect your perception of the world as well. 
It amazes me how the majority of people never seem to sense the media pushing its capitalistic advertising campaign, that in my opinion is morally void, on them. The media tycoons ignore the marketing/psychoanalytical reports that indicate the majority of people are influenced by what they see on television and read in the press, but because they are concerned with profits and political agendas they can afford to overlook those pesky reports.
Right now I see people rushing out to buy the sugar laced chemical candies, the expensive (feed a village for a year) SUVs and imports, while financing their life away, voting for whitewashed candidates, buying their vain body enhancing plastic surgery and augmentations. Why? Could it be because of what we are watching on the screen, hearing on the radio, and reading in the papers? Have you ever notice that people usually become that which they choose to occupy their mind with? If we’re somehow convinced or persuaded to believe that it’s perfectly normal to live like the Jones’ then that’s what a lot of us will do, or at least try.
The problem is people are not hearing their inner voice telling them they are beautiful, smart, capable, necessary, and loved. We as humans must think for ourselves and listen to our hearts, our conscience. Once awoken on the inside we become aware of the destruction and attacks occurring all around us on the outside.
This post is my gift to those who have become incredibly lost in the shallow materialistic world driven by the greedy corporations & mass media. As well as those who are utterly confused by their role or place in this human race. Reawaken to the forgotten notion that the entire universe can be found and understood through the eyes of a child. It’s imperative that we recognize the war that’s waging for our minds and our morality. Together out of love, we will defend ourselves against this relentless and evolving assault on our minds.
If the people of the world could still their minds for just one minute they would see how foolish they can be.
- William McGill
Are people always throwing their stories on you? Does it not feel like they are pouring the weight of the world onto your shoulders while you sit there and listen to them? Why do we let them do this? Is it because we might feel guilty if we don’t? Or is it because we were taught that it’s the right thing to do? What about that friend who’s in constant need of a therapist and doesn’t know it?
There has to be a way to deal with this in people. I mean, I want to listen because that’s what friends do… we help each other, right? But maybe there comes a point when we shouldn’t.
There was this friend of mine.. actually several of them over the years… Anyway, I always found myself listening to the stories of others; both good and bad. On and on they would talk about themselves and their life while never caring to know much about mine. Aside from us telling a few stories detailing parties, friendly girls, and material things, the conversations usually were selfishly one sided and lacking depth. By lack of depth I mean that whenever I took a conversation to a deeper more personal (sometimes spiritual) level such as asking them to analyze something about themselves they would become visibly irritated. For years I would just listen and play along with the superficiality of simple single-sided discussions until one day I realized something.
Life is more than the “worldly” things we find to busy ourselves with… its about our personal choices. I’ve always known that, but somehow it just makes more sense to me now. Right verses wrong, light vs. dark, and good vs. evil - that’s what everything is really about!
Today, I’m always engaging people with our talks in order to reveal more detail into their reasoning and mine too. That way I might reveal a glimpse of a persons moral fiber and know whether they are a true friend or not. 
So know this; you don’t have to listen to someone go on and on about their life. You can chose to listen to something else. Like life itself and the song it sings. Then surround yourself with people (friends) who understand this as well.
No one can change your life but you.
You don’t have to settle for one-sided conversations and you certainly don’t have to be someones emotional dumpster.
- William McGill
