A Moment of Zen

Hey crazy cats, Another week is in full swing and things are marching along. for the most part, things are going as suspected. The events that transpired last week in my life had put my life on its ear. Yet, if you take a moment, things usually end right where they belong.


I believe that things usually work themselves right. I don't believe one should not do anything to remedy a problem. I believe that we must work and fight for our happiness. Sometimes, the problems are out of our hands. When that moment arrives in our life, we should wait for the right moment to act upon the situation. If you rush into things, that's where mistakes are made.


There's an old Native American concept of thinking seven steps ahead. Every action we do should take into account what is going to happen seven steps down. I think that this type of planning makes for decision making and less headaches from a radical idea or decision. An example is if you have a stone in your shoe, what do you do? One idea is to not do anything. If you take this course of action, then you're going to hurt. If you leave it and hurt, then you'll probably develop a sore spot, then a blister! From there, you run the risk of an infection!


Another option is to cut your leg completely off! That way, you don't have to worry about the stone or another rock going into your shoe... Ridiculous, huh?


All you needed to do was to take the darn stone out your shoe and problem solved. However, we as humans tend to take the answers to our problems to the extreme. We don't think about what the outcome is going to be in the long run. We see the short run answers. If we do look at the long run, it's in some obscure vision. We don't think of others, at times. We forget about the impact our decisions have on others around us. It's like tossing a stone into a pond. Even though you might have thrown the stone into the middle of the pond, the ripples can stretch out to the shore of the pond.

Decisions should be made with everything taken into in consideration. Like I said times before, humans are very selfish. We don't like to think of others. We want what's in it for us. Our satisfaction comes before the needs and feelings of others. I believe we weren't born like that. Children are kind of selfish, but they give with their hearts. They share when they see others are in need. I guess we have become like this over time. For me, it's time that we start thinking like that again.

Let's get in touch with our hearts. Let's open our hearts. When we do that, we will find our path in life. We will see things in a different light. Plus, this act is very contagious. Once we start, everyone else will follow. Bad habits spread, but so do good habits.

Well, I'm going to call this one done. Everyone...please be careful and please take care of each other. Live life and love like it's your last day on earth. Keep safe and dream big!