A. Life isn't that bad.
It will never be perfect... but it can always be worse. We dwell on what seems to be going wrong and forget to think about all the things going right in our lives. If we could take a minute, and think of all the things that we do have... and the people that love and adore us, our hearts would fill to the brim. We just have to open our eyes and realize that we are lucky after all.
B. Bad things happen to good people.
It's probably God's way of letting us know that it's time to step it up a notch and move up a level. The only way that we become better is by taking these trials with a grain of salt. And accepting the challenge. He breaks us down to build us up. When the shit hits the fan, thank Him. It's in our best interests.
C. Everyone has an innate tendency (or ability) to be good.
Sometimes, you have to look really long and hard to see the good in people. Nonetheless, it's there- trust me. I think that because of the distractions in the world today, people get lost within themselves and forget who they were- and still are- meant to be. Nobody was born a bad person.
D. Everything happens for a reason.
Although I am still young, I have been able to appreciate the people and experiences that have come to shape who I am. I imagine these people and experiences are not on accident. Think of where we would be had our lives not lined up exactly the way that they did. Potentially, we could all be completely different human beings. Trials are what shape us the most. You can't learn how to swim without actually getting in the water.
E. "Be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato
ALWAYS be nice. I'll admit, I can work on this. People don't deserve to be gossiped about. They don't deserve to be the object of ridicule. I've said things about others that I would never want to hear about me. That's so sad, and pathetic. None of it makes me feel good about myself at all. We don't get ahead by dragging others down. Let's build eachother up. That's why we're all here. We are here to help eachother, not hinder eachother.
F. The world is beautiful.
We live amongst some of the most beautiful people, creatures, and plants. The earth, in and of itself, is truly incredible. Beauty can be found in the simplest of things. For instance, wildflowers. Or a blue wren. Next time, take a look around. Breathe it in.
"Not that often that you find this much neatness in one place... that's called nature."- Nature Walk
Nature sure is neat!
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