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Now, let me share a little piece of my perspective on life with you.

I believe that there is something good in everything, and the good thing about any difficult experience is that we are presented with the opportunity to learn from them and apply the lessons to our lives in the future.

I also believe that nothing means anything without love. I try to learn all I can from my experiences so that someday when I marry my perfect girl, I'll be her perfect guy; the ultimate test of myself and my heart with a happy conclusion that will hopefully never end. Acting only out of love seems to be the hardest thing for humans to do, but nobody ever said the greatest accomplishments were easy to achieve. Love, the most powerful force in the universe, takes effort and attention and honesty and a hundred million other little pieces of yourself all working together as a gift to someone else. That's what I want out of life. I want to be the kind of person who knows how to give love that is pure, passionate, true, and strong, and I want that one-in-a-million woman out there to share it with me.

From the way I see it, there are only two kinds of emotions, one being the opposite of the other: Love and Fear. If you are angry, scared, nervous, pessimistic, or anything else that is not positive, it is my contention that these emotions are based, in one way or another, mainly on Fear. If you are calm, peaceful, giving, passionate, forgiving, or anything else that is positive, these are Love-based feelings.

For Example: We've all been driving down the road and had someone cut us off, and flipped them off. Why? Because that guy wasn't paying attention and almost caused an accident and hurt someone, particularly ME. Because I'm Afraid of losing my life, I act out of fear and let that guy know I don't appreciate his lack of consideration. Then he flips me off and now it's road rage, and the whole situation is something neither of us are enjoying, isn't it?

So, here's how my theory works. Instead of flipping the guy off, you breathe. He probably didn't see me. I know he's not an evil serial killer, and that he has no more desire to get in an accident and wreck his car or his life than I do. If he would've seen me, he wouldn't have done that, but we're both still here; no permanent damage done, thank God. No road rage. I'm reacting positively. Life goes on.

Well, sure, it sounds easy when it's hypothetical, but for some reason when you're on the road next, and someone does something stupid, your first impulse and my first impulse is to immediately get pissed off; middle finger all the way. It's a habit, and a very definite choice that you make in that split second. It's not human nature, it's just that we all have this laziness that we think we can get away with.

So what's the point of all this? The point is that there are some people who analyze themselves and what they are doing and ask "Why am I doing this? Can I do this better?" And there are those that do not. There are those that strive to search out and release old habits that don't do anyone any good, and want to become someone who doesn't like getting away with laziness. It's all about intent and your own personal choices about what kind of person YOU want to be. It's about grabbing the reins and doing less and less on impulse and more and more because you consciously decided to do it in a positive way instead.

These are thoughts that go through my head all the time. I don't claim to be any better of a person than the next guy, because I know I'm included in the group that's got a long way to go. But I, for one, am dissatisfied with being lazy and acting out of fear, because it makes me a negative person, and it can only come back and hit me in the face. I, for one, wish to eventually have no actions that are based on fear, and act only out of love, in every little thing that I think, do, say, and feel. That's who I want to be. I have a goal, and I'm trying to make choices toward that end. Every single waking moment we are all making choices.

And don't just click a button because you think it's the link to the next page. Remember that you are lucky to be given the wonderful gift of free will and free choice, and take a moment to think about that. It is your decision whether to do something positive or not with the opportunities that present themselves to you every minute of your life. It is your decision what kind of person you become, and what your actions are based on. Don't expect to have positive experiences unless you take a personal responsibility for putting something positive into those experiences.

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Love ... or ... Fear

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