Stop stressing

It's easier to be nice

When you aren't stressed out

But if you let it

Which is easy to do

Since life seems to be set up that way

Then stress can lead you to behave unkind

Very unkind

And at the end of the day

That stress

Has now served no one well

Not yourself

Not those you've encountered

It's like a death spiral

To all concerned

So we've got to learn to manage our stress

Not by popping pills

Drinking alcohol

spending money on things
Or many other a vice

But by finding loving ways to show kindness to ourselves

A book

Quiet time to ourselves

A relaxed meal

A nutritious feast

Pure water to hydrate with

A long bath

A good talk with a loved one

A loving pet 

So many ways to skip the stress in life

If you look for them

If you make it a priority

And what better thing to prioritize

Than your health

Your happiness

You life
Your world 

Animal instinct vs God

(In my opinion)

If I didn't believe in God

In the force that unites us all

With all of nature

With all animals

And all beings on this planet

(And most probably beyond 😉)

Then all I have to fall back on

As my purpose in life

That I've been able to prove for myself

Is to procreate and not die

So I can take care of my young and hopefully their young

That would be my only truly worthwhile endeavor

Instinctual and primal as that may be

And it leaves out all the glory of being alive

the energy that connects us all

The miracle of life and living

The deep honor to experience

What we are meant to experience

To accept the life we have

The work we've been put here to do

We can not forget

God wants us to celebrate life with love

At all times

In all ways
For all

To celebrate giving of yourself completely to Gods bidding. Of being a true force for good in the world. In your world. In the only way you could possibly do it. Because no one else is you. And only you can do what needs to be done by you.  And no one can determine what that is exactly. No one can say what your gift is to the world but you and God working together. Making life magical for yourself and everyone else around you. You just have to listen.

That's what I believe. It's my belief. Maybe my belief alone. I don't know. I don't really care honestly. I can stand alone. Or the world can stand with me. There is happiness in numbers, true. But the deepest happiness lies in being true to oneself and that is what I am doing. Now. Here. With you.