1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 69: Persevere Through Life’s Hardships.

Times are always hard for many people around the globe. If things are going well for one person, someone else's world appears to be crumbling down. We all can be sure that, if we are not struggling now, we will have to struggle at some point in the future. We will be afflicted by numerous … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 69: Persevere Through Life’s Hardships.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 68: Be Thankful for Life.

Remember to be thankful for all the blessings in your life. I just want to take this day to get some personal thanks down, a lot of things I'm thankful for, things I couldn't do without. I'm thankful because I'm blessed, as we all are, I'm thankful that my life hasn't been too rough, although … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 68: Be Thankful for Life.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 67: We All Breathe the Same Air.

Another day of living, taking and giving. We take with every inhale, we give back with every exhale. There is no escaping this until we stop breathing and leave this earth. We all breathe the same air while we're here so we are all brothers and sisters, and we must start to live by this … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 67: We All Breathe the Same Air.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 66: Life Is A Learning Process.

Life is a constant learning process. The ups and downs, trials and tribulations, the highs and lows that make up our lives, they can all be looked at and appreciated, if we can achieve such a state of mind, as the necessary pieces of the puzzle which makes us who we are. Life is about … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 66: Life Is A Learning Process.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 65: All Work and No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy.

Sometimes we think we're the only ones who know how to really live life. We laugh at others who spend time thinking about or working on other things, things we personally could care less about. But we all have things we are interested in, and we all like to spend our time differently. We are … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 65: All Work and No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 64: Being Free of External Opinions.

What does it take, to be free of others opinions, to truly be oneself, yet to remain grounded in reason? What would it feel like, to be able to do everything with complete certainty, with zero insecurity, knowing that we're not making a grave mistake? What if we knew the way, if we knew each … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 64: Being Free of External Opinions.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 63: You Are My Everything (Poem).

What a nice night, what a life, it just feel so right. What a day to rejoice, a divinely granted right, walking alongside my beautiful wife. What a sight to behold, what a wonderful choice, feeling higher than a child's kite. Flying in the wind, as I spend my time with the one I love, … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 63: You Are My Everything (Poem).

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).

We look to the West as well as to the East, but like that line in Hotel California, we just can't find or kill the beast. We have no choice but to look around at all the insanity, the inhumanity, we create behavior patterns to drown it out as we focus on nothing but vanity, … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.

Today's my second day in a row without bud. In case you didn't know, I'm a daily toker, I have been for many years now. In the past few years I've started experimenting with setting goals for myself, daily goals as well as long-term goals. One example is my goal with alcohol. Back in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 60: Look For the Answer Within Yourself.

Sometimes it feels like nothing makes sense. Sometimes we feel tired, or angry, and we don't know why, we just feel like something's wrong, and we wish we could find out exactly what the problem is. We try to pass the time, to think about other things, to stay busy, or to sleep. We try … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 60: Look For the Answer Within Yourself.