With Discourse All Around: Peace & Serenity are the Balance in Life

3rd of September 2006

With Discourse all around:

Peace and Serenity are the balance in life!

As my previously written thoughts show, I am angry about the state of the world. While I feel it is important to shout my stance from the rooftops, I feel it is equally important to experience the beauty in the world around us.

I am truly a fortunate man and love my life. As messed up as my life is with as much prejudice and hate surrounding all of us; I am thankful every day I open my eyes and take my next breath. I don’t want anyone to get the wrong ideal that I am just an angry man and there is nothing else I can focus on besides the injustices in the world. Life itself deserves to be lived to the fullest and I strive daily to improve my life while simultaneously enjoying where I am.

I have traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. Experiencing cultures such as Greece, France, The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Canada and every state in the inland United States just to mention a few. Joyful experiences from every destination teaching me deeply about the courage people around the world must have in order to face every day. We open our eyes and face the world head on and that is all we can do. I love that we have that opportunity and every day and every step we take we should bend down to smell the flowers. Take in the beautiful colors. Enjoy the simplicity of the architecture of God’s design while taking in the sweet aroma that presents itself as you discover each unique entity. The smile such simple treasures can bring to our lips is amazing. Slow down and enjoy the simplicity of everything around you. As the children play and as people go about their lives, watching the love exchanged by two people is amazing.

Even more amazing is to experience such beauty in a person. I have shared my heart with only three people, but one of the three taught me the true meaning of love. The years we shared were truly the best of my life. That ended badly, but remembering the love, the joy, the sheer simplicity of what we shared opened me up more than anything has ever done before. I came from a broken and abused home and have experienced the worst there is out there, but this relationship showed me the very best there was to experience. I will never forget what gifts I have received and someday I will be able to enjoy another, just as I did the one.

Find the peace you can give yourself by simply loving who you are. Don’t worry about what anyone else says or believes, just know you are who you are and that is a gift from God.