Leaving someone behind

I've recently had to part ways with a friend due to some of her life choice that did not go well with my core beliefs. It pain me very much to do so but it would of been more painful for me to witness her, what I believe to be, wrong doing.

Soon after it happened, I came across this paragraph which help me be in peace with the decision.

"Loyalty does not mean turning a blind eye to wrong behavior. Instead, it means that even when you see a friend doing something you cannot approve of, you do not abandon the friend. Instead, address the friend privately and promptly in an effort to point out his blind spot, praying that he will correct his course and not force you to choose between the friendship itself and violating your own principles."
-Page 85 from "Resolved Primer" book by Orrin Woodward and John David Mann

I've learned from this paragraph that it's sometime necessary to part ways with the ones we love when we have to choose between our core principles and friendship.

I hope I won't have to do it too often in my life ...

Giving your ex a Second Chance

People often give second chances to their ex especially if it's the "first love". I know I did but from what I've experienced and seen; it doesn't work out.

We give a second chance thinking that our partner is going to change when really we're the ones that needs changing and changing is hard.

If you're not willing to accept your ex for the person that he is, and work on yourself to become better for that person, then it won't work.

Helping Everyone

“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” -Philippians 2:4

Wanting to help everyone is a noble goal. However, the older you get the more you realize that you simply cannot help everyone you meet. There are just too many people out there.

You either have to be more selective in the people you want to help or find ways to help a broader range of people without actually being there for every one of them. You can do this by:

-Using Audios
-A video
-Emails
-A blog (tihi)
-Developing leaders that will help you on your quest
-Etc... (you get the idea)

Sometimes, you might come across people that simply does not want your help. While it’s true that those people are usually the ones that require the most help there’s physically nothing that you can do.

Pray for them and move on to the next person.

Understanding Impulses help with Finances

“An impulse is a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. It can be considered as a normal and fundamental part of human thought processes, but also one that can become problematic, as in a condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder.” -Wikipedia.org

Most problems can be fixed by learning to controlled impulses. I will only focus on the financial aspect of impulses.

Impulses is a little bit like brain washing yourself to think that you need an item. It can be to the point where you think you can’t be happy without it. You know you have an impulse when the feeling goes away as soon as you buy the item.
Advertisement are design to create such needs and, while it’s impossible to block all ads from entering our mind, we should minimize our exposure to them.

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Revision Wednesday
Blog post edited/re-posted on June 3, 2015

Our Deepest Fear …

Our deepest fear is not that we are
inadequate, our deepest fear is that we
are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that
most frightens us. We ask ourselves,
“Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?” Actually, who
are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing
small does NOT serve the world. There
is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure
around you.
We were born to manifest the glory
that is within us. And as we let our
light shine we unconsciously give other
people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own
fear, our presence automatically
liberates others.

Marianne Williamson