Conflicts cease to exist when your desire for love and compassion is greater than your desire to be right.
Danny G.
True Compassion and Solution
What is true compassion? Compassion isn’t merely sympathizing with someone. It’s not saying I feel really awful because of everything you’re going through, and I can’t imagine going through something such as this. No solution can occur with such statements.
Most people sincerely want to help and when they can’t conjure a solution, this ends up being their response. Having someone give sound advice can be therapeutic, and letting out our frustrations can be therapeutic as well. However, can you think of a solution when you’re focused only on the problem? Can you even think of a solution if you focus on all the reasons a dream cannot be achieved?
Sometimes we relate a crying shoulder to being more compassionate, and I believe it can be beneficial at times. Being sympathetic by listening and giving sound advice is beneficial. However, being a constant crying shoulder and nodding in agreement to thoughts of pessimism will not bring about a solution. Saying there’s nothing we can do about the dilemma, and saying it’s just reality, isn’t accurate considering the progress and evolution of our species.
Besides, what is reality? Reality is always changing-our reality is different today then it was 5 or 10 years ago, and it’s always changing according to our beliefs, expectations, and predominant thoughts.
We focus so much on the current reality that we forget our own power. We negate the most powerful energy “God” that lives inside us. Why don’t we believe this source can solve our everyday adversities and challenges?
Let’s take Morris Goodman’s story for an example. He was told by medical professionals after a plane crash that he was completely paralyzed from head to toe. All he was able to do was blink his eyes. The doctors told him he would remain paralyzed for the rest of his life. Through the power of faith, visualization and prayer he walked out of that hospital 8 months later on his own two feet. I believe he walked out because of one predominant belief, he believed all things are possible.
Whether you’re dealing with a health issue, debt, or any other kind of trouble, just know If Morris prospered despite the seemingly little odds, so can you in whatever endeavour you embark. Overall, the world is always improving and expanding and we have the ultimate say in whatever comes next.
We thought electricity was impossible, yet today our lives revolve around it. We thought a vehicle powered by gasoline was impossible, and we’ve been driving them for over a century. We thought a plane was science fiction, and today we have planes that carry over 850 passengers. The experts also said the body was incapable of living 90 years. How many people live 90 years or more today?
Whatever dream you have, whether it’s to be healthy, wealthy, or making a difference in people’s lives, just know, what people say is impossible, is their perspective and reality, and not yours.
Reality changes when we redirect our thoughts to a new and improved outcome. Creating a new reality begins by focusing on creating our own story and happy ending. It’s focusing on the solution and the end product. No solution can occur when we complain or vent. Let’s take ownership and create our success and happiness!
Understanding Humanity and Uniqueness
There’s a reason for every individual behaviour. You may say to yourself, he’s just arrogant and obnoxious. He’s just a mean old man with no manners. He has no social skills whatsoever. Many of these individuals whom you call mean or rude, grew up with judgemental parents or siblings, or perhaps they were extremely belittled as a child. Maybe they were never taught otherwise, so their inappropriateness seems appropriate to them.
Their behaviour shouldn’t be condoned, and we have the right to speak up for ourselves since everyone deserves respect. But what if you didn’t have the caring parents, or mentors, or the friends you have? How would you be?
The environment we have as children and teenagers has an impact on who we become as a person. Parents, siblings, friends, neighbourhoods, and teachers, all have an impact on our upbringing and growth as a person. To deny that our environment has an impact on who we become, would be saying relationships have no power in the unfolding of our life.
Almost everywhere you go and everyone you meet has different standards of what is acceptable or not. We’re just people, and everyone is struggling with something, so why put each other on a pedestal of better or worse? Everyone’s journey starts differently and is unique in one way or another, so why do we give each other labels?
Actions have consequences and we should be cautious not to hurt others, however, some people struggle with arrogance and others struggle with gossip. Is one better than the other?
If you didn’t have the caring people in your life who supported you and who were loyal to you, would you have turned out the same? People don’t understand as long as we categorize everyone, there’s always going to be someone left out. How do you truly understand someone if you haven’t walked his path?
There’s a reason for everybody’s behaviour. However, using our past history or our challenges today as a crutch to not be sympathetic or compassionate, shouldn’t be an excuse. Although we have control over the unfolding of our life, we must consider, our past is responsible for who we are today. Furthermore, our response to adversities ultimately defines who we are, and some people simply don’t know how to respond to the trials of life.
We should be more understanding that we’re not all at the same place in our lives, and we didn’t start at the same place either. We should respect everyone’s journey, and know everyone is unique in one way or another.
Simply saying I understand and I respect you is enough to show compassion, and acceptance. This approach will be much more effective at creating a peaceful world and environment for everyone involved.
Condoning the behaviour isn’t the answer, however, we should be more understanding that not everyone is as fortunate as us, and everyone reacts differently to the challenges of life. The contrast allows us to evolve as people ultimately for the expansion of humanity and the universe.
Acceptance, sympathy and compassion is much more effective at creating a peaceful world than judgment or blame.
The Saying All Things Are Possible
We’ve heard the saying “all things are possible.” It’s been repeated over and over again through scriptures, and by all the masters that ever walked on this planet. If there’s a will there’s a way is another saying that has essentially the same meaning. Do we truly believe this statement that all things are possible? If we truly believed this statement, what would happen if we got sick or we faced a challenge that we felt was beyond our control? Would we say game is over and I don’t think I’ll ever get through this?
What happens when we face a diagnosis or challenge and say, “it’s impossible and I don’t think I’ll ever get through this?” We don’t take appropriate action to be well and succeed, and to start planning ahead in our future. We start expecting the worse, and even if we have all the resources we’ll ever need, we don’t believe we do, therefore, we can’t receive.
When we start preparing in our mind, we also prepare our reality, so make sure you prepare for success and wellness, which will attract everything you need for your journey to well-being.
What happens when we don’t contemplate this saying and we don’t believe it? When we face an adversity that seems beyond the scope of our understanding, we feel inferior, and the adversity hits us like a ton of bricks.
We feel overwhelmed and we don’t know how to handle it, and then out of vulnerability, we allow others to convince us that we’re incapable and that it’s impossible.
Essentially we create our own story, and the pen is in our hand. We should consider the statement that’s been repeated over and over again by the world’s greatest teachers. All things are possible, and this doesn’t exclude anything.
If the so-called masters of this planet all have one common modality, it’s to believe in the impossible, and if they all declare one saying, there must be truth in its validity. Whatever one person has accomplished, so can you as we are all made up of the same energy that creates worlds.
When we spend time reflecting on this statement, “all things are possible,” we begin to focus on the solution and all the possibilities that seemed impossible, when we were focused on the problem.
When we face challenges that feel overwhelming and impossible, such as health, career, or relationship challenges, we have a new awareness and belief that we planted in our mind that says, “all things are possible.” This new awareness allows us to stretch our disbelief into believing I can.
Contemplating this statement and believing in its viability by repeating it over and over again, is the only means to fully understand and believe its meaning. Then when we face a challenge that seems insurmountable, we will remember the saying that seemed so illogical at first, however, now when we speak it, we believe it.
What some people consider is impossible, we believe we can do it, because if God said it’s possible, then we don’t need approval from others to say I CAN!
Wait For It
The right time to call your exit on this physical plane, will be when you say it’s my time and I’ve completed my mission and I shall go in peace. Until then you have a life to live and happiness that lies ahead. Danny G.
Don’t Condemn It
Don’t condemn anything that produces healing for anything that heals is from the divine. God only wants health and happiness for his children, and anything that heals mentally, physically and spiritually comes from him. The scripture clearly states “He came that we may have life, joy abundance,” so anything that brings life, joy and abundance must come from God. Danny G.
Loving Oneself (Poem)
When he truly loves himself,
Accepts himself as he is,
Why does he need approval,
From anybody else.
If he is secure,
The critics don’t matter,
He knows where he stands,
Controversies don’t last.
If he truly loves himself,
Then why does he need convincing,
To prove to him, only what he can.
For if he is secure,
Then no words can offend him,
And he forgets what’s said.
When he truly loves himself,
What do compliments do,
Than reinforce what he knows.
And what does criticism do,
If it disagrees with his whole.
If he truly loves himself,
Why does he need praise,
When he praises himself,
And what is disrespect,
When he respects himself.
If he truly loves himself,
Then there’s no convincing,
And no ridicule,
That can make him change.
Because he is secure,
In what he knows,
And what others say,
He doesn’t care,
For he respects himself,
Above all else.
When he truly loves himself,
He doesn’t need another,
To bring him, only what he can.
A lover or a friend,
Only reinforces who he is,
For he searches himself,
And then the right ones come,
And are here to stay.
When he truly loves himself,
He doesn’t forget himself,
Or where he comes from,
Or who he is.
Because he is secure,
In what he knows,
And he loves himself,
Despite what others say.
Early Intervention
The greatest solution to overcoming an addiction is looking at the long-term outcome rather than the short-term high. How does an addiction usually turn out if nothing is done to overcome it? How does intervention usually turn out when it’s caught at the right time? What is your greatest hope ideally for your life? The only reason you perpetuate the problem is because you don’t believe anything will work or you don’t think ahead of how it will turn out. Focus on a long-term approach, not a short-term approach. You will have adjustment period, but it will be ideally for your own well-being. Danny G.
If We Can Be Children Again (Poem)
When we’re newborns and toddlers,
We’re so eccentric and authentic,
Eager and ecstatic,
To start living our life.
Gazing at the night sky,
We ponder the brilliance,
An amazing masterpiece,
A great work of art.
There must be some force,
That created this world,
That’s giving me breath,
That’s protecting me and cares.
Unrelenting faith,
Always eager,
To tackle the day.
Persistent and relentless,
Pessimism is a term,
We know nothing about.
And then we grow up,
Observing and forgetting,
Somehow down the path,
Of self prophecy and setbacks,
We convince ourselves of deception,
Of every lie of misconception.
And then strip by strip,
As we remove the layers,
As though peeling an onion,
Our eyes begin to burn,
Until we can’t take anymore.
If we can be children,
Remember what we knew,
So deep in our heart,
In our childlike soul.
That life is a playground,
We make it as we want.
Then look back,
Smile and reminisce,
The journey above all,
We’re conquerors from the start.
God’s Laws Are A Definite
To believe in conventional medicine to heal is good, but to believe in the divine power to heal is even better, for medicine doesn’t have a guaranty but God does. How many times has medicine failed? How many times has God’s laws failed? If you want a guarantee, seek his laws and apply them in your life, then the medicine will only facilitate the process. We’ve heard the scripture, “according to your faith, it shall be done unto you.” Believe this in your heart, and it shall be done unto you. Danny G.