LIFE STRIKES

TODAY'S QUOTE:
Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens... Andy Rooney

There is a huge difference between happening to life or simply allowing life to happen to you. The first will train you to pro-level in every aspect of how to control your reactions before they have a chance to get control of you. Our bodies are able to function correctly when all systems are connected and work as a team toward a common good. However we are not by nature hooked too tightly at the brain, heart, and soul; life would be so much simpler if we were. With practice and persistence the bonds can be strengthened and fine-tuned, but repair will be a full-time, life-long occupation.  

All three of those complex portions of our being spend a large portion of time arguing. Each wants to run the show... not simply rule for a day, but rule all the way. And there is no sure fire way to make them work in perfect sync. One says stop, one says go, and the other one wants to study the map carefully before the trip even gets started. Two may agree, although that is a rarity, but the third will dig in its heals on principal alone and refuse to budge an inch. If it did not occur inside such cramped quarters it would be great entertainment, but it is, "too" in too many ways to be any fun at all.

It is too loud... too intense... too childish, and too much your own fault to inspire laughter. Almost every time it begins as a free-for-all and ends in a draw with no positive outcome. It is a war without end, unless you are willing to pick a valiant leader then follow their direction. Free choice can be bothersome, but it beats the hell out of no choice at all. Do nothing and that is exactly what you will reap. If total confusion is your chosen destination just lean back and you will get there lightning quick.

My personal opinion is simple nowadays. I believe that the portion of our being that is eternal should be put firmly in charge. Our mind either wobbles back and forth flying this direction then that or it hits a snag and refuses to move at all. Our heart gets bruised and broken so decisions rooted there too often come from a wounded point of view. Our heart and brain are each capable of producing enough raw emotion to cause untold destruction. One or the other... or heaven forbid both of them working in tandem will happily knee-jerk us into deep shit and not bat an eye. If regret and drama are your things you will produce mountains of them without any effort at all.

The soul is the only part of us that always has the good of all as its only agenda. It possesses the sum total of all of our knowledge and emotion. Since it is the keeper of the keys it only makes good sense to give it total access to every locked door. Allow it to make peace between your twisted thoughts and your runaway emotions. All the answers are there, just take the time to listen. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!