Philosophies for a Lifetime.

Hope is a wonderful thing. That is my final decision. I don't want to ever give in to despair. Hope is what brings faith, and that is what keeps humanity going. Hope. We have to keep trying, that's all we can do. We can't just give up, because what happens then? I want to live my life, if not succeeding in some things, I want to be able to say that at least I tried. I'm going to dare to hope.
I hope that I'll survive everything that awaits me. I hope that I'll be able to finish my journey. I hope that the people in my life get to be with me always, even though we may have to be apart at times. I just have to pray and hope, and have faith that after everything is said and done, it will be okay.

I think I know how to breathe, in general. But, I guess I'm learning how to breathe better. Funny, "Calm down." The strangest comment/advice I've ever gotten...but it's very valuable. I love to take in everything. I guess that's how I am, even though I may miss things accidentally, I really don't want to...maybe that's why everyone points out my 'attention to detail.' I guess that's why it's so easy for me to get amused or excited, because I embrace all that's around me. I guess every once in a while I do have to calm down, so thanks.

I suppose people can have periods of time where they really don't like you. I don't know, I'm still trying to give people the benefit of the doubt. The funny thing is, I try to psycho-analyze those people, well, I guess people in general, but hey, they're really interesting to study. I think if everyone stopped to think of how the other person must be going through, there wouldn't be so much conflict due to misunderstanding or miscommunication. After all, that's usually the reason why things get out of hand, and sometimes our pride gets in the way of trying to straighten it out properly. Then, it becomes the spark to ignite a war. Which is never good. I like to read a book, and see the good things about it, and learn to accept the bad things about it, and just accept it as what it is. After all, who am I to judge?

It hurts, but it's a bittersweet kind of thing. I'm really going to miss everyone. Part of me really doesn't want to think that, but the other part of me can't help it. As usual, I have the battle raging inside my soul...but even so, I don't ever want to lose sight of that inner peace. I know that everyone possesses it, it's just that a lot of people haven't realized it yet.