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June 15, 2002
"If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying"....Dale Carnegie.
I worry....and kick over the beehive. I don't know what it is, but it seems that I try to believe the worst. I have a hard time believing that things can actually be sooo good and so I "look for problems"....I create them.
The following is taken from Dale Carnegie's Scrapbook....
"Grief and pain are but the soil from which springs the lovely plant--unselfishness. Be gentle and learn how to suffer....Whatever you can do to live bravely--without impatience or repining--will help you to live some day in joyful contentment"....Helen Keller.
I am finding that sometimes the most beautiful things happen when we face controversy. Dale Carnegie says we can all speak when we are passionate about an issue. The grief and pain I experienced in the past has actually become a thing of beauty....and so I find myself treading where I maybe shouldn't go sometimes when I confront people I meet about their "online life." However, as I have said, I share when I am approached. And sometimes the most beautiful friendships are born from sharing the truth. I give my opinion and they give theirs. I am seeing recently that I must be coming across with a little less force and a little more understanding....and we are both learning from each other. So maybe I am learning to do as Helen Keller said....doing something bravely without impatience and it is bringing contentment :-)
song playing....Hotel California