Personal Journeys.

I believe everyone should believe in something. Be passionate about something.

Whatever it may be. Politics, religion, spiritualism, money etc,

BUT...... it should be a personal journey and/or experience.

I do not need the unsolicited advice of someone who now believes I'm less of a person or beneath them cos I do not believe in the same thing, or gawd forbid, have a different opinion about how one should share.

If you blog about your beliefs in whatever they be, that's fine. I probably read you....cos I can CHOOSE to do so.  My beef is with those who feel the need to share their ways with me when I did not ask. Or hound me after I've politely made it clear I will not discuss the following topics (religion, money, and politics) cos I do not believe that half the planet is capable of having an educated discussion about it without becoming heated.

Examples in no particular order in 2010.

-Being told (many of us were told) that we'd all be "healthier" if we were vegitarians'.....at.a.turkey.dinner. Seriously.

-Doing laundry and being told the fabric softener sheet I use on my clothes (clothes only, never my towels or sheets) cause cancer and they promise to say something nice at my funeral. WTF!?

- Choosing to believe in a higher power was not the same as believing in God.

-Being yelled at that GOD DOES NOT EXIST!....(Again, please keep that shit to yourself and the foot stomping hissy fit you threw with it).

-Being talked to as though I'm used goods or less or a woman cos I choose not to have children or the fact I'm that I'm currently single. Like it's a horrid crime.

-How I choose to deal with Crohn's and Hypothyroidism is 'wrong' and I should explore alternative medicines. (Says who? Not the people who spent $$$ and years of their lives to study the history of medicine...say it isn't so!!)

...I could go on, but you get the picture.

I've found a seldom few people are capable and open to discussing/teaching/learning about differences their friends believe in.  Once you start telling another person they are wrong for their beliefs, you and I will have a problem.

You do not have to agree with their beliefs and/or passions, but as a friend you should support them. (yes I have to remind myself to practice what I preach) that is until they give no option but not too as a result of their views.

I have a lot of friends that do shit I do not agree with, but I do not hold it against them. One, it has nothing to do with and doesn't inconvenience my life at all. If it did, well that is a different story.

My point is, again, whatever you path in life is, do unto others. Seriously. That shit will come back to you and karma works in both good and bad ways. 

If you lack the common sense of the most basic commands in life, (knowing the difference between right and wrong, good and bad) then you have bigger issues my friend, and friend is something I probably do not use when describing you. Of course there are variants to this as people are dealt shitty hands, but you make the best of it.

Let's get back to the basics. Treat people with respect, love, kindness and an open heart.

You have two ears and one mouth...try to listen a little more and talk a bit less.