Thought...

Have you ever thought about the line in the movie Avitar "I See You!"?
Have you ever looked at someone and truly seen that person and not the outer shell?

There are a lot of beautiful people out there, and that beauty is only skin deep. Then there are those that are truly beautiful all the way down to their soul. There are those when you first see the shell they aren't so beautiful, but when you see the beauty inside them, you see nothing but beauty regardless of the shell.

The saying "don't judge a book by its cover" goes along well with the movie line "I See You!"

When you truly see someone, you see all of them. The light, the dark, the joy, the fear, and all the parts they try to hide from the world. We all hide within ourselves the things we know others will judge us by. Even those that speak their minds and say a lot of what they feel, still have a side of themselves they hide from everyone.

So, I ask you, is there someone in your life you can say, "I See You!" or do you have someone that can say to you, "I See You!"

I hope you all can say you have both! But if you only have the one side, value them! Unconditional acceptance and nonjudgment is the best way to love someone and it is the only way to truly love someone.

Insomnia

As I laid trying to sleep my mind refused to stop. Thoughts just kept randomly flashing. Some of them were images of previous encounters, others things I had in my heart that my mind decided needed reviewing.

The mind is an amazing thing when you think about it. Your body tells you when it is hungry, tired, in pain, content or in need. But your mind tells you when something is right, wrong, happy, sad, angry and many other things. It always reminds you what is meant for you. It reminds you of dreams you have locked away and temporarily forgotten. It reminds you of people who mean something to you. It attempts to remind you of you.

Insomnia is your minds way of telling you, you are missing something. You have something to say or do that you haven't done or said yet. So the next time insomnia knocks, listen to what is right there in front of you.

Maybe it is an untold story. Maybe it is a person who needs to hear from you. Maybe it is as simple as you just need to hear your own voice and listen to what it is telling you. At night when it is dark and quiet is the best time to listen to you! Try it next time and you will be amazed at the results you will get.

Grammar...UGH!!!

Grammar and knowing how to use proper grammar is not easy. Especially when outside of school slang is more readily used. Trying to always remind yourself when you are writing to use proper grammar and not slang is "Hard"

As a kid, I hated "Language Arts" and as a teenager I really hated "English" I believe it was the having to follow all the rules. The rules were never easy to remember or made much sense to me. My poor little brain didn't work like that.

However, now as an adult and writing, some of those really pain in the but rules that made no sense, now make sense and aren't as hard as I believed them to be as a kid. I am actually learning what I had such difficulty with as a kid.

There are still rules that I don't get, and some that I just have to be reminded of in formal writing and pleasing as many readers as possible. I love to write and entertain with words, I just have to rely on editors to remind me of the grammar rules and I am okay with that.

So to anyone that has either just started writing or is thinking about writing, my advice focus on the writing and let editors catch the grammar stuff. As a writer your job is to write, so just do it!!

Respect and Love

The only way this is going to end is if we end "HATE"
My heart breaks for those who have been affected by any form of hate. I am by no means a bleeding heart and believe any wrong done the person or persons responsible should be held accountable for their wrong doings. And most may call me nieve and I'm okay with that, but I am saying this in the simplest of terms, this all boils down to one thing -- {{HATE}} it is what drives the ill will in all of us, in one way or another. I am not one to just lay down and blindly follow, and I don't believe showing respect is laying down or blindly following. I will and do show respect to those who cross my path. I don't care what god you believe in or if you believe in any god at all, the pain and suffering that is being witnessed and inflicted on us all is very simple. Once people realize it really is that simple, then just maybe we can start to heal as a people, a nation, as a species. ‪#‎STOPTHEHATE‬‪ #‎TEACHLOVE‬
We are all different and I for one and grateful for that. We would not be individuals if we were all the same. Accept people for who they are, people! Just because you may not agree with someone or something, doesn't make it wrong or scary, just makes it different. Disagreeing with something doesn't make it hate either, what makes it hate is when your words or actions become negative and harmful, that is hate taking over. Regardless of how you show your hate, it is still hate and it is wrong.
I am voicing my opinion because I have the ability to do so, if you do not agree with my opinion, I respect that because it is the ability you have, to disagree and have your own opinion. All I ask is regardless of your opinion, be mindful to be respectful and not hate.
Passion in what you believe is a good thing, it becomes a bad thing when you purposely force or try to force your opinion or belief onto others without regard to their thoughts and beliefs. So be passionate, but still respect others passions as well.

Human Beings

I am not a political person. Nor am I a racial person. I have my beliefs, my moral compass and my love for people in general. These are the things which help me along my journey called life.
I am currently having a love/hate relationship with the media and social media. Every time something bad happens the media turns it into a complete circus and hate frenzy.
If something is wrong, then it is wrong and the wrong should be held accountable, however, the media make things a whole lot worse than needed by encouraging more hate.
If people would just stop seeing skin color and start seeing human beings/people, because in reality, no matter what color your skin is, you are a human being, a person.
We as people need to stop allowing things to be judged by the color of one's skin. But until we can do it and see people as people and not skin color there will be no change. Hate is out there and it doesn't discriminate, hate twists and mutilates everything it comes in contact with. So in truth HATE is what needs to change to help people change and be more accepting.

Judgmental Family Members

We all have them. Those family members who like to make it known to you other family members are somehow better than you and you really aren't as smart or able to make choices. They have the ability to tell you, you aren't as strong as you think.

Well I say to all those family members out there who think it your duty to make other family members feel less important than other members...You need to take a good hard look at yourself before telling someone else they aren't good enough.

Everyone has abilities which are possibly stronger than another, however it doesn't make them better or the other less of a person. With each ability makes each of us unique and special. Strengths and weaknesses make us who we are and if you can't accept everyone for who they are then you need to keep your comments to yourself. It is better to not say anything than to say something hurtful.

The saying you can't pick your family, well you may not be able to pick the biological ones, but we all have the ability to choose who we want as a family. I am in many ways closer to friends than I am to actual blood family.

Now don't misunderstand me, I love my family and I will never disown any of them, but I can not speak for what they will or won't do. I just know I am no longer going to allow anyone to make me doubt my own worth!! I am who I am and I will not be ashamed of who I have become or who I am still yet to become.

So, to my followers, I hope you take a stand for yourselves and don't let anyone make you doubt or question who you are and be proud of yourself and your own accomplishments no matter how small!!