Sharing...

I want to begin sharing ideas from others that move me somehow. Today I want to share a piece of writing by one of my oldest friends who in many ways is family, my brother...




The old me wants to be angry and kick and break shit!
The new me has learned to focus on the change desired rather than the problem.
To seek out my own joy and make it my reality.
That today is the day! Not tomorrow!
That if you want love you first have to be able to give it to yourself!
If you don't want others to criticize you then don't criticize yourself or others!
If you are happy others will be happy around you and if you are unhappy people will find reason to be unhappy with you.
It affects how you feel about yourself and others and how you interact with them, eventually inhibiting your personal being and potentially turning into physical illness.
I am aware that what I have been looking for is inside me and that I cannot take anyone with me who is not willing to do the work!

When can i start taking full responsibility for me?
I am Completely responsible for my own actions and lack of action! My own happiness and well being, as well as everything and everyone I allow into my life! Namaste and bless
AB a journal into who I am
AB a journal into who I am

Scream and yell and blame others for my unhappiness. 
The new me wants compassion, acceptance and understanding.
The new me wants to take complete responsibility for his life and actions. 
To take responsibility for his responses to others and bring kindness and compassion to others.
To no longer get caught up in judgments of others and be completely content to let others be themselves wherever they are in their own lives.

The new me has learned to no longer look to others for acceptance or approval, but to seek it within.

If you have a grievance and you hold it in rather than express it continues to grow inside you, until it completely affects your whole being and mannerisms.
Lonely as my path has been I have benefitted and grown immensely from it. 
Without being in a monastery to a greater degree I have pursued a monks life, focusing on introspection and facing the truth that there were and are problems with my view of myself, my reality and true reality.
That I grew up in a dysfunctional environment and that until I choose differently, that's how I will react and respond to people, events and happenings. 

I don't lie to myself when I am wrong and I value honest criticism! 
I value and honor the truth in all aspects and I'm not afraid to fall down or be let down as I know that I can stand back up and that people are people and that we are all capable of the best and the worst, it just depends on where we are in life. 

If people have hurt us and neglected us or if they have loved, nurtured and supported us and given us the opportunity to feel loved and supported.

Today is the day to face yourself and truly ask yourself WHO'S responsibility is the outcome of my life?

What are you going to do about it?
When can I get started honoring and being true to myself and no longer place blame on others?