Sums me up--> A loner but an entertainer to my friends. I like to meet new people and I love a strong conversation over coffee. A conservative but open to other people's opinions and beliefs. I'm compassionate about what's important to me. I have a deep passion for politics and I'm a tremendous news freak (dang the apps on my tablet and on my Apple ipad). I love long strolls at night and I'm spiritual (no doubt He reigns beside me at all times). I have lived and I have learned a lot in my life. I believe we should never regret our past, but instead recognize it. We can be changed by our past and mistakes but it is a part of who we are. I have had my heart broken, as I'm sure I have broken some. I have had my feelings disregarded, as I am sure I have trampled on others without the intent. At times I have never been understood, as I am sure I have never understood someone else at some point. I personally do not believe apologies are needed. If we seek out or demand an apology, it is like we cannot move forward in our life until someone apologizes for what they did or did not do. Why live your life on pause until you receive an apology? The apology is weighed and then debated first. Then, we decide if we accept it or not. It is much easier to just move on and forgive. The most powerful ingredient in life is forgiveness. Leave the apologies unmentioned and unheard!!! I spent a long time trying to become the person everyone wanted me to be, all the while desperately denying the person I actually was. I lived in absolute fear of my feelings, desires & thought that by ignoring them, I could make them go away. That of course just made those feelings grow stronger, combined with the shame & guilt of the life I was trying so hard to hide & deny. Finally I realized & faced the real me. And in doing so, my whole world opened up. No more fear, no more guilt, no more shame. No more hating myself for things that are totally beyond my control. It's been a long road and I'm still on it, but life now is so much better. I'm finally the man I was always meant to be. My heroes are the people who are present. Those who are in the moment & strive to be greater & grow as humans. They aren't afraid of vulnerability & to love. I believe that using each problem that comes our way to “prove” that life is hard & we are helpless is the VICTIM TRAP. Life is awesome. We don’t have to “awfulize” it. Life IS challenging. It’s all part of the package. We are NOT victims of life... We may have all the legitimate reasons for being bitter, however, that gives none of us the right to take it out on someone else. We exclude ourselves from genuine, original experiences by making someone else responsible for all the wrongs done to us. Ultimately, faith is a walk-a journey towards a greater understanding. It is not possible to prove God's existence, but that cannot be the standard for belief. After all, it is equally impossible to prove He doesn't exist. In the end, whether you believe or don't believe, your position is based on faith. Surrendering oneself to an Almighty is a challenge to your own ego...I never understand why it has to be such a challenge. In my belief, what I do know is.....God has given free will to each person, in perfectly equitable manner, respecting man's ability to choose HIS OWN path, so a government made MUST permit a person the freedom to succeed or fail, to prosper or to flounder, and to account for his OWN life when he faces God at the end of his earthly journey. Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for YOU; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
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