Editor's note. I apologize for the delay on the blog as they have been posted every Friday for a while now; and that is a system that I want to keep going. Thank you for your understanding and support. The world we live in is said to at some times to be a small one... And sometimes that truth seems to flash at us like a neon sign... Much like other truths of life, but that besides the point... As the ability to connect with people in the modern age is easier than ever... And that ability is one that can be use to connect with those who we can learn from... I urge you to take advantage of that... Find a community... A group... A person... Who challenges you to not only think about what you care about... But what you can do about it to improve those around you... And yourself. To change the world, first we must be willing to change ourselves. This is something we need to strive for. Positive change. -Joshua
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Loss is something that affects everyone at some point... Some tell everyone about their struggle... Some internalize their suffering for varying reasons... Some are somewhere in the middle of these two extremes... However you personally deal with loss... We must understand even under the misery that surrounds us... What and why we do in times of grief matters. How we responded to loss influences those around us... And later the ones around them. Although it almost never makes any sense, loss is part of our lives. So know that no matter the pain.... There are those who want to help you in your times of trouble. And there is someone who needs our help in their times of agony. Keep your eyes open. What we do - and why we do it - in our times of grief matters. Often, more than we know. -Joshua Regulating the expectations you have for yourself can be difficult...
Helping others have realistic expectations can be... Frustrating but rewarding. But regulating your expectations for others... That can be one of the hardest challenges in life. Something that ultimately you control. Challenging as it may be, it is essential to understanding and helping others. Doing that is always the ultimate goal. Or at least it should be... Helping others should always be the ultimate goal in someway in life. So one of the biggest things we can do to help others... Is having optimistic but realistic expectations for them and ourselves. -Joshua Just when you think you know how life works... It throws out every you thought you knew... Adding Chairs to the ever expanding table... The name of the website was neither a mistake or coincidence... To make that the website and not be willing to expand the table I sit at would be... Hypocritical at best... Possibly a sin at worse... What we do affects how others listen to us... So, life is weird and a roller-coaster of emotion and situations... We can often get caught up in the life we live... Keep your eyes open and your heart tender... Then it is possible to be the change we want to see. -Joshua |
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