You are Powerful

Macau

In one single moment, emotions can either rage or settle. Ideas can either race or dissipate. Desire can be absolved or turn into destruction. Throughout one's life there are so many pathways that one can choose, but there are even more that one can encounter when it comes to emotions and sentiments.

In a single second, the dark feelings of depression can fall into one's heart, and a feeling of a heavy shadow can rest in place. You look around the room almost wondering if something in your environment caused it, but you know in both your heart and mind that it was the work of a sad memory that entered in an unwanted manner.

Where does one go from here? How does one take the darkness out? How does one absolve any element which can lead to destruction?

There are those who say that you are supposed to smile when you feel down...that is not enough. Soon this simple child's trick will lose its value, for the forces of depression are strong and all-encompassing. There are those who say that you are supposed to write down your feelings in a notebook. That is also not enough, for it can often force a person to dwell on the unwanted memories.

No process or method can remove feelings of sadness, anger, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction, yet the end result is not hopeless.

Be futuristic. Find something in the world that comes to mind. An accomplishment you would like to obtain. A goal you would like to achieve. A new field of study you would like to enter. A new food you would like to try. A new instrument you would like to try playing for the first time. Even in three or four lifetimes there is more to do than one person can manage.

Be passionate. Passion is not only limited to someone's creative choices, their career, their educational decisions, or favorite sports teams. Be passionate in every single moment of your life. For each interaction with the Earth is beautiful, whether it is the changes in the colors of the leaves due to the seasons or the flowing waters in the nearby brook. The world is beautiful, and it is capable of caring for you.

Be careful. When it comes to life, there are many difficult moments that one will face. It will be so much easier for you to face your demons if you have a strong network of individuals who will stand by you and support you in every aspect of your day. There are also those who do not care for your well-being, but only for their own interests, yet they remained connected to your circle. Find those who show true compassion for you, true interest in helping you when you are in need, those who listen to you when you need to speak, and those will not ask you to talk when you need to remain silent. Friendship and kindness take many forms. Be careful who enters your circle.

Be optimistic. Success is the only option for you.

There is so much in the world that will allow a person to achieve all the goals they set before them, but the first and foremost step for all of us human beings is to conquer our own demons and accept all of the challenges of life with an open heart.

Stand tall in the face of sadness and unhappiness and laugh, for those attributes are weak, and you are strong. No matter who you are, you are strong. You hold the most powerful brain of any species to ever walk the Earth. You hold the gateway to creativity inside of you. You hold the keys of achieving any goal of success known to man.

Decide what  you choose to seek and find a way to accomplish your goal. All the tools you require are resting inside of you. Now it's time for you to accept the challenges of the world. With the powers of optimism, loving the Earth, and seeking those who also want to bring peace to the world, you will find all the successes life could ever have to offer.

Prosperity. Honor. Progress.

Home in the 21st Century

Guomao, Beijing, China

Home is a place where someone either feels safe or where they were raised. What about those who have no home? There are true nomads still among us. Some walk the literal streets of different places of different locations, moving from one settlement to another. Others are only nomads in the mind.

No home to remember, only to look back and see an index of different places they had once been.
For those who have no home, where do they turn?
When the hard rains fall and when the dark clouds cover, what memory does the nomad of the mind turn to?

At this point it must be one of futurism, kindness, gentleness, but always in strength. The nomad of the mind must find an optimistic way to persevere into the future. They must share kindness with humanity the world. They must treat the Earth and living things with gentleness.

Through the sharing of kindness and gentle treatment, the nomad of the mind can find a way to bring home to oneself. The only way to improve one's life is to go out and share kindness with another human being or living creature.

When it comes to the concept of home, I am always reminded of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Home does not come from a piece of land or property, nor does it come from exerting power of a particular entity. Home comes from having those around you that support you, and those whom you want to support in return.

In this day of futurism and onward anticipation, one can look to the new world that is unfolding before us. Even a voice from the television or the radio can sometimes seem more homely than one from our own bloodline. The powers of technology can allow us to find someone in any corner of the world that might not have the same experiences, might not have the exact same personality, but someone who just might be able to share a moment's comfort to you.

In the 21st Century, our home has no walls, nor does it have limitations. Our home exists in ideas. Ideas we wish to share and connect with other humans, whether it is a personal experience or enjoying the same favorite song or even watching a dark wolf in the snow. The nomad of the mind seeks to connect with the mind of another.