Hello (again?) dear Reader; greetings and salutations. It's almost 4:30 in the morning and, God help me, I nearly typed "2024" instead. 🙄 It's another day above ground, so we should try to say 'thank You' to God by doing our best to maximize on the Time given us.
Lately, no matter what I do, I have the literal worst static in my hair since childhood, when it used to plague me so much. It's so irritating now, though, that I am going to get a can of that static-guard stuff the very next chance that I get. 😡 I just brushed it, having just woken up, and got Frizz City instantly. In the grand scheme of things, I know that it doesn't really matter, but that doesn't prevent me from wanting to correct it.
Terry and I were talking about feelings/emotions yesterday and we agree. Both of us feel that, these days, there is way, WAY too much emphasis put on feelings, on not hurting feelings, on knowing one's feelings, about your feelings, my feelings, feelings, feelings, feelings! Yet this is not the way that it's supposed to be. AT ALL. NO. Truth is the foundation of reality, period. Truth - as in, substantial fact (think: the Law of Gravity for example) is both the starting point and the end of all things. Period, whether we like and/or agree with that Truth or not, point-blank period. No matter how much I feel like going to the edge of that cliff and flying, Truth dictates that, if I jump and try, I'm going straight to the ground, every time, period.
Why? Because Truth trumps feelings. Not just in that example, but literally every time. 100%.
To the extreme, I knew a young man who, at 15, took his own life. Why? Because he was consumed by feelings that went uninterrupted by Truth. It cost him his life and destroyed his mother's forever. It never had to happen, but here we are. So, please be aware that our feelings can and often literally will kill us if we allow those feelings to reign supreme and guide our decisions; it's like driving 100 mph blindfolded.
In line with this concept is the fact that 'acceptance' is not synonymous with 'agreement'. And, dear Reader, I'll let you click on each word so that you can go and compare the definitions for yourselves. See, living a life of feelings-based decisions is the lazy way to live. It requires zero to little effort and is self-perpetuating in a downward spiral. Like riding a rollercoaster on it's descent, our feelings take us for a ride that we think we want to be on, one that can even be exhilarating at times, but it often leads to our Death if left unchecked. I implore everyone of you to think more and look deeper into these things. Thank you for stopping by this morning; I pray you are guided by Truth, dear Reader, and that that Truth serves to save your very lives. 💜
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