I've been considering this for a while.
The “Rants and Raves” blog just isn't serving me well any more.
As you can see, I've changed the name to “Peace Path.” Here's
why.
Ranting and raving about my pet peeves
and triumphs wasn't all bad. I grew and learned a lot by venting my
way through life. I gained a lot of ground by releasing all that pent
up anger, fear and anxiety. You see, for much of my life, I have let
myself be a victim of circumstance. I almost had to get loud for a
while to break out of that zone of self pity.
Now, I'm not going to lie and say that
I'll never rant about anything again. It was cleansing, to
some degree. It has served to bring me to the right
intersection. Therefore, I may find it necessary to go there again.
Who knows?
And maybe I've always been on the path
to peace. I was just on the bumpy part at the beginning. I'm a little
further down the road now. I know that it's up to me to shape my
destiny. It's never been up to the users, abusers and naysayers of my
life. It's always been up to me.
I believe that true peace can only come
from a place of love and compassion. That's how it spreads. That's
how the world changes and grows. Hatred can never bring peace. Never.
A part of me has always known that. But now, well, now it's time for
me to act on that premise.
It's not going to be easy to change 57
years of bad decisions or toss the resulting baggage. Plus, I
absolutely suck at socialization. Which is a key element for
spreading peace. I'm sure there are still a few other rocks in the
road as well. And if history is any indication, I'm pretty sure that
my destiny is to trip over them and land flat on my face a few more
times.
Point is, life's a journey. Cliche?
Maybe. OK, definitely. But it's true. So here I go on my quest for peace.
The path is clearer to me now, but I'm only human, so if you plan on
joining me, keep a look out for falling rocks. You have been warned.
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