You can lead a horse to water, but you can't force him or her to drink

There are many times that I'm frustrated by peoples actions. I'm frustrated when I see them doing something that's wrong in my opinion and if they just did what I believe is right then all their problems would go away. I'm not always right though, as much as I want to be. We can lead the horse to water, but we can't force them to drink as much as we would just love to shove them in the well. Who's to say that I'm right? I'm basing what I think on my life experience. Even if I am right, that person has to make that decision for themselves. They can't do it just because I said it; then they're not doing it for themselves. This could cause resentment against me for making that decision. Each of us is on our own journey. We all have our own process and speed for our lives. I find that if I make little changes in my life, I'm good... but if I'm given too much to handle, I'll run as fast and as far as I can. I'm keeping this in mind when dealing with others. They may feel the same way as me. There may be a deeper reason that I don't know about as to why they won't take that next step. Everybody's got a story, who am I to say how that story is to be written?

Learning to be OK with being alone

I invite you all to spend time being alone. I'd say that it's one of the hardest things for me do to. Try going to a restaurant alone or the movie theatre. I find that it can be something completely out of my comfort zone. I think that most of us are so used to being with someone all the time that when it comes time for us to be alone we don't know how to. Sometimes I feel like I'm losing it when I'm alone. Any of you who are single, I invite you to spend more time being on your own because one day we'll have so little time to ourselves. That's what many husbands and wives have told me. If you can do it financially, live on your own for awhile. Atleast a year. I've found that the longer you live on your own, the harder it gets because you know that no one's going to be there when you get home. The novelty is wearing off. That's when you have to start getting comfortable with being uncomfortable with being alone. The neat thing I've discovered in my own journey is that we're never really alone. Once you come to terms with that, I think we'll all be more comfortable with it. I'm not saying I'm there yet either. It's a process.

Being real

What does it mean to be real? I believe it means being who you really are and not being afraid to be who you are, no matter what anyone else is. Too many people put on this mask just to please everyone else. That's not authentic. What the world needs is more men who are real and won't pretend they're someone they're not. Too many of us follow the leader. We each need to be leaders in our own lives and do what we believe is right for us. Sometimes it's good to follow direction, but when you always follow, you won't be director of your own life.

A Poem about Men

MEN

The world today is looking for...
Men who are not for sale;
Men who are honest; sound from center to circumference,
True to the heart's core;
Men with consciences as steady as the needle to the pole.
Men who will stand for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels
Men who can tell the truth and look the world right in the eye;
Men who neither brag nor run;
Men who neither flag nor flinch;
Men who can have the courage without shouting it;
Men in whom courage of everlasting life runs still, deep and strong;
Men who know their message and tell it;
Men who know their business and attend unto it;
Men who will not lie, shirk or dodge;
Men who are not too lazy to work, nor too proud to be poor;
Men who are willing to eat what they have paid for;
Men who are not ashamed to say " I can't afford it."
God is looking for men.
He wants those who can unite together around a common faith
Who can join hands in a common task
And who have come to the kingdom for such a time as this.God give us men.