James W. Inspirational Thoughts

If the parable behind a relationship revolves around the finances of an individual, how do you sustain happiness? Sure we would all enjoy living in comfort for the rest of our lives, but whatever happened to integrity? Maybe integrity takes a backseat to happiness, placing that of material possessions as the number one priority into establishing happiness. With that being the case, you have to pity the fool that gravitates to those values, not realizing that just as easily as you were bought, someone else can be bought equally as fast. Go figure.

Why would you share someone else's life, AFTER they've confided in you in the first place with complete confidentiality? Just because a person doesn't tell you not to share it, doesn't mean you're suppose to share it. Confidentiality is NOT a judgment call defined by sworn secrecy. Confidentiality is defined by the respect that individual has for (you), to even share themselves with you in the first place. It's an unwritten rule that's self explanatory, based solely on the trust that person has for you.

How much is a peace of mind worth to you? Before answering that question, think long and hard about all the things you've gone through in life that put you in the place you are today. If you're currently experiencing unnecessary suffering, what's the catch? Meaning, why are you so persistent in allowing yourself to suffer? If God doesn't want you to suffer, why should you? Inner peace doesn't develop overnight, nor can you rely on quick fixes as a way of sustaining peace. Life is a process, as you must be willing to suffer short term in order to gain peace long term.

If you are absolutely sure about yourself, why would you ask someone to validate you? Sure we've all had our moments of indecisiveness, wondering if right is right, or wrong is wrong, wanting something more definitive you can live with internally. Fortunately for you, God presents us with clarity all the time, and its in the form of self awareness, knowing who you are, and not allowing anyone to force anything on you that doesn't agree with you. Never allow your spirit to accept something you KNOW is wrong, because knowing what you know you know, should never be compromised under no circumstances.

The more you value yourself in life, the longer you'll live. The more you (think) your value is to life, the lesser your value becomes. Your value in life is based on the love you have for yourself, not the value you mentally place on yourself in society. The lesser the value you place on yourself, the more invisible you become in life. The self worth you place on yourself depends entirely up to you. Our value in life is based solely on the position God strategically has formatted for us to use. Do not allow the gifts God gave you to erode away as if it never existed, he would be very displeased.

If someone is expressing themselves to you, don't ignore them just because you do not believe in the things being said to you. Far to often we exercise an ignore mechanism, designed to tune out things we wish not to digest into our system we least desire. Now in saying that, lets get an understanding, don't (force) yourself into mentally accepting things your inner spirit rejects. But you shouldn't allow yourself to get to comfortable ignoring people that open themselves up to you for your listening ears to hear. Because if a person thought enough of you to open up to you, God thought enough of you to send them to you. (Think about it).

Have you ever thought about your life and the race against time? We live our lives each and everyday to the best of our ability, approaching each day with an agenda, often times prioritizing days in advance, monopolizing our lives to suit our needs. But the thing that goes unnoticed, is time, our worst enemy. You never really pay attention to it, until subtle warning signs start tapping you on the shoulder, like seeing people your own age you haven't seen in years, or seeing someone you failed to recognize due to age. It's at that point you have to look yourself in the mirror and wonder how do you appear to others? You've witnessed family, friends, and even pets, leave to live another life stress free. Have you ever thought about (your) race against time?