Truth Well Spoken

     I've come to the conclusion that Truth, when spoken with conviction and tactful articulation, will produce a bond of mutual understanding that develop faith, trust, and respect. 

Be a Man

I've come to realize for myself that one of the most paramount attributes to being a man is the ability to take initiative. If you don't like that fact. Suck it up, Shut up, get over yourself and grow a pair. Be a Man and take the initiative now!

Missing

I've always heard the saying that you don't know what you have until you no longer have it. I feel that it sometimes is needed.
Why you ask?
Because it's life's way of slapping you upside the head and reminding you of how much of a moron you can be at times. Then in that moment, you hope and pray that it's not too late to try and set things right.
You're now ready to change yourself for the better.

Love or Fear?

We've all heard, in some form or another, that you're either motivated by Love or Fear. My question to that is: How? and/or Why?
In observing the individual words, I began to wonder what both Love and Fear was.
        Here is what I've found...
Charity vs Selfishness.

• Charity is the purely sincere love for ones fellow man. 

• Selfishness is the antitheses of that noble a virtue, choosing to look out for ones self, often without the consideration for others. 

Love for yourself, or for others? Selfishness, or selflessness?

Fear vs Faith.

• Fear, when translated to English from the Bible (specifically the Old Testament, from Hebrew translation), doesn't translate over 100% accurately. In many cases it can be replaced by the word 'Respect'. 'Fear':Respect::tails:heads. One's negative while the other is positive.

In one case, acting out of respect for ones parents can be done because you Love them, or because you are afraid (Fearful) of the consequences that may result by you not doing as they direct. Perhaps you are already aware of what the outcome of obeying a specific rule, request, or command will be and you're just doing so for-- not entirely selfish reasons, but for some personal reason all the same.

• Faith is not just a passive thing that one believes. Faith, of course, is a form of action. It's an active and consistently moving forward entity in all of our lives. When Faith is present Fear is gone. 

 Faith is the light of the burning candle amidst the enshrouding fear of darkness. Fear is the absence of Faith, just as darkness is the absence of light. With Faith, you and I can overcome the fears that inhibit and restrict our potential.

So it's clear to me that in the end you either have positive, or negative motivators.

The Storm Tossed Soul

     When things are out of balance in nature, a storm is created; and ofttimes that storm is exactly what puts nature back into balance. I think as humans, when we are out of balance, we sometimes have what I call an emotional storm. And sometimes that emotional storm is exactly what we need to help put ourselves back into balance.

Repentance

Repentance is a fundamental change in a persons understanding of ones self, others, and of God. It's a paradigm shift in ones understanding of the Atonement of Christ and how it truly works for them in their lives, as well as in the life of others.

The Echo of Life

I've noticed for myself that life is often like an echo.
What you send out comes back.
What you reap you sow.
What you give you get.
What you see in others exists in you.

Humility

I believe Humility isn't just about 'not putting yourself above another'. It's also not putting yourself underneath another as well. We are created equal, and equal we are.