The greatest failing of all is to let
yourself be determined by others.
Listen and consider what others say,
contemplate and assimilate their ideas,
but ultimately determine yourself,
by yourself. That is what it means
to be free.
Things are not good or bad.
People like to blame things,
it is this constant habit we
have of pushing responsibility
away from ourselves and onto
others and objects.
Things require action.
A noun does nothing without a verb.
A gun is harmless until action is applied.
Medicine does nothing, until it is taken.
Freedom to speak to many people,
is a thing, benign. How you use
it determines it’s benefit or detriment.
Freedom of self determination,
that is what most people fear.
It is a fear of self.
Many don’t want the burden of
determining themselves,
I cannot describe the satisfaction,
and you could not understand it anyway,
if you don’t know it first hand.
Thought is the only reality.
Your thoughts are your
perception, and that in turn
becomes reality.
Determine your thoughts,
and you determine yourself.
The burden of you,
truly rests on you,
and you alone.
Everything is a choice.
Dispute that anyway you
like, but in the end,
your response to every
event is up to you.
Stupid people succeed,
and smart people fail,
all the time.
Luck and fortune,
are states of mind.
They are choices.
Every situation can be won
or lost, it is up to you.
Sometimes the way to win,
is to walk away.
Sometimes winning is just
minimizing your losses.
You determine your outcome.
