What I do know!

Right now in my life, I feel there is a lot that I don't know and a lot that I have conflicting emotions regarding. So I wanted to dedicate this blog post to some things I've recently been thinking about, things I do know.. One thought I've had, and thing that I know is, we were all created in God's image.. Every last one of us, not just those of certain religious backgrounds, but every single one of us.. So we all are of divine nature. I believe it is the choices each one of us makes that will bring out that nature and cause us to be good people. I honestly don't believe it is solely based on religion or worship but on choices. I think all too often we all forget that we were all created the same way, that we all are children of God.. Second thought, confidence is sexy lol.. Believing in and loving yourself is contagious, it's powerful and it's beautiful. I recently wrote a post addressing my thoughts on this, but I'd like to twist it a bit. I believe confidence and loving oneself is also key to adequatly loving others.. In regards to this topic a lot of people say to love others you have to first love yourself, I believe that one can love others and not be completely sure about themselves. But I also believe to be able to give people the love they need you need to love you. If we are always focused inward and on what we're not, we are going to not only miss what the people standing right in front of us are, we are going to miss those precious moments in life that are so easy to overlook.. Third, JUDGEMENT... I think we all judge to a certain exstent. Sometimes it's just the intial shock of something being different then what you expected that makes us judge. I think that's normal but it's how quickly we address that, and about how we approach the differences. The older I get the more I think my hippie roots come out lol.. I say that because I feel like the key to not being judgemental is love. Loving others through anything, and not seeing them for what you think they should be but seeing and loving them for exactly for who they are.. I for one love that I'm in a world where we are all different. I love that we don't have the same challenges, or strengths, talents etc. And my philosphy is so what, so what if SueMarieMack Phillips died her hair pink and got a tatoo lol.. If they are happy and healthy I'm happy for them, if it's something that I think may not be making them happy then I'll be a supportive open minded person and I will always pray for them.. Lastly.. I know that I'm loved, I know that I have a great support team in this life, and I know that this life isn't easy (but it sure is fun).. I know that feeling and being free is important to me, which is why I make the choices that I make. I know that we have so much control on how we let this life effect us. I know that in my life are some extremely beautiful people, I know they have beautiful souls. I know that there is a God, I know that Jesus Christ is the savior of the world.. I know honesty is always the best policy. I know that I have a wonderful family.. And I know that I'm a good person... There's alot that I may not know right now but I am choosing to focus and glory in the known instead of the unknown.. I have a great hope that the unknown will be revealed when I'm ready for it.. Till then CHEERS!