When one looks around at the world, its current state and the people in it, and believes that they are earnestly doing their very best to make good decisions on behalf of themselves and those about whom they care, it can leave one with a pretty low opinion of their abilities in general.

But, if you assume they are not doing their very best, you ( Read more... )

Belief is the hammer, and observed fact is the anvil with which we forge our realities.

( Poetry within. Proceed at your own risk. )

For Zerophyna:

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With a nod to ShyMouse:

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The Universe is a skate park, and we are all issued a can of spray paint at birth. Will you be a vandal, or an artist?

Often I am frustrated to find that when I would deliver a message of optimism ("You can get better tomorrow."), the recipient takes away a message of despondency ("I'm not good enough for you today?").

Here's a poem I was inspired to write in response to a web acquaintance going into (and successfully getting out of) triple-bypass surgery.
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