today i made an official decision. i am going to unofficially be a hippie. i'll still shower. promise. and no drugs. double promise. but, i have this new desire for my life...chill. peace. love. happiness. that's what it's all about. i decided for my theme i would take something kenny chesney said, 'cept i'm going to alter it a bit. a shirt? no shoes? no problems. chill out. do your best. love all. let life happen.
a few months ago i began pondering about how the happiest times of my life were those when i was most carefree. when i didn't worry. when i had a list of goals, worked hard, but just didn't stress about what went wrong or right or up or down, just loved everyone and everything.
the most important thing we can learn in this life is to love. love everyone, love all, even yourself. Christ demonstrated this example over and over again. He was repeatedly telling His disciples, "Love thy neighbor as thyself." He healed the sick, both mentally and physically, raised the dead. He also raised the the living from their sad and lonely states of life and frames of mind. Everywhere He went He just showed and showered love. He helped all men to look towards the future of bigger and better things that were to come. and most importantly, He just chilled out. He told all men to chill out. one of my favorite things He ever said was, "why take ye thought for rainment? consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.....wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you." (Matt. 6: 28, 29)
it really is the ultimate way to live. we will always have stress and worries, but the most important thing to do is love and do your best. that's it.
and now to put hippie life into practice.....
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hmmm.....interesting.....something to think about......a stress-free life.....yeah, I could live with that.
I think you're dead on. Just live and love. Bad things happen. Deal with it and move on. Bad things are going to happen. Stop worrying and just....breathe.
I like it. Think I might go a little hippie myself.
Way to go, Angelica! You will be so much happier--as it seems you have already figured out. I love being the "cool" parent and letting Dash run through the sprinklers or play in the sand while the other parents won't let their kids get dirty. So you have one more thing to wash, I think it's more important to make fun memories. (Plus, I never figured you as up-tight!)
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