I Believe

I believe that most normal people are good.

I believe our bad behaviors are taught and thrive on fear.

I believe in living balls-out like it all matters.

I believe that not trying/doing/loving/giving/being for fear of pain hurts someone more than failure and heartbreak.

I believe our basic goodness, if embraced, can overwhelm those without it. It can both fight things that are wrong and heal wounds.

I believe compassion and openness are more difficult, scarier, and more rewarding than selfishness and greed.

I believe it is far harder and scarier to love and accept than to hate and judge.

I believe the benefits from loving and accepting are well worth that work and fear.

I believe pragmatism can be a bullshit excuse to not stand up for what is right. Just because something has always been done a certain way or because everyone else always does it is an excuse to hide behind when it looks hard to stand up for something.

I believe we can change things for the better. I believe it is possible. All we have to do is make the decision to be better in small ways. Everyone has bravery and strength in them.

I believe most people are desperate for genuine human connection and to be loved for what they are. We are just afraid to seek it.

I believe so many things that are wrong with the world is taught. Our values are messed up. Our ideas of strength and weakness are askew. We can fix this. We just need to recognize that it needs to be done.

I believe faith in something is vital. I don’t mean we all need religion. I mean we need to believe in something, be it love, God, science, our families, something. Without faith, life  can become meaningless.

I believe there is a way to analyze why something is not for us without judgement. It takes introspection and thought. I fail at this quite a bit.

I believe failure is the least of things.

I believe we should seek balance and empathy.

I am going through one of my doubt phases. My dreams are screwing with me again, and I forgot for a little bit who I was and what I believe. I decided to list my beliefs and stare at them hard. I think they are good beliefs.

I need to just keep pushing and keep believing.