Learning To Love Everyone

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. 

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

  It has been sometime since I sat down to my computer and typed a fresh thought. I must admit that I have been extremely busy at my home and with my family. I have no complaints about my life for in these times we need only to keep our eyes and ears open and we will readily see that there are many whose situations easily put our pitiful complaints to rest. 

  This has been a very enlightening year for me. I purposed to release toxic people from my life, to become more financially responsible, to be good about my opinion of myself, to be an active voice in matters of community and world views, to better understand my Facebook family and to try to be there for them and not to criticize them for the times when they are up and down and to be a better husband, father and friend. I am so very thankful for the burdens that have been lifted and the freeness of my soul. 
  

  And you, how have you been? I ask this sincerely because I don't want to be one of those people who can go on and on about themselves and never pause to really see how you are doing. I will admit that I am a bit addicted to Facebook because of the daily interaction it gives me with such a varying degree of personalities. I  don't like talking on the phone very much but I will text, message and respond to many of your postings. Some of you only like to share postings that you can personally identify with, some of you are deeply introspective about life and like to share what it has taught you, some have found religion and you wish that all men/women could share in your love of God, others love the past; the old sitcoms and old movies, some are very political while others seek to save others from making the bad mistakes that they, themselves, have made in matters of love. It's all good.

  
  In retrospect, I suppose the most difficult thing about being on Facebook, for me, was developing an attitude of tolerance concerning the opinions some people may display in their postings. Some are politically inflammatory, some are racist towards a specific group of people, (and that goes both ways), some despise those who post their love for their significant other while others wonder why people post every location and task, (regardless as to how trivial), they do in a day. People are people and therefore they have their own individual ways of doing things. Isn't that what makes life so interesting?

  I encourage you to keep being YOU. 
You are unique and there is absolutely no one like you. Those who don't like your posts have the option of ignoring them or deleting you from their page. Just know this; someone is being encouraged, rejuvenated, made to smile or laugh and carry when they wanted to give up on everything merely because of your thoughts, actions and words.

  Let's all have a lighter view of life and ourselves.
  I love you all,
  Dennis