World on a phone

The most strangest aspect I have encountered recently is how it is possible to be communicating with those I love the most only through the phone, chats, texts, and video chat.

My brain is so overwhelmingly amazed how it is possible to not feel my loved one's hugs, kisses, or physical presence... yet know that I know they are real and only connect by phone or video surpasses my senses... still trying to get used to it.

Beliefs

As I was doing research on how to properly form a mission statement, I came across this question: 

What beliefs do I hold to be true?

Many, I will list as many as I can here:

• my personal success and decisions are solely dependent on myself

• live a life free of blame

• suffering should be avoided at all costs if not necessary

• I should be the first to make a positive change and not wait for others

• make the most of blessings and resources that we have

• judge by facts & evidence - not assumptions

• should be grateful for what we have

• only we can love & understand  ourself in a way nobody else can

• don't judge yourself for things out of your control

• we were all given certain talents for a reason

• can't expect new results doing same old things

• there exists a creator, and all creation has an important role &  purpose

• nothing is by coincidence

• I never regretted doing something truly good for myself, others, or creating something that I wanted to create out of inspiration.

• there is no such thing as one soulmate, relationships are ultimately a rational decision

• what goes around comes around

• there is no shame in doing your best

• don't judge a person until you've walked in their shoes

• self-respect is not selfish

• let faith & wisdom lead life - not fear

• live life like everyday is your last - because one day you'll be right

• it is not just a belief when you know it is true

• can't complain about the results until you've tried all your possible options

• little things add up to be big things

• nothing comes without a price; choose wisely

• money is like water

• growth is not meant to be comfortable

• Talk The talk, Walk The Walk

• some things are easier said than done

• better coward alive than a hero dead

• we are more influential than we can imagine

• emotions lie/facts don't

• the soul should be in control of the body and not vice-versa

• History has a tendency to repeat itself

• The best way to reconstruct the future, is by reconstructing the present and learning from the past

• Quantity does not equal Quality (Quantity ≠ Quality)

• The Creator has one truth that exists for all people, religion is selectively man-made by specific groups of people.

• There is one truth, but many ways of perceiving that one truth.

• Se há vida, há esperança 

(If there is life, there is hope)

and many more I may or may not list on here later..... 

beautiful

It was so sunny the day I took this picture, i hardly knew what I was really taking a picture of, but now looking back at it in my photo gallery it came out so beautiful.

Also this one as well

skeletons in the closet

Skeletons in the closet

google search definition:

"a colloquial phrase and idiom used to describe an undisclosed fact about someone which, if revealed, would damage perceptions of the person;"

As I was reading the book Casamento Blindado (Bulletproof Marriage), 

in the very first pages, came the topic of revealing the past of each partner, essentially each person has their own personal baggage from their past that they carry along whether they like it or not - how they were raised, past experiences - it is a part of them because it is a part of their history.

To understand where we are now, and to where we are headed, we must first understand from where we come from in every sense and how that makes us who we are.

I am more than 100% sure that most every person has parts of their history that they are not so excited to share with the whole world at just any moment. They are things that are not so easily understood, especially in the wrong context could lead to many unwanted misunderstandings.

What do I mean specifically when saying skeletons in the closet? 

That definition depends on the personal perspective of each person,

for some the envisioned "skeleton" may seem so real but in reality be something entirely insignificant in that context. 

For example: 

A teenage girl afraid of revealing her talent of playing the violin for fear of unwanted attention.

The real "skeleton" perceived would be something that reasonably could cause some form of  misunderstandings that undermine or severely threat personal well-being/reputation. 

Usually and very often something very disturbing that is seen as "best left unsaid".

For example: 

(hard to write an example ... real "skeletons" are very disturbing, and many times go against social norms)

A mother is afraid of telling her young daughter that their grandmother has been involved in witchcraft.

Many times, couples get married with only but a superficial understanding of each other's histories. Much in part to impress one another during the dating part before marriage. This complicates their marriage because these skeletons in the closet are revealed naturally as time goes by, when these histories show to affect the life of the couple.

From a personal perspective... revealing the "skeletons in the closet" is definitely much easier said than done, when you are getting to know someone you never knew before there is a lot of space for misunderstandings. 

Trying to get out of your "shell", but then at the same time needing to understand who you are speaking to and how to measure the weight of your words.