TIMES WITHOUT SMILES

Well I guess I might have titled this more some part of many days. At least on some occasions it feels that way.

I'm not recommending it naturally or saying you can see them as a blessing necessarily. Only that they are part of life.

And if one can learn to see them in context it does make coping with them easier. From my view that seems to be true.

I always love listening to people who try to get me to believe they always remain calm in any crisis. To be able to magically, never be afraid or angry or any other emotion that is so hard to control.

Now I don't want to be cruel, but let's be honest here, if a person has some weakness such as an addiction to sugar or any other opiate of denial, then claims to keep balanced, isn't it rather a contradiction. I'm not trying to claim to be perfect. I have plenty of my own compulsions, but then I don't clam to have control over my emotions constantly.

I don't take time to pretend I have all the solutions to life, nor do I offer myself and mentor and guide to every other soul in terms of how to improve their live. What I do seek to do is be honest.

To simply say in my own stumbling way, can you really get pass the point of lying to yourself? If you are so busy telling others how to life can you first start by admitting you have a problem that you can't control?

I admit to that problem at times. I use to sit in such a mindset, but these days I've come to accept through my failings, a basic truth that only the Lord can solve people's problems in a positive way.

Even if it is by giving one a peace about having to deal with living life in the midst of such emotional liabilities. How much easier would it be if so many extremists in their religious convictions could truly show they were not the paragon of hypocrisy?

That would truly be so wonderful if it happen. But that isn't very likely. Not that I have noticed.

Instead I hope that perhaps I can by my own postings to simply encourage. It is okay to be honest and admit you are not always without times that lack smiles.

That it is fine to have a few tears as well as smiles. There is a difference between falling into a shadow and living there.

So along the way perhaps we can all find a few moments of grace. Chances to do more than see a reason to where a mask so nobody sees the truth we lie about.