Going-Rogue.blog

“I don’t understand why things have to be this hard.” These are the words that I find myself repeating multiple times a day in regards to both personal and professional issues. I can’t understand why whatever issues that arise can’t be handled with grace and understanding, patience and compassion, and kindness and empathy. It simply boggles my mind when I find myself in the midst of a conflict during which grown adults resort to verbal abuse. Unfortunately, I have witnessed or been involved in my fair share of frays as of late.

Life has dealt me a number of tough blows over the last few years, and, as a result, I have had to change my perspective in every single facet of my life. As I have attempted to come to grips with the many heart-breaks of the last four years, I have worked very hard to refocus my energy into acts of kindness and words of love. Granted, it doesn’t always work out that way, but I try.

However, as I write these words, I’m reminded of an aphorism which I use on a fairly frequent basis: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” According to BookBrowse.com, the phrase might have originated as early as the twelfth century, but even that date seems a bit suspect. Unfortunately, no one has really been able to pin down the exact origin of that phrase. I would rather not dwell on the origin, but rather focus on the meaning behind the phrase. My personal interpretation is that words are meaningless without the actions to back them up.

I wake each day with a grateful heart, thanking God for the breath in my lungs and the blood pumping through my body. It is my personal mission to work through the chaos of daily life with goodness and light. While I am only one person, it only takes one person to make a difference in the life of another.