Post by MappaM on Jul 22, 2008 21:51:25 GMT -5
In everyone's life is strife of one kind or another. Some have difficult relatives, others have cranky neighbors and some have wars and battles. It never is a smooth ride, we never are trouble free so what can you do?
I give you this little piece of advice. Whenever there is trouble rather small as a disagreement or large as a war to the death, pick your battles wisely. Not every trouble needs to be solved, not every battle needs to be fought. Look carefully at the difficulty, the options for cure, and weigh the outcome rather fought or not. Sometimes to ignore is good, other times to ignore is tragic.
Pick your battles, for all of them will not be won. If you are fortunate, you will win more than you loose.
Know who or what you battle. You cannot defeat what you do not know. You can fight it but you cannot defeat it. Many times a draw is not acceptable.
Know who your friends are. These who would help you fight the good fight must have your conviction, must have your will to win, must have your success in thier hearts and minds if not, fight alone.
Never forget who you are. Do not become something you are not, just to make a point or fight a fight, or win a war. You will loose the point, the fight and the war.
Rejoice quietly in your successes. The fight was yours alone in choice, have comfort in a battle fought and won.
When you loose, learn. There is much to be gained from a lost argument and total defeat. Look at why you fought, look at who you fought, look at how you fought and never repeat the mistates that were made.
Blessed Be to the battles and wars in our lives for they teach us much, they define who we are, they bring us success and give us PEACE when the battles end.
Blessed Be the warriors who defend rightiously
~MappaM~
I give you this little piece of advice. Whenever there is trouble rather small as a disagreement or large as a war to the death, pick your battles wisely. Not every trouble needs to be solved, not every battle needs to be fought. Look carefully at the difficulty, the options for cure, and weigh the outcome rather fought or not. Sometimes to ignore is good, other times to ignore is tragic.
Pick your battles, for all of them will not be won. If you are fortunate, you will win more than you loose.
Know who or what you battle. You cannot defeat what you do not know. You can fight it but you cannot defeat it. Many times a draw is not acceptable.
Know who your friends are. These who would help you fight the good fight must have your conviction, must have your will to win, must have your success in thier hearts and minds if not, fight alone.
Never forget who you are. Do not become something you are not, just to make a point or fight a fight, or win a war. You will loose the point, the fight and the war.
Rejoice quietly in your successes. The fight was yours alone in choice, have comfort in a battle fought and won.
When you loose, learn. There is much to be gained from a lost argument and total defeat. Look at why you fought, look at who you fought, look at how you fought and never repeat the mistates that were made.
Blessed Be to the battles and wars in our lives for they teach us much, they define who we are, they bring us success and give us PEACE when the battles end.
Blessed Be the warriors who defend rightiously
~MappaM~