The Battle

We draw the lines in the sand.    We arm ourselves with tactics and facts (or, if unscrupulous, with innuendo and supposition).   We prepare for the worst.   And with that mindset we head into war.

Here's the thing, though.  Not everything is a fight, not everything is a battle - yet often we live our lives that way.   Much of current American culture does nothing to dissuade this - from Bravo to the White House - rationale and reasoning has gone with the wind to be replaced with the mindset that daily we need to vanquish foes to assure our place in society and maintain our egos.

What a waste.

Much of life can be, and should be, without conflict.   To get what we need is not impossible - often it requires more work or a little bit of diplomacy or a dose of negotiations.   And that's just the way life is.

But I have witnessed people approach life from the downside.   They have convinced themselves that to get what they need they will have to battle for every little thing - and because that is their perception, it then becomes their reality.

Then they become exhausted and disillusioned.   Then  they are worn out.

So it's really how we approach life, isn't it?

Not everything is easy, not everything is hard.     Sometimes the advantage swings our way, sometimes it doesn't.   Yesterday we were lucky - today someone else is.     That's the way it goes.   One of the gifts we've been given inherently is to be able to navigate through life using our talents and creativity.  To find our way to peace through this is truly a good thing.

The points are these:   we don't have to accept everything that's thrown our way - but not everything is a battle.    If we create battles daily - we won't have the energy left to  fight for what really is worth fighting for.

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