tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002286844961479426.post4146818629356779022..comments2023-09-10T08:04:19.760-06:00Comments on AMERICAN SUNDAY: awarenessayleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15752386394469926717noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002286844961479426.post-69025197585052766142012-05-28T11:06:38.507-06:002012-05-28T11:06:38.507-06:00I also think that the way to feel some measure of ...I also think that the way to feel some measure of stability in this world we live in and the way to be able to be completely aware of our surroundings and not be depressed is if we find something we can do to make things a little better. It doesn't have to be big. In fact, I think the small things have a greatest impact. Do you smile at the people you see? Do you commiserate with the woman in the store whose kids are screaming? Do you help the older woman get her groceries into her car? Do you clean up the cheerios left in the pew in front of you at church? Do you allow someone to get on the freeway in front of you? Do you give some little bit of service to someone and make sure nobody knows you did it? Do you plant a flower in a pot on your front porch? Do you write really cool blog posts that make someone think? (Oh wait,...) :) <br /><br />Well anyway, you got my 4 cents here! :) <br /><br />Shannonthe3bfgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934457334209504756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002286844961479426.post-70764001840665072632012-05-28T10:33:40.802-06:002012-05-28T10:33:40.802-06:00My thought is this: those who are aware of their s...My thought is this: those who are aware of their surroundings and are unhappy, are they TOTALLY aware of their surroundings? I don't think they are. I think they are only focusing on the bad things. There are still an equal number of good things as there are bad things in the world. When you look at the filthy floors of a messy house, you can also see the happiness of a child playing in the dirt. When you look at the pollution caused by too many cars on the road, you can also see the beauty of the sunflowers growing by the freeway. <br /><br />You're going to find whatever you want to find in the world whether it be sadness or happiness, war or peace, selfishness or giving. The REALLY aware people see all of that. They are saddened by the bad stuff and uplifted by the good. They aren't frozen into a stasis of horror but are able to be completely aware of their surroundings and do something to better their small part of the world. In doing so, they are happy. <br /><br />Shannonthe3bfgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934457334209504756noreply@blogger.com