Do Not Allow External Situations Dictate How You Should feel

Even though it seems like the end of days.

Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

You can imagine why I feel this way. 

Too many things happening simultaneously in the world make me feel distressed. I am a human being sharing the same planet and the same afflictions caused by the current situations. 

It's enough having to struggle to meet our needs and feel saddened by how the world seems to be collapsing. Wars, pandemics, and the miserable mask on my face hiding my faint smile.

At the beginning of the week, I had to think a lot about what I would write for today, and believe me; it’s hard to talk about the power of habits when tragedies are happening in the world around me. 

I can not control those external situations, and all I can do is watch them with the affliction on the news.

How far will man want to go with his ambition to have and control everything?

One day, a businessman told me that I couldn't get very far without ambition. 

But what kind of ambition? Is there one good and one bad?

The answer: There is one healthy and one unhealthy.

Let me explain something to you.

There’s one that doesn't mind stepping over everyone to get what it wants, and then another that drives you to improve yourself.

It is an intersection of paths that only you can decide which one to take. Keep in mind that a single miscalculation and your world can collapse.

 Your reputation, your dignity, and most of all, your integrity are at stake.

Orders that become dictates come from dictators

To achieve their ambitions, people use the weapon of misinformation to neutralize the free speech vote — a malevolous and deadly weapon in their arsenal of manipulation.

We keep fighting for our rights, freedom, and peace until a giant comes with false propaganda to crush us and shut us up.

Let’s keep the hope that the situation in the world (and I’m not just saying Europe) reaches a peace agreement.

Guard your heart.

As obedient children, do not conform to the desires that you previously had in your ignorance. 1 Peter 1:14

My intention is not to preach to you but to bring you to the awareness that you are the guardian of your thoughts and what you allow to dwell in your heart. It is very precious.

Let’s continue working and feeding our families even though the economy is weighing heavily on our shoulders and gasoline prices continue to rise — let’s not let our guard down.

Guard your heart to stay healthy and free from affliction — no matter what is happening outside.

Winter is about to pass, and spring will come with its beauty and splendor. The little birds will continue to sing near our window, and the sun will come out warmer and more radiant every day until summer arrives.

Let us pray or be aware of wishing the world the best. 

There’s so much beauty in this existence to admire. 

Don’t be discouraged by the current events.

Hope is what keeps the world going in the right direction.

Thanks for reading.

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I want to ask you the favor of taking a minute to write me a comment about what you would like me to write about in my articles.

That will give me a guide to the compass of my writing.

I like to write about how I managed to get out of homelessness and addictions. 

I wouldn't want that to happen to you.

Writing about the habits and strategies that helped me get out of homelessness helped me sweep away all the bad habits that I previously practiced in my ignorance.

But I’m still a work in progress.

Many practices derailed my life, and today, I am grateful for the opportunity I have to live a new life. I want to make the most of it, but with your help, I can learn to know myself better and know what to write about.

I thank you for your time and your attention.

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