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Israelmore Ayivor
Do you have any concerns about life? Concerns about YOUR life and how you want to live it…
Or maybe should I ask; do you know what your Philosophy of Life is? Everyone has their unique Philosophy of Life,
whether they realize it or not… at least that is what I believe.
Nothing like a birthday, an additional notch on your “lifebelt”
to bring up questions, to want to make you reassess choices you've made, close
or open doors you staked on, or simply… give you a chance to pause, breath and
appreciate where and how you are standing right on this new year…
Philosophy: “A particular set of ideas about knowledge,
truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc…”
A PoL
will usually apply to (and not change depending on any given situation), something,
an idea, a belief that is factual to you, and that no matter what you do, say,
see, or experience it will always remain a fact… You naturally revert to your PoL because it encompasses “the how”
to your happiness…
I also believe that your PoL can change depending on where you are in life… Well, I’m not
100% certain if it’s changing, or just adding characteristics to refine it but
what I know is that you need to commit to your beliefs while keeping an open
mind to different ways and different traditions.
After many years
of living, (and probably the opposite of how I come across to the few who take
the time to read my randomness - Life
Lessons), I don’t have it all
figured out and I can bank on the fact that I probably will never have it
figured out. With that being said, every “today” that I have woken up to
experience, has brought so much wisdom to my “tomorrows” that the summation of
years lived have so far allowed me to learn more, to be more discerning, to be
more judicious in my choice, and to be more understanding of life…
With age I’ve learned a few things. One of the things I’ve
learned is that the person I am today is the result of (or the combination of)
all the wisdom I’ve summarized into guides of how my life’s path should be
navigated. Small philosophies which are all about questions and possible
answers… philosophies that translate to commitment because they are deep in
accepting, deeper in understanding, deepest in putting into practice and when they
are all put together, they make us who we are…
I believe that while two people may have the same PoL, the way they got to it is rarely
the same. The experience is less likely to be the same. Things like deception,
birth, death, love, expectation, disappointment, struggle, success, failure,
hurdles, mistakes, joy, sorrow, triumph, happiness, etc., are what experiences
are made from. The way you bounce back from the experience, the “take away”
from the experience is what will shape a person’s philosophy. Your PoL will vary depending on your life
experience. I believe that no two people will have seen life in the same
way…similar but not the same.
“Live life to the fullest…”
“Don’t sweat the small stuff…”
“Work on making the grass around you greener…”
“All in due time…”
“Don’t be a passenger in your life, be the driver…”
“Live and Learn… Nothing is ever in vain…”
“Everything in moderation is one of the keys to happiness…”
“Today is what today is… Tomorrow is your opportunity…”
These are some of the PoL’s
in my lifeJ. With the years, I have mastered a few of them and
within the same years, I have had the opportunity to work and better myself
through them. Every defining moment in my life brought up a new PoL, or just a refinement of it. I do believe
that I am a better person today than I ever been, because tomorrow is my opportunity to do better and to be better.
I strive to live a full life each day, laugh, and love deeply.
I try to be nicer; to not give up on patience J… I tried every day to
learn how to be a better Rose, to be a good friend, a good mom and partner.
I try to set realistic expectations for myself and those
around me. I welcome any opportunities to learn by not being afraid of failure and
by remembering that all I can do is try harder next time and learn from my
mistakes. At times it might feel as though it’s moving slowly but believe you
me, life is going by quicker and faster than any of us really want it to, so
make every day count…
To the fullest of you
RosieSandz
