Just What's A Canker Sore
9 years ago
Thursday, July 28, 2005
I wonder what kind of impact we leave on our world. I want to have a positive one that helps shape the lives of others in whatever way I can. I don't want to miss out on any opportunities that are provided for me to have an impact on this world and on the individual lives of others. I wonder how many opportunities I have squandered by being so preoccupied with myself that I just can't see them. I have such a heart to do some good in this world. It can be overwhelming thinking that I am just one person, but I know that I can have an impact. Perhaps not one that causes me to be famous, but that's not necessarily what I want. In fact, I think fame would suck! But I do want to be the kind of person that those who I come into contact with remember me as someone who mattered and had a positive impact.
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I'd like to think also that i've had a positive impact to the people around me. I offer my advice to any who listen and to some who don't want to listen (cos i feel they need to hear it even if it hurts our friendship in someway), and i feel that it is usally pretty good advice. The only problem is, i don't really use my advice for myself, which i know would really improve things for me.
When a opportunity comes along to help others and i don't act, i hate myself for days even weeks after. But the only thing i can do is learn from that and next time give my time and energy to help anyway i can.
I don't mind if people don't know that i've helped them, some might never know, but i get the satisfaction in knowing i have made a difference.
Much easier to give advice than take it, absolutely. However, I love it when I'm talking to someone else about their problem, and the stuff I'm saying is so relevant to myself, that I get all revved up to go and change my life too :)
Guilt is a terrible thing. I reckon that guilt is often the cause of us missing opportunities to help others, cos we're so selfishly caught up in our own self-hate, that we don't look outside ourselves to see where we can be blessing others.
And I agree dboy, much easier to dish out advice than take it. Stupid ego...
Every persons different. Some go out of their way to hurt others, while some just don't care and the rest try to help as much as they can. I suppose we can only make a difference in the situations that present themselves to us. But i feel that i can still put my self in a position that i can do more, more often.
For the good of humanity!
although that idea in me was through off kilter a little when learning about our inherent sinfulness. but let's not go into that at this moment in time. my brain isn't all that switched on just yet.