May you always have the gumption to do and think what is right!
I have noticed in life that things some things are always a struggle. When I thought about these things, I realized they were either not good for me or simply not a good fit in my life at that time.
For example, take my relationship with my biological mother. It has always been a terrible struggle, even when I was a small child. We have never felt close and have never been able to talk about anything besides the weather and other generic things. When I was twelve years old and didn’t understand what was happening to my body, I asked one of my several adopted moms. I just didn’t feel comfortable enough with my mother to speak with her openly about my concerns. They were too personal and she was never personal with me.
It was difficult, but I eventually found the gumption to stop letting my lack of closeness with my mother bother me. Since I made this decision, I feel happy because I focus on the many people around me who care about me instead of on someone who dragged me down.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines gumption as
“the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation
and to do it with energy and determination”.
I have never lacked gumption. In high school on prom night, a group of my peers passed around a joint. When it was passed to me, I said “No, I don’t want any!” Not smoking that joint was the best thing for me to do and I said no with determination!
Having lived over half a century, I have even more common sense. No, I don’t let anyone or anything determine what I do or think. Instead, I search for the truth about an issue, study the facts, and then decide what is best. This means I don’t rely on opinions voiced by any news station to form my opinions of a particular person. Most of the time, the news is biased and filled with opinions, not facts.
When the news says something negative about any person or politician, I search until I find factual information that contains no opinions on the same topic. Then I search more to verify what I found. After I have done these things, I form my own opinion of what to do or think about that particular person.
It is never good to let others form your opinions for you!
Please exercise your gumption daily!
If you do, you’ll have fewer struggles and more control of your life!
Let the encouraging words in these near a river posts help you
soar like an eagle above life’s storms.
Perhaps you can learn from these facts…
First you must create space for peace…
Enjoy your freedom, Americans!
What does research say?
Enjoy BJ’s encouraging words
on near a river!
