Safe Haven

Howdy, interwebers. I apologize for the leave of absence that I took over the last few months. The thing is I moved, and I also completely forgot to post. My bad. However, I am back now, so all of you who read this can rest easy that there are more lessons to be learned.

This week I wanted to talk about something near and dear to my heart. I want to talk about people. Even though there are lots of humans out there who are, for lack of a better word, assholes. They make it difficult to find any redeeming qualities in this planet. I see it every day. There are people who are just cruel because they can be. I thought I had pretty much cut everyone out of my life that was like this. I was so very wrong.

It turns out that I moved in with someone who takes joy in inflicting emotional pain on me. She can be so awful it’s a wonder I haven’t just said enough and moved out.  Your home is supposed to a sanctuary. A place you can go to be safe and secure. You go home to escape the horrors of society. My sanctuary has once again been taken from me. I trusted this person to safe guard our home from negativity and deceit, but I found myself surrounded by it more than I thought possible. I prefer the hustle and bustle of my menial job to my home. How truly depressing, but living with her has shown me to importance of being gracious and kind.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…sometimes the most wonderful thing you can do for someone is to show them a little kindness. You never know what they are dealing with outside the time they are with you. Show them that at least you care about their well-being.  Im not saying you should kiss their butts or anything. However, you can throw a complement their way every once in a while. Or even just sit and listen to what is going on in their lives. It’s amazing how much people can open up when you just shut your mouth, and be attentive.

The lesson I want you all to take away from this is simple; Simple acts of kindness. Open a door for someone. Tell them they have a killer ass, or that you like the way they smell. I honestly don’t care how you do it just do it. There is so much hate and violence in the world. Imagine what kind of future we could create if we just start treating each other with love and respect. Maybe Christ was on the something when he said to “love thy neighbor as thyself.”