30 Days of Sue: Day 09 – Your beliefs

Your Beliefs

My beliefs. I believe in gravity. I believe in the moon and the sun. I believe in the wind and water and the power of both.
I believe that this particular blog post would like for me to try to establish my religious beliefs. I won't do that.
I may go as far as saying that I believe that I am responsible for living my life in such a way that I hurt none, comfort many, and sleep well at night knowing I did my best in all things.

I believe I am a little bit crazy.
I believe that it is normal.
I believe that I am not a particularly good judge of what is normal and what is not.

I believe that intelligence is learned.
I believe that sense is a treasure, common sense being the most rare, and good sense worth it's weight in gold. Book sense counts for nothing unless you have good sense and common sense to use what you have learned from those books.

I believe that everyone should read a book of fiction at least once a year.

I believe that reading makes the mind exercise by ascribing faces and features and landscapes to words.
I believe animated discussions are good for the inner me, and I believe that reminiscing is healthy.
I believe that sharing shared memories helps keep us grounded in truth.

I believe that if you don't care for the life of a caterpillar, you can't truly appreciate the beauty of the butterfly.

I believe that my fear of spiders and wasps is probably exaggerated and I believe that I don't care.

I believe that clouds are some of the most beautiful expressions of mother nature's ability to inspire awe and serenity.

I believe that the smell of a baby's skin is the most heavenly perfume ever known.
I believe that the laughter of a baby is the absolute pinnacle of joy.

I believe that you should not judge another unless you have lived a life equally as troubled as those that you are judging.

I believe in love at first sight.

I believe in myself.

I believe most humans are born with a sense of right and wrong.

I believe some people are not. Avoid them.


I believe there is no greater love than that of a mother for her children, or her grandchildren.
I believe the same of a father, and a grandfather.

I believe you should encourage your children to do things that require thought and patience.
I believe you should spank your children when they are misbehaving, rude, or when they do mean, or malicious things to people or animals. Discussing it comes -after- they can't sit down.

I believe that we should be careful what we wish for because we might get it.

I believe that we take the roads that we must, either because we want to, or we have to, but I believe that the journey will be interesting, and frightening, and enlightening, and that we'll meet people and do things that are important to the whole, piece and parcel, of us.

I believe that I am not perfect.
I believe everyone is capable of creating something beautiful.
I believe that some people are too scared to try.

I believe fear of failure is a greater shackle and barricade than any prison wall or cell could ever endeavor to be.

I believe that jumping out of an airplane is a foolish dare to death.

I believe that we are predestined to die eventually. Jumping out of a plane is not how I intend to do it.

I believe that if you drink too much the floor WILL come up and hit you in the face, and then lie there acting as if it knew nothing about it.

I believe that dogs have this 'life' thing figured out, and are role models for people - without the bit about sniffing butts of course.

I believe that cats are the aristocrats of the animal kingdom.

I believe that if you can't love an animal, you can't love a person. People are a lot more difficult.


I believe if someone forgives you, you should forgive yourself.

I believe that looking back will cause you to wreck your future. It's like driving forward while looking into the rear-view mirror.

I believe that life is short. Don't spend it being miserable. If you are happy, cherish it. If you are not, it's time to take a different road.

I don't believe that speaking your mind is always the best thing to do. People tend to use that as an excuse to be rude because they think you can't fault them for speaking their mind.
I believe it is easy to forget that your words could hurt someone irrevocably because you spoke and didn't think.
I think it is better to speak from the heart - those words tend to hurt less.

I believe that if you can't appreciate your shortcomings and faults and find humor in them, you're going to be a miserable person.

I believe in fairness.
I don't always believe in equality because we are not all equal, and some people confuse equality with entitlement.

I believe that you shouldn't let your mouth write checks that your ass can't cash. In other words, say it, be it, and mean it. Don't over extend yourself and don't promise more than you can give.

I believe you should never loan out more money than you can afford to lose.

I believe I would die to save your life if I love you.

I believe that flowers are mother nature's way of smiling at us.
I believe that this is probably enough to muddle your mind and cross your eyes.

I believe that this is
~ The End~