Ive been told that I am supposed to introduce myself to the steemit community. Now, a Southern girl is taught early not to talk about herself. It's just not ladylike. Much better to let others go talking about themselves. If you listen, you are more attractive to them and you just might learn something. But I did put a little something together to give you an idea:
It's really not polite to talk about people. I'd much rather talk about ideas. So here are some ideas. Consider this my "Rules for Living":
My ideal world is a place where people love one another. Jesus said: "Love one another, as I have loved you." Well I think that Jesus had that right. There is a place in this world for people with honor, goodness, integrity, gratefulness, humbleness. Those people get quite a gift. It's called grace.
It is hard to love yourself if you don't have honor. There are a lot of people without it in this world. They were never taught the value of it. Heck, even the Mafia has honor of some kind. Civilization can't survive without honor and morals. Honor is a gift a man gives himself. It can never be taken away if done properly. And if anyone tells you that someone can cause you to lose your honor, well they aren't thinking right about such things. We all stand in front of the creator by ourselves, so you aren't going to go saying "Well Lord, this person made me kill him cause he didn't have honor - or he caused me to lose my honor." Seems to me you should leave the disciplining to the Lord himself.
Our current culture is killing goodness. Our politicians worship Baal and Moloch in the dead of night and plan a future where 90 percent of us aren't here. They promote a culture where good is evil and evil is good. TV shows teach our bairns to "leave everyone else in the dirt." They don't understand what they are digging are their own graves. People who don't look out for one another soon step in something. Everyone needs someone to lean on. So don't think you can do it all by yourself - sometimes prayer is a great remedy. It's the spiritual bomb going off in the room. I highly recommend it...and pray for others too...God sees this and it makes him happy.
Be happy and grateful for your life. Not everyone is beautiful, rich or thin. Its like being famous, it sounds good on paper. Those folk tend to be the most unhappy anyway because they don't know who their friends really are. Think about it. If you were super-rich, super famous, super beautiful - could you trust anyone? Everyone wants you for your money, your body. etc. At least if you are average, you can be loved for yourself. Be grateful for your life and always value your health. Take your vitamins. They are our health insurance. Most diseases are preventable if you are getting all the right nutrients. Allopathic Doctors all get kickbacks for giving you bad pills that may make you sicker. Always look into natural remedies because those natural remedies can cure you, not "manage symptoms".
God said it best - "Pride comes before a fall." Humble is a trait God adores, because a humble man is able to love and stand before God the easiest. There are a lot of proud people. Society is breeding a lot of narcissists. They don't have any idea just how foolish they look to God. If you look down on the poor, look down on your women, think you are justified in killing or screwing over others in the name of being right, then you may just be a diabolical narcissist. Many of those folk spiral down down down and one day think its ok to bother young children. They think their God allows it because of who they are in their laws they just made up and in the society they create. Your laws will not protect you in your sunset hours.
The best leaders lead by example. The foreman who is first to get in and do the dirtiest work is the leader loved by his people. This is what Jesus did too. He stepped in and took the bullet for us. So my gift and prayer for you is grace, so that you will find love, honor and joy in places you least expect it.
So this is my first post. Hope you liked it. Thank you for your inclusion into the family, and I look forward to posting some more, and seeing your posts. Will end this first post in the following manner, In honor of one of my favorite you-tubers, Trey Smith. "May the good Lord bless and keep each and every one of you, on the other side of this screen."