celticzen's blog: "My View of Things"

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal ... a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance ... a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to lose and a time to seek; a time to rend and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others; it is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important; only you know what is best for you. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or the future; by living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. Don't give up when you still have something to give; nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect; it is the fragile thread that binds us to each other. Don't be afraid to encounter risks, it is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Don't dismiss your Dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope. To be without hope is to be without purpose. Don't run through life so fast that you forget where you've been; still, know where you're going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored every step of the way. (Original Author Unknown; Edited by Me)

Belief is the acceptance of a proposition without proof. It is an assertion of reality without regards to the manifestations of reality. Belief is an expression of what we wish reality to be. It has no bearing on what reality is, and does not affect what reality is. What we believe, what we wish were true, has no bearing on what is true. Belief does not alter reality. It does not change what is.

"Can" -- to be able to; to have the ability, power, or skill to "Will" -- am/is/are about or going to To say that we "can" or "cannot" do a thing is to say whether such a thing lies within our grasp, within our ability. It is a mere statement of fact, an observation of reality. To say that we "will" or "will not" do a thing is to state a determination to use or not use our abilities. It is the articulation of choice. "Can" implies acceptance of and submission to the reality of our lives. It underscores the limits of our power and ability. "Will" requires determination and choice regardless of the reality of our lives. It is the affirmation of our power and ability. Two small words, yet how we use them says much about who we are and how we live our lives. Those who merely "can" bow to the forces around them in abject submission; those who "will" receive the submission of those same forces.

The word "try" is a fiction. We do not "try" anything; we cannot. We act, or we do not act; we move, or we do not move. There is no third option.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.