What is courage?  The simplest and most accurate definition I’ve heard is “doing right”.  Doing the right thing, taking the right action that’s what courage is.  Courage isn’t necesarily saving one’s life by putting yours in danger.  That usually only happens in the movies.  In our everyday lifes courage might simply mean being authentic and honest with others.  It might mean leading the life you always wanted even if others oppose your choices and your views on things.  Courage might mean simply living a lifestyle that you see fit yet your parents don’t approave of.  Courage might mean taking responsibility for your own actions and deciding to focus on what you can control instead of focusing on what’s outside of your personal boundry.  What’s one couragous act you can do today?  Please share in the comments.

I was checking out some new themes the other day and wondering if I should change the colors or theme of this blog.  The current blog’s theme is actually a custome one.  I found a simple older theme and kept modifying it until I came up with the theme I’m using now.  I kinda of like it the way it is now because of the fast simple layout.  However I also realize that others like fancier themes and looks.  So what do you think?  Should I keep this layout?  or Should I install a fancier one?  If you are a blogger and like a certain theme for wordpress then feel free to also include a link to it in your comments, I will take a look at it.

Are you happy?  Can you think back to your childhood?  Remember how carefree and simple life was when you were a little kid?  What happened?

Happiness what is it?  Is it a feeling?  Is it a state of mind?  Is it a degree of satisfaction?  I think it’s all three.  Happiness is certainly a feeling of satisfaction, peace and excitement as well.  Happiness is a state of positivity and optimism.  Notice how when you are happy and little annoying stressful things come up you just don’t really care?

I think the pursuit of happiness is a worthy pursuit.  Ultimately everyone’s goals in life have to do with being happier.  I don’t care of you want to be a millionaire, a monk, travel the world or find the cure for cancer, it’s all about happiness.

Now that might sound selfish, some might say but I want to help others.  Well why?  Because helping others gives one a feeling of satisfaction and happiness.  So wanting to be happy isn’t selfish, it’s natural.

I read some statistic the other day that the average person generally has one best friend.  I thought this was interesting.  It got me thinking about what really determines a real friendship?

I know personally I had a lot of acquaintances and coworkers in the past yet very few real friends.  Then I realized that thought times are the test of friendships, they ultimately determine whether a friendship is real or just casual.

In bad times, when one is really down, he will often seek help from his friends.  Those who really help him out and help him get back on his freet are real friends.  Those who are too busy or “can’t” help for whatever reason are just casual friends.

Most people generally are logical or emotional.  Let me give you an example…

A logical person is generally on time, has a tight schedule, has all kinds of goals and plans, and generally thinks before acting.  An emotional person goes with flow, tends to be late (depending on what else is going on), might have some goals yet isn’t afraid to scrap them and come up with new ones, and generally uses their feelings to decide.

Now of course every human being has a logical and an emotional side.  But for the most part when a human is conscious (for example trying to make a decision and is considering their options) they usually either decide with logic or emotion.

Now neither is better.  A logical person might make smart decisions yet at the same time can struggle with communication skills and relating to others.  An emotional person might easily relate to other yet their life might be a mess with no future goals or plans.

A good blance of both is ideal.  So if you are logical and want to learn to becom more emotional one thing you can do is performance arts.  Take dancing classes, art classes, or acting classes.  On the other hand if you are emotional and want to be a little more logical, you might consider getting a personal coach who’s very schedule and goal oriented.