What guides your life?

"The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you." Thomas Carlyle

Many are guided by guilt, anger, resentment, fear, need of being accepted, materialism (which by the way, cannot buy happiness, money comes and goes and there are plenty of wealthy people committing suicide and attached to addictions trying to fill up the emptiness that their money can't) etc, they are all dead-ends.

I have made glorifying God my guide and purpose. knowing your purpose stimulates your life (on earth and after). I encourage everyone to find theirs.

Mariah's answer for how got over abuse

When asked if she had ever been abused in the past, by Larry King, Mariah Carey answered that it was hard for her because the relationship with that person wasn't only personal but also professional. Larry King then asked how she was able to get out of her break down, a few years ago, her answered surprised me, she said " My faith, Hebrews 11, for those who would like check it out in the bible. I know that is not "cool" to say I am a believer but that was my personal way of getting out of the crisis".

For some reason there a lot artists who's faith is very strong at the beginning of their careers and as they progress they seem to forget about it. I though that had been the case with Mariah, but I was surprised to hear her answer. She mentioned Hebrews 11-1 "Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see". I am glad to see that in spite of her success she still remembers how she got to where she is.

Blind Spot

I've recently learned something I found very interesting and would like to share here on my blog:

People behave and act not in accordance with the truth of our real potential. We behave and act subconsciously, not in the mind consciously, but subconsciously, like we believe we are. Your beliefs are so powerful that they hold you back

We pick up light with our eyes, and then translate the light in our brain based upon how you were taught or conditioned in the past. If your past conditioning does not match what you’re looking at, you build a blind spot to it. That blind spot is called a SCOTOMA. The problem with scotomas, or blind spots, is you don’t know where they are. You always think you’re seeing the truth. Be persistent, because the answers exist, and you are smart enough to get them.
Lou Tice

Top of the AlertNet's list of Celebrity Humanitarians

Although not everyone praises her, and some even say her personal life and her humanitarian work contradict, the actress Angelina Jolie for a second year in a row topped AlertNet’s list of the most-respected celebrity humanitarians of 2008. It is always tempting to sneer at an actor's passionate embrace of charity work as a gimmick — method giving. But, Angelina Jolie has gracefully slipped past viewer cynicism, speaking with candor and self-deprecation about the plight of third world refugees. When CNN's Anderson Cooper marveled that she gives away one-third of her earnings, Ms. Jolie laughed. "Yes, well, I have a stupid income for what I do for a living," she said. Her obsession is a lasting fancy that is impossible to fault. She has also traveled extensively for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and lavished time, money and her fame to a difficult causes.