In a Personal War you need to declare War!...Ready!?...Set!.. Fire!!!!!!!!!!

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As Fall approaches and the summer has dwindled to it's last dog day of humidity we can appreciate the beauty of a season which resembles the maturity of a greying middleaged man..The sultry breeze and rain and relatively little humidity brings a spark into the air...and fills our nostrils with a jolt of excitement from which we can energize and re-invent ourselves...The autumn of life in mankind with it's greying hair reminds me of the different colors of leaves as they gently fall to the ground...as does one's hair as mankind gently rolls down the hill of life...hopefuly time and it's influence on growing old is kind and benevolent as one ponders about their present state and future...We all know what we think and do today is a model of what will be in the future..So in retrospect in our title Personal Wars we need to reflect on a number of influences which could radically change one's life for the better..Are we ready to dive deeply into cyberspace and walk the talk with Mr Verifiedbeliever? Well...hopefuly this entry will help everyone understand ...They say mankind re-invents itself every 9 years...sort of like a snake shedding it's skin of worn out cells ...If you are not doing this...then YOU are not declaring War on your Personal War and are literally in a vegetative state...not progressing but stagnating on to the halls of mediocrity...So...how can we do this and what are you talking about Mr. Verifiedbeliever? How does this pertain to the average person who crawls through life like a caterpillar but never really finds the tree to climb from which to spin it's coccoon? We all know that a caterpillar can transform itself into someting of beauty and grace...by the nature of it's grand design..It was created to do exactly this and will not compromise the situation ...only to do it's pre-determined destiny of transformation into one beautiful elegant butterfly! What is mankinds pre-determined destiny? Well if we were insects or caterpillars, life would be terribly boring if they had the the soul of a human being...Human beings have choices and a free will to do just about anything they desire....Oh no there is the magic word!!!! Desire! It all comes down to this word! We must desire to change and so we must activate our free will with determination to transform us into a spiritually respected entity or a better human being...How can we rightfully do this? Well first:Let's examine my life if you will..It could be the example your looking for and this way Mr. verifiedbeliever will be walking the talk rather 'then shooting the bull' (hehehe)

My own personal wars were terrible...I mean I'am still standing but it's an ongoing thing too since the war on obsesity can be fought throughout one's lifetime...My present war is not won yet in that I have for a while been re-classified as a vegetarian and do not eat meat such as hamburgers, steaks porkchops etc...and feel really great at times as long as I don't eat junk food like ....pizza, pizza and pizza......oh did I forget to say pizza? hehehe...The white dough base spikes my blood sugar into a never ending crash boom crash boom...and the excess is stored as fat...But now I have a list of non-glycemic foods which stabilize my blood sugar and makes me feel a lot better...If you want this list feel free to write me and I will forward it to you...Anyway..to trick my body into feeling full I have fibre in my morning cereal and drink a lot of water during the day..Along with daily walks I can faithfully say without any doubt that I am winning the war of the bulge...How do I know?....Well I love my favorite black pants and usually wear it when Iam going somewhere special..As I strolled down the street on the way to the supermarket they suddenly fell to my knees...and luckily nobody interesting was around ...but I quickly pulled them up...and suddenly realized that I lost a few pounds...hehehe... I think the daily routine of weighing oneself better be a ritual for my own good....

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa the personal wars of me the verifiedbeliever...What other war can you share with your readers? Well...to be honest I had a terrible marriage that lasted 13 years ...My wife and I did not get along and I started to smoke because she would leave cigarettes lying around..Well over 10 years of smoking is far too long and when she and I deceided to go to splitsville for our 13 wedding anniversary I then deceided to kill two birds with one stone...You see I associated smoking with my terrible marriage and when I finally left the matrimonial nest my disgusting cigarette habit also was history..My personal war with smoking was won by clear and logical thinking ...as I hopped in my car I listened to my tape ...50 ways to leave your lover....(hehehe)
Even though a failed marriage is nothing to be proud of one thing I can say is that I'am now a better person ...you see...in life you have to fight your personal wars by also getting rid of the toxic people in your life...Any sane man of any age would not put up with a woman who was moody 24 7...The stress would kill you..Anyway..if you feel down and sad for some unknown reason retrace your steps and see if it's not someone who makes you feel that way...Conserve your precious commodity called energy and use it with people who make you feel like a million bucks...A thing called synergy can be useful if two or more people can elevate you into feeling great most of the time...Try it! Let me know how it works for you...I always love to hear your stories or nightmares as long as you don't scare the beegees out of me! (hehehe)

Well one weapon I can faithfully say elevates my mood and catupults it to the zenith of nervana is listening and playing my music...The oldies and some good 70 's and 80 tunes really make ya wanna get up and dance the night away...Who cares if the guy who peeks in your window thinks I'am crazy...at least my broom never says no to my offer to dance! My guitar really is my closest buddy as I strum it to the tune of Sadie Sadie, Shoot the dice of Love, Sweet Inspiration...All songs I have written but not yet recorded...It's good therapy to play some original tunes or cover songs...So go ahead strum that guitar and sing that tune...and get those toxic feelings out of your persona pronto !....Ok? My guitar and the radio are weapons I use to fight the wars of frustration, boredom, moodyness, sadness, and hopelessness....

As I sit hear pondering what other weapon one can use to fight a personal war one thing does come into my mind...Let us not forget the War of work and all it's ups and downs...One day last week I walked down a road toward the hardware store and saw a man cutting a sidewalk with a concrete saw...God....it was a monster of a machine...chips of concrete flying around...and he quickly signaled me to cross the other side so as not to get in his way...Well as I noticed him cut the sidewalk...He did not wear safety glasses or goggles...as he looked the other way while chips began flying around him..He used his machine as a tool to do a good job cutting concrete but failed to use proper safety procedures on the job... If you read my previous posts on what if scenerios one can tragically imagine that poor guy getting blinded by chips of concrete...Using proper safety methods is a good weapon to use if you dont want to be reprimanded by the Canada Safety Board...So be careful on the job as you merrily work your 8 hours... and when working try to keep your power struggles to a minimum...The battle of your sanity and peace of mind and your rude and in- considerate boss is enough to give a person a massive cornarary faster then you can say..I quit...The war of work can be very stressful indeed and the sooner you realize that getting a paycheck is really not worth it if it compromises your sanity and your health...So relax and enjoy work...Remember my entry on plurk...Re-read it!... you will thank me later..Trust me!

There are many wars ..in one's own life..Drinking excessively is something alcoholics do on a regular basis...and the vicious cycle of getting drunk and getting that hang-over the next day can be the the reason why one's life is on the rocks..Being controlled by alchohol is similar to being controlled by a dictator..There is a point of submission and that is when the war is over and you are under Satan's spell...Remember you do have the power top win any war that you have the desire to win..All it takes is focused concentrated action in the direction of the culprit...Sort of like a lazor gun zapping it to smitherines...You can do it...and remember your mind is your greatest weapon and also your greatest enemy...Just choose which side you want it on..

Now the next time someone says to you...How's the battle? You can now say...Well...the battle will be won today...and remember there is no need to win the war...Just win the battle every day and the war will eventually be won...So if your personal war is the battle of the bulge, alchohol, drug addiction, moral issue battles etc....Remember...all wars on this earth is won in the mind first...The mind is the world's greatest battlefield..Use the power within to win your personal war...Do it today!!!!!

So.. Stay tuned for the verifiedbeliever's next entry! Ciaooooooooooooooooooooooo! Love Ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!