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jesseledesma's Articles In Personal Relationships
December 23, 2003 by jesseledesma
It would be imposible to control every element of life. Of course why would you want to. It would have to be taxing to do so. Wouldn't it be better to concentrate on the time we know we have, like today? Isn't today the day we know we can actually count on? We spen so much time trying to control tomorrow that we loose sight of today. However, today we can live for a friends smile, our spouse embrace, a quiet and peaceul moment, the laughter of our children, or anything else that brings ...
December 26, 2003 by jesseledesma
You pick up a newspaper and you would swear it is hopeless. Today mad cow. Yesterdday weapons of mad destructions. Don't we have enough in our everyday lives without having the problems of the world impose more stress on us? Personally, I stopped treating the news as the source for security and spiritrual medicine. There was a time when I needed to be aware of everything that happened on this rock we all are shipwrecked on. Them, through a personal transition in life, I realized that it...
December 29, 2003 by jesseledesma
I know it is not time to celebrate yet. More and more bad news seeps in to our concious awareness every day. Today I read that seven young people died in a crash after running from a state trooper. Many may say that what happened to them is the results of the choices they made. This may be so. However, it is sad to think that seven young lives will not experience anymore joy. Hopefully some or all where born again Christians. That way they can rejoice in heaven. I know religion nor G...
December 28, 2003 by jesseledesma
Today is Sunday. The thought I want to share on this day is to enjoy your time off. There is so much you can do. There are restaurants you have not visited. When is the last time you have a meaningful conversation with your significant other? I have heard the comedy about women only want to talk about the relationship. Apparently men are not suppose to talk about their feelings. I do not believe on overwhelmiing a person with our complex nature. However, we can disclose little by lit...
December 27, 2003 by jesseledesma
In case you thought it was going to be easy you were wrong. I once would like to see the place where it says that life is going to be a paradise. Therefore why are we surprised when we see or read about tragedy? I personally think that the true tragedy in life is living a lfe not aware of the true meaning in life. We have allowed the media to convince us of something that is not true. If we get an education and work hard for a company then we will have all we need. The reality is th...
December 22, 2003 by jesseledesma
If you where given a choice in life what would choose? Would desire money, love, or sex? Of course to answer the question you must understand the meaning of the question. What am I really asking is "is you life everything you want it to be or everything it was meant to be?" See, I believe in standards. IN my opinion we where created for a specific purpose. Under no circumstance do I believe we are living out our purpose. In fact , I am concerned that the beauty of life is being lost o...
January 17, 2004 by jesseledesma
The news medias reports on the actions of people may bring discontent and anger to our hearts. I personally stop and take note when I hear a news report of another Palestine suicide bomb in Israel. I am also rather concerned about the terrorist actions of militant muslins. However, I do not believe that all people in a culture share the same heart or passion for violence as those that act violently. I have confidence that the average person just wants to lead his or her life without ...
January 15, 2004 by jesseledesma
Success=the ability to manipulate the elements of your environment in order to achieve your maximun potential. 2nd thought: Boy does time move fast. 3rd thought life is really what we make it. 4th thought: negative attitude destroys where positive attitude builds. Last thought: If it stands to reason that we take care of those we love than maybe we should start liking ourselves more.
January 14, 2004 by jesseledesma
YOU SHOULD LOVE LIFE SO MUCH THAT EVERYDAY YOU WAKE UP WITH A JOYFULL MELODY IN YOUR HEART.
January 12, 2004 by jesseledesma
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW FOR CERTAIN THAT YOUR SMILE WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PERON GOING HOME AND TAKING THEIR LIFE OR NOT? Hopefully, you would smile more.
January 11, 2004 by jesseledesma
I believe God created us with certain operational functions. These are the ability to feel, think, and percieve. He did this so we would pursue the good in life. The problem is information. I hope that it is evident what wil happen to a person that expereinces a certain amount of anxiety and stress. Under these conditions people develop psychological complications. Some people suffering from mental illness are very vocal. Some of them even write books are become talk show host. In ...
January 8, 2004 by jesseledesma
Of all of the issues I can speak of, human decency concerns me the most. For a long time I have feared that we have created an American culture were people consider themselves capable of condeming criminals and people with bad press. All one has to do is hear that a person is violating a social moral norm and that is enough to no longer consider that person human. Then we can look down on him or her and not give them any opportunuties. I also fear that to many people are picking fights...
January 5, 2004 by jesseledesma
What legacy will we leave? We came from a history where people, whether right or wrong, stood for something. Many have championed the unending struggle to have the freedom to do and accomplish anything. Others have fought for human rights. Moreover, some have fought to preserve their culture. In the modern world, certain standards have been applied to the human experience. Some of these standards are do what you want as long don’t hurt anyone, this is the only life you have so live...
January 4, 2004 by jesseledesma
It is for everyone to define their on life. We have the option to see things as positive or negative. In addition we also have the option of pursuing what I call the modern superficial industrial life or a down to earth and basic life. Several years a heard a news reporter coin a term to identify the condition of people surrounded by so much turmoil. This term is angst. I , myself, had come to the conclusion that the modern life experience was making suffer from this condition. Today...
February 27, 2004 by jesseledesma
Common logic is a good tool in making decisions. Most decisions are thought propositions. To me this means thinking things through. However, how do you deal with those nagging sensations to do something. I have to say that one must have a standard. It really would be great if we could anything we want without any bad results. The freedom from anxiety would be refreshing. However, thinking things through allow us to truely value the decisions we have made. The reader of this blog s...