by Tom Boneparte

Have you really given any thought to the kind of life you really want to live? I am not talking about going through some drill or exercise where if you ruled the world,you would do this or that. By the way, I am not saying that exercise does not have some degree of merit because depending on where you are in life,it could be useful.

What I am really saying is when you do what I call a gut check. It is when you get real with yourself, your soul, your mind, your heart and your body. It is when you ask yourself, why am I here on this planet? What is my mission, purpose or role in life? As you can see,when you do the gut check,it transcends all the material reasons like having a nice car, home,clothes or lots of money. Again,I am not saying wanting those things is a problem.

The point to me though is that when you do your gut check on YOUR life,things will take on a different meaning. I believe your spirit will change to become one of having more compassion and caring for others. I believe you will begin to see a bigger role and vision for yourself where helping others, saving the environment, showing human kindness, respecting others, and working to make a positive difference no matter your stature, position, or status gives your life real meaning and purpose.I believe it is when that tired cliche of this is a dog eat dog world,  only the strong survive, the survival for the fittest, and others are ELIMINATED and replaced with one word,LOVE

I believe by replacing LOVE in our hearts and souls,we will see real change take place throughout the globe. When love,REAL LOVE take center stage,people will no longer focus on race, color, gender, creed, religion, money, status, prestige, age or any number of divisive issues that have been very effective in erecting barriers rather than building bridges in our daily lives.

We have been conditioned to compete against our brothers and sisters, moms and dads or anyone we feel is standing in our way. Consequently, we have created a vicious cycle where instead of cooperate and graduate,we are spreading divide and conquer which ultimately ensures a small segment of the world population will continue to dominate and control the rest of us UNLESS, we can see through this madness and take right action to bring about needed change.

Send me your thoughts, ideas, and ways you think we can spread L-O-V-E to make this world a better place. E-mail : voiceanpen@msn.com and voiceanpen@yahoo.com
Or visit my website: www.smartways2rich.com