1. Life will write it's own self.  

No matter how much I try to plan..life will happen.  

2. Things happen for others an not necessarily for myself (assuming they have a purpose at all and are not just random).

I won't always know why they happened because the benefit may never be explained to me.  

For example, I may wrestle forever wondering WHY God would allow a thing to happen to me and work to figure it out, when all along the purpose was never for me but for someone else effected by it. Therefore, the question of WHY, while it may never BE answered for me MAY HAVE an answer that makes sense if I could see the world from above like a tapestry laid out like a timeline.

3. Ah. And my favorite! My theory of "The Pillar of Truth". 

God looks down and sees all angles of situations and perspectives. He looks DOWN on it so he sees the TRUTH as it stands like a pillar. Meanwhile, people are on all sides of it looking only at the portion they can see. They rarely make it around to the other side of the pillar where the other person stands. They rarely "empathize."  This applies to civilizations as well as normal daily situations. And many times, TRUTH is still TRUE even though it is seen differently through different eyes. Only the Creator can look down and see the whole truth, therefore, I think being too dogmatic about anything is a bad idea. It is hard though not to be isn't it?  Much more on this subject later.. 

4. Evil is pain. Pain is a result of man's emptiness. Bad things happen in a chain reaction.

Therefore "evil" is a result of man's attempt to mend the pain and suffering. Someone steals because he does not have. The person stolen from has experienced "evil."
A woman cheats because her heart has a hole to fill. She is hurting. The man then suffers as a result of her pain. He then, too, has experienced "evil." And so on. Where did it begin? I don't believe in the literal Garden of Eden story so.. I still don't know.

5. God allows the evil, but doesn't CAUSE it. He doesn't PREVENT it, but seems to care for us DURING it in ways that sustain us.  

 I think that old saying, "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger" is true. And if we are dead, I guess we are OK. 

6. I believe people are judged by their own capabilities, experiences, cultures, and understanding.

I am not even sure if "judging" happens or what it would be for. The concept of  hell is inconsistent with that of a loving Father. But, to what extent we might be judged I think it could only be according to what we know, understand and are capable of.  

I believe the traditional Christian (or Islamic) idea of hell was created by man and not by a loving Creator. Eternal damnation doesn't make any sense and is unfair and contrary to any notion of a "good" entity. If evil comes from pain, it is man made. I think our hell is man made as well.  

7. Perhaps the lessons of good living are true and lead to a life free of the "hell" we create. Some hell will always come our way however, because we are in a world that is full of pain.  

The lessons in the Bible seem to lead to good lives with less overall suffering. Basically, be nice to yourself (don't smoke, drink, or gorge :) and be good to others (all the commandments in essence mean "be nice") and you will live a more contended life. It's true! Look at the Mormons.  Yes, I DID just say that! And I believe it too. Other than the radical polygamists, the moderate Mormons seem to be very good, happy, well balanced, family centered people. Polygamy leads to jealousy and sadness if you ask me. But that is not an observation worth giving a number. 

7. When you don't have a clear answer-do nothing. Stand still.

My dad taught me this one and I think he is right. It seems to make sense that when we feel lost, or have no sense of direction, we should just continue as we are and wait; evidently the time for change hasn't arrived. Perhaps that reason isn't for YOU. Remember what I said in observation 2?  

Try my song ." If you made it this far, I am sure you will love it! Thanks for reading. More to come! ...

8. Ignorance really is bliss.  

Before I learned about social media I remember being in my pool floating with a much more peaceful mind. I was completely unaware of the zillions of invisible conversations taking place all around me. It was only a few years ago that I got onto Facebook. I got on for the first time after a manager cited the necessity for me to be present in the world of social media in order to ever become relevant in the music industry. It wasn’t long before I was hooked! However, I am sad now that I ever discovered it. Because now that my ignorance of it and contentment with silence has been replaced with knowledge, I am never satisfied. It has disturbed the peace I once had and has replaced it with the desperation to keep up and be included with the rest of the world. Now I wonder if I will ever find contentment again.

This is just one example. Ignorance is bliss in countless ways.

9. “Doubt is essential to faith. Faith, by definition, requires uncertainty.”

doubt [daʊt]
n
uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something

Faith requires doubt because it is without proof or evidence.

faith [feɪθ]
strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp. without proof or evidence

Hence, it requires trust.. Something I have very little of.

10. The secret to a contented life is learning to allow.

Learning to allow people to choose to do what they will..Learning to allow God to choose to do what He will. Learning to allow and not try to control things outside of me and even some things within me. Learning to allow me to be as well. But, what if the person I am allowing to do what he chooses, chooses to hurt me? What if God chooses to allow scary, painful things to happen to me? allow, allow, allow,.... breath, breath, breath,.... Lamaze, Lamaze, Lamaze,..... hyperventilating..Ugh! I think I understand that allowing is the secret to contentment but, what I don’t yet understand is the secret for how to do it!