What I Believe In.

I believe that there is a simple solution to everything. I also believe those simple solutions may sometimes be a very difficult process to find. Sometimes (probably most of the times) answering the questions is less important than questioning the answers. I believe that for every problem there is a possibility. I guess for ever action there is a reaction, and for every matter, there is an anti-matter. (Thanks for the inspiration Dan Brown...)

I believe that there is someone for everyone. Not just one person, but there are many people out there that you could make it work with, as long as you give it a try and willing to work things out. I believe that race, ethnicity, social economic status, educational status, political views are important but should not be barriers to relationships, but opportunities for a relationship. I think some major differences can not be changed, but sometimes there is no choice to change, and people need to weigh what they value and they need to make a change, either with the relationship, or with themselves.

I believe in the power of food. (and specifically ice cream) I feel that issues of body image are stressed too much in society and people are getting extremely unhappy with their self and putting on so much pressure themselves. I understand and believe the health aspect of keeping one self in good shape, but I also strongly believe that some times people are making unhealthy decisions about themselves in order to lose weight and I think people need to take care of themselves physically, but more importantly, they need to be healthy mentally. Which brings me back to my original notion of power of food. Food is great. I can't stop eating sometimes. I believe in trying anything, trying foods that I have never had, and trying things that I might never try without the right opportunities. I think usually everything tastes just fine, as long as I can mentally get over some issues.

I believe in a balanced political view. I don't believe in swinging right or left, so that you can't see the view on the other side. I believe that every president has made good choices, and every president has made bad. It's more important if you see them on both sides rather than criticize all moves without evaluating why.

I believe that attraction exists, but love is a word that was created because there was no other way of expressing it other than "all other feelings as assigned". I believe that love complicates things much more than make things better. People can experience wonderful things with love, but I have seen so much heartache and pain that is cause by it too. I believe that people can feel attraction and happiness without experiencing love, and sometimes when people feel love it really is a mixture of trust, happiness, care and comfort. Things that have been defined in the past. Not sure if love has a definition without using the word LOVE itself.

I believe that education is for everyone, both K-12 and college. I feel that the more eructated you are, the more challenged your mind is, and thus, the more critical you can think of things. Critical thinking is one of the most underappreciated human characteristic in my mind. If someone critically thinks of something, he or she is usually considered as an annoyance. Questions such as "why do you have to be so critical" comes to my mind, and the answer is simple. "Because I can." (simple answer, difficult process...)

I believe that good friends are hard to come by. Many people come and go, many will hurt you, many will do things that upset you, and many will just be there when you need them most. Whatever the friendship is, never compromise your values in order to fit a friendship that doesn't work. Friendships should be something you work at, but if the working doesn't come naturally, I don't think people should be friends with anyone. It's better to not have any friends than have bad ones. I believe I have been blessed with having great friends in my life. I also believe that I made great decisions of breaking away from some friends that I spent a lot of time with that turned out that they weren't good friends at all. It makes me happy to know that my core values are still good, and those things that you don't need to compromise should not only be respected, but celebrated for being who you are. Just be you.

I believe in so many other things, but I also believe that if I write more, you will stop reading this. So, thus, I will rest my pen now. I might continue this, or I may not. I believe the choice is mine. :)