Open to being close minded.

I understand that my choice of title may be somewhat perplexing. One may feel the nature of such a title is dichotomous, almost contradictory. Recently I have opened myself up to something wonderful and I feel a bit of inspiration due to it. This does not mean that I am changing the Alexis that I always and will always be, but it means that I'm allowing myself to understand my own beliefs more deeply than ever. Most of the people that I have encountered thus far in life have been "liberal" "open" "accepting" people. What I find quite fascinating is that theses supposed open people have proven to be even more close minded than those considered to be close minded. Ultimately, I believe that we are all people and all the lords children whether we be black, white, hispanic, male, female, disabled, gay, straight, and whatever other differences you can come up with. We must embrace and be grateful that we have all been given this opportunity to live here on Earth. We must be open to all things in life even if we don't initially agree with them, because if we are not then we may miss out on something that is life changing.

My life has been changed for the better and I am inspired more than ever to actually put my talents to use. I have always preached that if we want something enough we will obtain it. I am lacking that drive that I once had to accomplish all. I am not practicing what I preach and am putting my talents to waste all because I have become lazy. Laziness I believe to be a sin in itself because it does not allow us to do the good that we have to offer the world. Everyone has their talents and they should embrace them and work at them. We are all not gifted at everything and that is what makes us all so unique and beautiful. We are different from one another and have been blessed with our own special abilities. I really believe that there is goodness in each and every human heart and that is hard for me to say seeing as I am so strongly against certain groups of people. Do I think everyone should be forgiven? If they are truly sorry then yes, I do believe that people should be forgiven. You can not fake true sorrow for the wrongs that you have committed.

I am somewhat tired tonight and want to read some academic journals before bed. I feel that I have been slacking and really need to get my mind and self to work. I know that I can accomplish anything if I just keep myself on a schedule and allow myself to improve on what I have been lacking. Life is too short and too precious to waste time away.

Love you all!

<3 Alexis Zoe