I Believe


I think you can tell a lot about a person by their ideology. In fact, I think what you believe in says a lot about you as a human being. Naturally, as I read and ponder about everything from what other people believe in to why I don’t, it got me to thinking about what I do (believe in that is) -- especially since I am a card-carrying Atheist. And even though I don’t believe in <insert your deity of choice here>, that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in anything. Indeed, quite the contrary.

As part of my iHappy project, I began jotting down a few things that I believe. So, without further ado, here they are. Who knows, you might even believe some of the same things…

I believe…

1.   That everyone has the capability of being good and evil, and that they choose which one they are going to be.
2.   In choosing not to acknowledge people who do evil to me or to others.
3.   That happiness, success and joy all come in different forms, and with different definitions for different people.
4.   In living and letting live.
5.   That I don’t know everything.
6.   That I don’t have all the answers.
7.   That you don’t have all the answers either.
8.   In the beauty of making just one someone laugh. Every day.
9.   That not everyone has to like me.
10. That my past doesn’t define me, but my future will.
11. That focusing on the little stuff, only leads to little solutions.
12. In trying to be a better person than I was yesterday.
13. That people deserve to be treated the same way they treat me. Good and bad.
14.That assumptions say a lot about you. Yes, just you.
15.That ignorance runs deep.
16.That the reasons you say you can’t are just excuses in disguise.
17.That life is really what you make it.
18.That I am not perfect, and I never will be.
19.That you aren’t perfect either.
20.That I can give you room to be imperfect.
21. That doing the right thing isn’t always easy, but it is always right.
22. That having people I love surround me is worth more than a million haters.
23. In true love.
24. In happiness.
25. In hope.
26. In my country, but not in my leaders.
27. In changing the world, one person at a time.
28. That everything starts at home, both good and bad.
29. That I am my own best friend, and worst enemy.
30. That you are too.

So now that you know what I believe in, what is it that you believe in? 



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