Actions will always speak louder than words. I think that after some time you will always see things for what they are. I am proud of myself for not ending up in any unnecessary drama. It can be tough to get through the day when the baggage comes out and I decided to throw the baggage away. That was not worth going after and not worth being around it. Things can make us unhappy, but they find the best way to deal with them and become at least happier after. That is how today feels for me. It always must be a rollercoaster, but it is good to look at the ways I succeeded during the day and the things that humbled me. Remember it is always a balance, even when I do not want to do the work of balancing. I swear I have the same feeling from trying to balance myself through each day as I do when I have finished jogging. I do not know if that is supposed to be the same, but it is. If someone is trying to manipulate us and we do not want to be around it, what can we do? Disregard them and their attempts at trying to trap you into something you do not want to do. It could be something that you know is hurting yourself and you do not want to have to put up with it. We just ignore it (realizing the other person has shown their cards to you), and we go about doing WHAT WE NEED to do. I understand everybody wants things to happen the best way for them throughout the day, but we need to be careful when trying to control things. The control and power look fancy and shiny but can have consequences you may not be prepared for. Do there are consequences for your actions? Yes, I do believe that this is true. I believe we may not be able to see it and it is none of our business to see it, but it is there in the background. It could take five seconds or 30 years, but it will happen, and we may never expect it. The journey of life where seeing is certainly believing. We can be kind, or we can be cruel. This is our control and our option in life. Which do you want to be? Remember the two myths that being cruel does not mean you are necessarily strong. Being kind does not necessarily mean you are acting weak. Each person can decide on their own how they feel and go from there. I like the nature of the world, getting to see the sun when it decides to show up, and feeling a nice breeze on a summer day. These are the things that start to give me the rewards and good feelings that I want. Thinking more about this and less about what I am missing would be a better strategy. The differences in the way we think, and act will always tell our story. Hopefully, we all choose to make it a good one.