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So I'm really high on coffee right now. Anyway, we had to write "credo"s for my mayterm class. A credo is basically what you believe. What you think about basically everything. Here's mine. It's all over the place and kind of angry, but it gets happier towards the end.
I believe… Everything is meant to be. That no matter how bad things get, no matter what is going wrong, that all will right itself. That we all have a purpose in our lives. We all make an impact, no matter what. Everything that we say is important, especially to little children. We are shaped the most when we are kids, everything we do after that is in reaction to what has happened before. Society shapes us and tells us what to do. From manners, reactions, fashion, but most importantly emotions. Society tells us what to feel. That certain feelings are bad, that just because we feel something in our hearts that it is wrong, that it is not socially acceptable. Most of this comes from religion. I believe in God and Jesus. I consider myself Christian. There is no way I can deny my belief in God; there have been an innumerable amount of times since I’ve found God that he has helped me. That I have prayed and my prayers have come true. I know that you cannot believe in god by just going to church and being told to, that you must find him for yourself. There must be a point where you just realize it. For me this was in the bathroom at my dance studio. Odd I know, but that’s a different story. People should not force religion upon people; it should be brought up as an idea, as an option. That is why I dislike the Catholic faith, and having babies baptized a certain religion. There is no way a baby can create its own thoughts much less chose what they will believe for the rest of their lives. We shouldn’t let society or anyone else determine where we will go in life. The school system does this; they track people, if you get stuck in a low track that is all you will ever be, it is nearly impossible to get out of this. Just like standardized testing. They determine so much of our school lives. Yet all they determine is socio economic status, or how much money your parents make. They say our country is the land of opportunity. But it is not. There is too much bureaucracy in our government. Too many departments soaking up funds. Too much of the federal government deciding what is best for the states. The republicans in office do not act like republicans fiscally. There are too many uneducated people voting in America to realize that the person they are voting for does not believe nor enforce the policies of their party. But it doesn’t matter because there is little difference between our democrats and republicans anyway. There is not conservative or liberal, there is only moderate. Everyone is too scared to be on one side or the other. It’s suicide now a days. Voters vote with such impervious reasons as religion and feelings. These should not effect how a country that may not hold the same beliefs as you feel. Americans are too self centered. We are not worldly; all of our news is focused on us. We are clearly the only important thing. We have to make up problems or put our big noses into other people’s problems if there seems to be nothing else going on. We do this in our everyday lives as well. We think we are better. And when we know we’re not we criticizing others. We poke fun to make ourselves feel better. That is why compliments, genuine compliments are the greatest asset we have. The power to make others feel good. The power to empower others. This is not something we do enough, and if we did the world would be a far better place.
I believe… Everything is meant to be. That no matter how bad things get, no matter what is going wrong, that all will right itself. That we all have a purpose in our lives. We all make an impact, no matter what. Everything that we say is important, especially to little children. We are shaped the most when we are kids, everything we do after that is in reaction to what has happened before. Society shapes us and tells us what to do. From manners, reactions, fashion, but most importantly emotions. Society tells us what to feel. That certain feelings are bad, that just because we feel something in our hearts that it is wrong, that it is not socially acceptable. Most of this comes from religion. I believe in God and Jesus. I consider myself Christian. There is no way I can deny my belief in God; there have been an innumerable amount of times since I’ve found God that he has helped me. That I have prayed and my prayers have come true. I know that you cannot believe in god by just going to church and being told to, that you must find him for yourself. There must be a point where you just realize it. For me this was in the bathroom at my dance studio. Odd I know, but that’s a different story. People should not force religion upon people; it should be brought up as an idea, as an option. That is why I dislike the Catholic faith, and having babies baptized a certain religion. There is no way a baby can create its own thoughts much less chose what they will believe for the rest of their lives. We shouldn’t let society or anyone else determine where we will go in life. The school system does this; they track people, if you get stuck in a low track that is all you will ever be, it is nearly impossible to get out of this. Just like standardized testing. They determine so much of our school lives. Yet all they determine is socio economic status, or how much money your parents make. They say our country is the land of opportunity. But it is not. There is too much bureaucracy in our government. Too many departments soaking up funds. Too much of the federal government deciding what is best for the states. The republicans in office do not act like republicans fiscally. There are too many uneducated people voting in America to realize that the person they are voting for does not believe nor enforce the policies of their party. But it doesn’t matter because there is little difference between our democrats and republicans anyway. There is not conservative or liberal, there is only moderate. Everyone is too scared to be on one side or the other. It’s suicide now a days. Voters vote with such impervious reasons as religion and feelings. These should not effect how a country that may not hold the same beliefs as you feel. Americans are too self centered. We are not worldly; all of our news is focused on us. We are clearly the only important thing. We have to make up problems or put our big noses into other people’s problems if there seems to be nothing else going on. We do this in our everyday lives as well. We think we are better. And when we know we’re not we criticizing others. We poke fun to make ourselves feel better. That is why compliments, genuine compliments are the greatest asset we have. The power to make others feel good. The power to empower others. This is not something we do enough, and if we did the world would be a far better place.