I believe that all reasonable and good people have "forces" or "masters" which guide us through life.
And every force, or master, is "right". Is "correct".
What is "right" is what is works for you. What resonates with you. You, and no one else. YOU.
Because we all do our best to survive. And what we need to survive varies between people, simply because we have all had different life experiences. We have all had different struggles. We were all raised in completely unique environments.
And as long as what we believe in to perpetuate our goodness as human beings is not turned on its head and used for evil...then every "force" or "master" is good.
A good God, a good spirit, good karma, good energy, the goodness of our earth, the power of the universe, the natural beauty of the life forms that surround us.
I'm currently dealing with unbelievable grief over the death of a pet that I am struggling to come to terms with. I have c-PTSD, which had been pretty much under control for a few decades, that this grief is exasperating that. I have guilt because I am grieving more over the death of a pet than I have over the death of human beings.
I am struggling with memories of the smallest things that I have done wrong in my life.
I am struggling with the fact that there is so much turmoil in the world...all manufactured by man.
I am struggling with the same things that many of you are.
I've posted this song before, and it helps me. no matter your spiritual beliefs or lack thereof, this song may help you too. It may help you to forgive yourself, and to understand that there MAY a reason for everything that happens.
I'm not trying to make a religious statement here. I gain comfort from religion, but I may even gain more comfort from the lack of it, if that makes any sense. I'm a certain percentage Christian, and a certain percentage of every other belief out there. I'm not sure how to word this...but I'm trying to say is to grab on tight to whatever it is you believe, or don't believe. Because life is hard, and life is beautiful. Do the best you can to do good. And never put yourself down. Because you do your best.
I know I'm rambling...I'm trying to let my grief out...I'll probably end up deleting this because it might not make sense...I just cannot believe the despair I'm feeling. It's surreal. I couldn;t imagine saying all of this to someone standing right in front of me.
Forgive yourself.
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet floods every newborn seed
There's a dying voice within me reaching out somewhere
Toiling in the danger and the morals of despair
Don't have the inclination to look back on any mistake
Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break
In the fury of the moment I can see the master's hand
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand
Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear
Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer
The sun beams down upon the steps of time to light the way
To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay
I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame
And every time I pass that way I'll always hear my name
Then onward in my journey I come to understand
That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand
I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night
In the violence of a summer's dream, in the chill of a wintry light
In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space
In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me
I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man
Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
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My general rules to or for myself are:
Daily Affirmations
Reflect and Focus
Release and Receive
You know what...not really a question but mostly a statement, it's perfectly fine to "ramble".
I'm having a "slow" day and I can't get anything done. I'm also having a difficult time comprehending a television series that I watch. I'll try to rewatch it again when the boom bombs start going off tonight. 
