Being real....!

I'm a true believer in the fact that each and every moment is individual and will only come once, however can will come back to bite you in the butt!

In my school years I had a teacher, who was also our neighbor on the farm, who after a visit would quite often say "its been real". I always say him as the cool adult, so I just pegged that saying as being his and part of "his" usual vocabulary, however as I think back, I wonder if he was onto something.

When I read other journal entries written by fellow students, I see the mental struggles that we are all facing. We are all looking for that magical cure. I'm not certain there is one, partially because each moment is a new moment, the factors to the equation are never aligned in the same manner.

In my opinion, the cure lies within being real, stay true to yourself, know when to speak and when to listen and not to react with emotion. Create a foundation and know your boundaries, a basis to the situation must be determined. Rely on honor, integrity, honesty, quality, knowledge....... stay confident and in control of emotion ....... You (I) must continue to pursue and go beyond the ordinary, continue to grow and learn; and respect not just others but yourself (myself).

Darcy Regier, Silent River Kung fu, UBBT, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada.