This is the journey I am taking, I am taking this journey for you...

I would just like to clear a few things up for others who read here. This is my journey to happiness. If you don't agree, you simply don't have to. But there is no room here for negativity. Many people think Buddhist practices are nihilistic, and anti-christian. Which it is neither. It is logic. It is my decision. To practice the teachings is for everyone and anyone who wants to be a more compassionate, happy being. It is not an easy path, but you get what you put in. Buddha is not Divine, he was a man who wanted to teach people the logic behind suffering, and overcoming suffering. His word is not infallible. If science proves something wrong, Buddhism adjusts to the scientific outlook, as long as it proves true. The Dalai Lama wrote that every religion is capable of creating compassionate beings, and that is the goal.

The title of my blog came from a wonderful blog post I read a awhile back, that can be seen here:
5 Lessons about Being Present: Freedom is Where My Feet Are

I hope you all read this. Fear, anxiety, depression, if you look, is caused by nothing but one's own "self". If you are constantly replaying the past, which has no basis anymore, or worrying about things that might happen in the future, which isn't even a reality, you will suffer. If you can train your mind to live in the moment, to simply acknowledge that your mind is wandering, and bring it back to the moment, to where your feet are, you can overcome those sufferings, those fears, that depression. I myself find it very hard, as I am always dwelling on whats been, and fearing what can happen, so my life was spent in a constant anxiety and depression. I realize now that the past is the past, anything I create in my head about the future, simply isn't real, it's the future, it's an unknown! I still make plans for the future, you still have to use a common sense, but why create so much suffering for yourself by fearing it?

My past and my future depend on today. What I do now in this moment, in this day, will affect how I feel about my past, I won't be able to change what I have done, and it will affect my future, as does everything we do. So I chose to live more in the moment, and make everyday worth it, because what else am I trading a day of my life for, if not to do good in this world?

So this is the journey I am taking, and I am taking this journey for you. We are interdependent beings, we like to think we are special and independent, but really, everyone depends on someone and/or something. I chose to take this path, so that I might make the world a better place for all.

So thank you for reading. And remember, if in your day you become angry, depressed, high anxiety. Ask yourself where your feet are, bring your mind back to the present. The more you practice this, the easier it becomes, and you will find yourself less stressed, because you are more in there here and now, and the here and now is what you make of it.