Your posts are always tops, @soldier!!
I genuinely admire your realness. Your inner light really shines through,enlightening people , like me, thousands of miles away. I (think) I am significantly older than you, yet I have only recently begun to understand what this quote really embodies,
There is this possibility to forget about the present and be there, where the world is how you created it with your own thoughts! There are no problems, no negative people, no one that hates or bullies you, unless you feel it.
"Unless you feel it", that is so spot on.
My adolescence and twenties were full of sadness and negativity because I never understood I didn't have to internalize all the negative energy that I felt submerged in.
Now that I've reached my 30's I am realizing (and truly believing) I hold the keys to my own happiness, not only in my mind, but in my heart and spirit as well. Thank you times infinity for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
And thank you for encouraging me to dance! Yesterday I practiced for 15 minutes for the first time, following your how to dance beginner class. I am going to keep practicing and eventually I'll post a dance myself =)