I Have A Strong Dislike For These
By: Richard Armstrong
Tags: Self Improvement, Life Lessons, Inspiration, Personal Development, Religion

I Have A Strong Dislike For These

Roads we travel in life must have boundaries.

Our dislikes define our identity more than our likes.

There are just somethings I do not allow in my life. I don’t know about you, but I have found I’m more defined by what I do not like than by what I like. I have set boundaries protecting me from people, places, or things to which I’m opposed. My boundaries do not mean I’m not courteous with people of whom I disagree. I remain curious, so I do associate with dislikable people but do not allow them to encroach into my domain. It is within these boundaries freedom reigns supreme for me. “Choices Made~Action Taken~Makes Us.” My choices make me the person I become. Your choices will make you.

Different boundaries for different folks.

Your protective walls are different from mine, for sure. The question is, have you examined who or what you’re allowing to break through your fences?

Is DISLIKE too strong of a word defining my boundaries?

Well, I could say, “I have an aversion to people, places, or things. Aversion, though a kind word, its not strong enough to set a boundary. I’ll stick with, dislike.

So, what do I dislike? How does this define me as a person?

I’ll begin with three of my dislikes, which are not in order of importance.

Negativity! — I guard against even mild forms of negative thought. I once was surrounded by friends having a belief there were five seasons, not four, in a year. They dreaded the onslaught of Flu season! I’m not adopting a ‘flu season’ into my calendar year, period. And yes, you should get a flu shot. Surrounding yourself with negative people saps the life right out of you.

You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you. — Joshua Fields Millburn

I’ll throw my lot in with Winston Churchill on this; “I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.”

So, I limit my time with those who have a negative mindset. I shut down negative thoughts, cut words from my vocabulary, which destroy instead of build-up my life’s outlook. There are enough doom and gloom stories, and I don’t have to go looking for ruination!

2. Disregard for authority — Lack of respect for the rule of law belongs to the low lives of society. Don’t be one of them. What makes the U.S.A. unique among nations is laws, not people rule us. When one does not abide by the law, they set themselves up as a law unto themselves. Not good.

Football is like life — it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority. Vince Lombardi

3. Atheism

Of all the beliefs people adhere to, this is one of the stupidest. It is unfathomable educated people believe in nothing, how stupid is that? Do they not know proving a negative is difficult, if not impossible. Atheism says, there is no God.” How do they know? Well, I know there is a God, and He searches for us.

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Christopher Hitchens, the noted Atheist, laid in a Catholic hospital awaiting death with a cross hanging on the wall across the room from him. People of faith, with belief in God, ministered to his needs. Catholic hospitals, Lutheran hospitals, Presbyterian hospitals. Just a minute, no atheist hospitals? Yes, correct, there are no atheist hospitals. Why is that? Oh, I know. Atheists have no hope! The belief in nothing does not serve them well when facing their demise. A fascinating book in Anthony DeStefano’s ‘Inside the Atheist Mind.’ It is a very insightful book on this subject.

Even on a gloomy, rain-soaked day, I know my Redeemer lives. He speaks, and I listen.

I have far more likes than dislikes. My fences around my likes keep expanding, pushing out beyond the reach my dislikes. I’m one happy person. Did I tell you, I’m an optimist. I’m confident about my future even though I do not know what the future holds, but I do know Who holds my future. My God, in whom I trust, will make way for me.

He, God, will make way for you.

Let me know what prompts you to set boundaries in your life?

How have your boundaries helped you avoid mistakes?

What makes you happy?

Thank you for reading.

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