Journal 3

Realitism: The importance in life is in reality, not in the escape from reality. One cannot live fully if they are always trying to escape reality.

1) The purpose of living is to find what makes you happy- People thrive off of happiness and we live to find something we are passionate about to live for. It is extremely important to find something we are passionate about so we can enjoy our lives.

2) Do not sacrifice someone's feelings for your own happiness- People go around a lot of the time hurting people in order to get what they want. However, it's really important to have what makes you happy, but not hurt people to get it because it is also important to have good relationships with others.

3) Do not waste your life trying to escape reality- Many people do everything they can to escape reality for find a security blanket for life. However, by doing that, you are only wasting your life away. While there are some scary things to face in life, there are many more happy moments.

4) Do not discriminate against different lifestyles or cultures- Just because people live differently does not mean that the way they live is wrong. We need to be tolerant and acceptant of others. If we're not, how can we accept the same from them?

5) Do not judge or assume anything about a person- Many people are judged just because of the way they look or dress or talk. No one should assume anything about a person until they get to know them.

6) Believe that there has to be some good that comes out of everything- Many people are way too pessimistic. There is always at least a little good that comes out of every situation.

7) Try to look at every day with a new light- Just because yesterday was bad does not mean that today is going to be bad. Wake up in the morning and try to be optimistic about the new day.