Message In A Bottle

Hello everyone I hope your day was filled with adventure and discovery. Some of us are hit harder then others each day and some not at all. I am my best when I am at my weakest but then what good am I really? By living in the word of the living God my heart can endure the pain while receiving God's grace and peace. This allows me to be weak in my heart while strong in my body and mind. I like to think of everyone as brothers and sisters in this it makes us a family. It is a wonderful feeling to be part of a family but with this familiarity comes contempt and hurt feelings through disagreements or miss understanding. There is no tone to any message or written conversation only perception of what one may believe is being written. I try to read every message as if the tone was set in love. When talking to a person on the phone it is easy to read the tone when they want to end the conversation and get off the phone. But not being able to hear or see the person when they are being uplifting there is no way to know the sincerity of it. So unless you are face to face with someone everything is simply dry information or opinions and nothing more. The written word lacks sincerity and the perspective of truth is in the eye of the reader. It is so easy to write something you would normally never say to a persons face. In some cultures out of respect to the person they are talking to especially a person of authority they will begin their reply in a discussion by validation of the person to whom they are speaking to. Like this; "It is true of what you say and from your perspective I understand" Then give their opinion or perspective. If we do not validate each other than what good is our advice or opinion. Or for that matter why even write to one another. Because it will come off as an attack and you will accomplish nothing but pain. This is Daily Strength so we should be encouraging to one another. No one needs to be punished or made to feel bad not even the lunatic fringe that comes on here once in a while, simply ignore them. To my friends I simply do not respond unless they feel I have hurt them. You need to be open to what people say even if they are completely off the mark. You can learn something from everyone especially about yourself and the kind of person you are or can be. There are no rules and I have no expectations especially about anything I have just written. This site is chaos and the only order that is found is through the friends you make and keep here.Remember the lyrics to the song "Message In A Bottle" by The Police  Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, ohAnother lonely day, with no one here but me, ohMore loneliness than any man could bearRescue me before I fall into despair, ohIll send an s.o.s. to the worldI hope that someone gets myMessage in a bottle, yeahA year has passed since I wrote my noteBut I should have known this right from the startOnly hope can keep me togetherLove can mend your life butLove can break your heart Ill send an s.o.s. to the worldI hope that someone gets myMessage in a bottle, yeahWalked out this morning, dont believe what I sawHundred billion bottles washed up on the shoreSeems Im not alone at being aloneHundred billion castaways, looking for a home