Is living a good life determined by what you do or what you think?

Hmm…

A man can live and act selflessly, care for his sick mother, be a model citizen in society, etc. He does all he can to help others. He has sexual feelings for the eight year old girl living next door. He may never act out his fantasies, and keep them in his mind only, but to merely think them would surely contradict all the good in life that he does. An alcoholic dragging himself through each day, trying to find enough money for his next beer, though cares not for his hygiene, cares for the ducks in the park, cares and thinks about his sick mother. He knows that he is an alcoholic and feels guilty because he cannot shake off his addiction to help her, but he makes no effort to stop. Without the alcohol, he could be as selfless as the man before him. The first is selfless in action but sick in mind. The second is selfish in action but caring in mind. Which of these is the better person? Is living a good life determined by what you do, or what you think?
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Test post all categories- Will update periodically.

Testing categories, will add content later. 🙂 for now, here Is a photo of my mother & I on Thanksgiving 2017 🙂

The main categories currently being used are: Xanga old posts, Facebook, Vulnerability, Brene Brown, TED Talks, Instagram, Deep Thoughts, Bravery, and Belonging(last 3 not so much yet).

On the HOMEPAGE at the top there are navigation menus that contain content: Life(9 items), Thoughts(9 items), Quotes, Blog, Brene Brown, and TED Talks.(I cant link these here, they are categories)

I am putting my thoughts on 1500 statements under the ‘Life’ tab. This will take a while so check back periodically. 🙂

On the right sidebar of the website, you will find RECENT POSTS & POST ARCHIVES BY DATE. 

As I get time, I will go through all 500+ current posts and edit the categories to create easier access to specific posts. Most of these are older journal entries, and more valuable Facebook posts/pictures over the years.

I also will be going down the list of each and every single category (234+) writing notes on each topic! DETERMINED!!! 🙂

Deepest Thoughts & The Woman Of My Dreams hit my heart the heaviest. Just sayin’