Do you still remember dreams you had when you were 18/20/25 years old?
I remember I was gonna conquer the the world, be the President, run a company, solve world
hunger. Well, that didnt happen. But I did try to be all those things and failed, but as
I look back, I am glad I tried.
Today, this Monday morning I vow to not give up on my dreams and try to make at least one of them a reality. No matter how many people tell you, you cant or it wont happen I believe that you need to dream to have hope. I also think that if you are still able to dream that
you will keep in touch with a part of your youth and not become bitter and jaded.
So today. Dream a bigger dream for yourself!
Love you!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Are You a YES Person?
Has this happened to you?
As I sit around whatever happened to certain ppl. I got to thinking about all the people and clients I used to have in my life. The more I thought about it, I understand that I was always a person that said yes.
Yes, I will work 2 jobs, yes I will train 7 days a week and teach 7 days. Yes I will go out Friday and Saturday night, teach Sat and Sun morn and get no sleep. All these times I never felt I could say no to anyone.
Now I look back and realize that I never said yes to myself. I never saved enough money or built my business or culitvated my friendships. I never had the time. I was always doing things I should have politely said no to. And even though this concept of NO still sounds selfish to me. I now see that since I never ever made time for just a few imporant things or people, when you look around, I am a man standing in a room on my own.
So, no time to look back. Today I say NO, I just cant do this or take that job or make that committment. I just cant. Today I wanna work on me and I have to be a little selfish.
I am greatful to say NO.
What are you greatful for?
As I sit around whatever happened to certain ppl. I got to thinking about all the people and clients I used to have in my life. The more I thought about it, I understand that I was always a person that said yes.
Yes, I will work 2 jobs, yes I will train 7 days a week and teach 7 days. Yes I will go out Friday and Saturday night, teach Sat and Sun morn and get no sleep. All these times I never felt I could say no to anyone.
Now I look back and realize that I never said yes to myself. I never saved enough money or built my business or culitvated my friendships. I never had the time. I was always doing things I should have politely said no to. And even though this concept of NO still sounds selfish to me. I now see that since I never ever made time for just a few imporant things or people, when you look around, I am a man standing in a room on my own.
So, no time to look back. Today I say NO, I just cant do this or take that job or make that committment. I just cant. Today I wanna work on me and I have to be a little selfish.
I am greatful to say NO.
What are you greatful for?
Friday, June 3, 2011
The Lady At McDonalds...
Well it is true, I wound up at Mcdonalds late yesterday. It was great as usual.
As I was sitting down at Mcdonalds I noticed this weird or bad smell and I looked around and I saw this lady sitting by herself with her chin in chest looking down, her bags next to her and she looked like a woman who had not slept, showered or had a meal in days. She also looked like she didnt have a friend.
As I was about to sit and eat, I got antsy, I couldn't sit, I started playing with my change in my pocket and I counted what I had, at this point I was pacing back and forth. The cash I had left was $3.78. Then I realized that I was pacing and I wondered what the hell was wrong with me. The I went over to her and she looked up, sad about 45 or 25 or 55 years old and half out of it. She was sun beaten and life beaten and she had those free cups of water that McDonalds gives you in front of her. I tapped her on her shoulder and she looked up, I gave her my $3.78 and grabbed her shoulder and told her, Im in this place, Ive seen it, Ive lived it, take this, I know you are hungry.
She looked at me and very quietly said thank you. I walked back to my table and realized why I was pacing before, I was pacing because I know ppl judge us who give to the homeless, people dont want you to simply give. Then I woke up and said, I dont care, this is my life. I dont know or care how she got here. Tonight this is what I feel like doing. She lives in the 24 hour Mcdonalds but today she is going to eat.
I do not write this with the desire for you to say to me, how this was nice of me. It was nice, but more importantly, it was just me. I have done the bad to people, the ugly, the good and the ignored. But Ive lived it and someone gave me a cup of coffee and I still remember that person as the person who stopped in a sea of people and said, this is who I am.
This is who I am, greatful to meet and pray for the lady at Mcdonalds. I dont know how she got there, I just hope she leaves to a better place.
What are you greatful for?
PS-What did I eat at McD's? Parfait and fruit salad with yogurt, it was the best.
As I was sitting down at Mcdonalds I noticed this weird or bad smell and I looked around and I saw this lady sitting by herself with her chin in chest looking down, her bags next to her and she looked like a woman who had not slept, showered or had a meal in days. She also looked like she didnt have a friend.
As I was about to sit and eat, I got antsy, I couldn't sit, I started playing with my change in my pocket and I counted what I had, at this point I was pacing back and forth. The cash I had left was $3.78. Then I realized that I was pacing and I wondered what the hell was wrong with me. The I went over to her and she looked up, sad about 45 or 25 or 55 years old and half out of it. She was sun beaten and life beaten and she had those free cups of water that McDonalds gives you in front of her. I tapped her on her shoulder and she looked up, I gave her my $3.78 and grabbed her shoulder and told her, Im in this place, Ive seen it, Ive lived it, take this, I know you are hungry.
She looked at me and very quietly said thank you. I walked back to my table and realized why I was pacing before, I was pacing because I know ppl judge us who give to the homeless, people dont want you to simply give. Then I woke up and said, I dont care, this is my life. I dont know or care how she got here. Tonight this is what I feel like doing. She lives in the 24 hour Mcdonalds but today she is going to eat.
I do not write this with the desire for you to say to me, how this was nice of me. It was nice, but more importantly, it was just me. I have done the bad to people, the ugly, the good and the ignored. But Ive lived it and someone gave me a cup of coffee and I still remember that person as the person who stopped in a sea of people and said, this is who I am.
This is who I am, greatful to meet and pray for the lady at Mcdonalds. I dont know how she got there, I just hope she leaves to a better place.
What are you greatful for?
PS-What did I eat at McD's? Parfait and fruit salad with yogurt, it was the best.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Foregiveness
Well you have to forgive me.
I sometimes feel like we are punished over and over again for the mistakes we make.
I think we are often quick to judge and very slow to offer someone a helping hand. There are many people in the world who make mistakes who are good people. They
dont know how to handle the mistakes they made and they make it worse.
I think we should look at people and see them as the children they once were and wonder how did they get here? How did this happen to them? I think before we judge, we should say what can I do to offer a small bit of help.
I say tell them to forgive themselves and that you wish them well. That you are praying for them. I wish that in my tough times someone would have just said, let me buy you a cup of coffee. I would have been greatful for a cup of coffee.
What are you greatful for?
I sometimes feel like we are punished over and over again for the mistakes we make.
I think we are often quick to judge and very slow to offer someone a helping hand. There are many people in the world who make mistakes who are good people. They
dont know how to handle the mistakes they made and they make it worse.
I think we should look at people and see them as the children they once were and wonder how did they get here? How did this happen to them? I think before we judge, we should say what can I do to offer a small bit of help.
I say tell them to forgive themselves and that you wish them well. That you are praying for them. I wish that in my tough times someone would have just said, let me buy you a cup of coffee. I would have been greatful for a cup of coffee.
What are you greatful for?
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Thankful for Me
Today I have to say I am thankful that I havent given up even during the tough times of the last few years. Many ppl have lost their jobs, homes, and some even their family.
Those all those people I say, lets try and find some happiness in everyday. I am greatful to be able to still have my health and my mind. My soul is intact and my desire to be greater, better, fitter, smarter, more productive has never changed.
My prayer woud be: That God allows only good and positive people to come into my life and that he continues to show me how to improve my life and my faith.
I am greatful for me today!
What are you greatful for?
Those all those people I say, lets try and find some happiness in everyday. I am greatful to be able to still have my health and my mind. My soul is intact and my desire to be greater, better, fitter, smarter, more productive has never changed.
My prayer woud be: That God allows only good and positive people to come into my life and that he continues to show me how to improve my life and my faith.
I am greatful for me today!
What are you greatful for?
Monday, May 23, 2011
The New Homeless
Recently I went to a clothing store sponsored by Metropolitan ministries to deliver clothes donated by an organization I volunteer for. As I pulled up at 7am, I was amazed at the people I saw outside.
There were young and old, well dressed and not, women, children, teens and men. There were people from all walks of life. As I was making my delivery I was fascinated by these people and I wanted to know how did they get here? Often we believe its of there own doing, often we judge people but what I found out that day was something I suspected to be the truth. The truth is there is a new homeless in our society.
As I stood outside waiting to get in, I asked a small group of people how did they get here? There was a woman here 20's, decently dressed with car keys, a black man with a bike and 2 teenagers. As we started talking, the woman said she lost here job 2 years ago and works part time to support her children but needs nicer clothes to go on job interviews. The teens said they became homeless when their parents lost their place to live and the other gentlemen said he was a war veteran who cant work but his retirement check doesn't cover clothes.
No matter how these people got there, I was amazed at peoples honesty, these individuals reminded me of my neighbors, of my friends, of me. There were over 50 people of all walks of life there that day, all looking for clothes to go on job interviews. That is the service the Ministries offers and how grateful those people are for any gift they can get.
I know that there is a thing happening in America, people lose their jobs and eventually lose everything. These are the new homeless. The statistics are that there are 10,000 new homeless in in Tampa bay the last decade and many are families.
I hope that we all have compassion and not judgement, for we never know how someone got where they are.
What I am greaful for? The ability to have compassion.
What are you greatful for?
There were young and old, well dressed and not, women, children, teens and men. There were people from all walks of life. As I was making my delivery I was fascinated by these people and I wanted to know how did they get here? Often we believe its of there own doing, often we judge people but what I found out that day was something I suspected to be the truth. The truth is there is a new homeless in our society.
As I stood outside waiting to get in, I asked a small group of people how did they get here? There was a woman here 20's, decently dressed with car keys, a black man with a bike and 2 teenagers. As we started talking, the woman said she lost here job 2 years ago and works part time to support her children but needs nicer clothes to go on job interviews. The teens said they became homeless when their parents lost their place to live and the other gentlemen said he was a war veteran who cant work but his retirement check doesn't cover clothes.
No matter how these people got there, I was amazed at peoples honesty, these individuals reminded me of my neighbors, of my friends, of me. There were over 50 people of all walks of life there that day, all looking for clothes to go on job interviews. That is the service the Ministries offers and how grateful those people are for any gift they can get.
I know that there is a thing happening in America, people lose their jobs and eventually lose everything. These are the new homeless. The statistics are that there are 10,000 new homeless in in Tampa bay the last decade and many are families.
I hope that we all have compassion and not judgement, for we never know how someone got where they are.
What I am greaful for? The ability to have compassion.
What are you greatful for?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
What Does I Do Mean??????
Ok with the immediate and sad failure of a certain high profile marriage between a
exgovernor and his reporter wife. I wonder what I do means, does it mean, I do love you but I might cheat on you??
I have to say I have wondered what happens when we say I do. I do want to date you, I do want to marry you, I do want to sleep with you? Does it really mean, I do want to date you today but on Friday I might want to date you and a band of go go dancers? Does it mean I do want to marry you today but in 10 years I do want to sleep with the maid because she is married and is willing to get naked in the food pantry? Does it mean, I do want to sleep with you, but I do want to be able to fantasize about the escort I had sex with last week. HAHAHA.
I am personally greatful for all the times I said I do want to date you and then the person I was dating said I do want to sleep around and wreck this relationship. I can look back now and say, thank GOD that we said I dont. And I am thankful I said I do believe we will now have to stop seeing each other becuase I know that this behvior is never gonna change.
To Maria and everyone else I say, move on. There is someone out there that says,
"I do", and actually means, I do believe I am going to be a person of my word and not mess this up.
I am greatful for saying I dont, what are you greatful for?
exgovernor and his reporter wife. I wonder what I do means, does it mean, I do love you but I might cheat on you??
I have to say I have wondered what happens when we say I do. I do want to date you, I do want to marry you, I do want to sleep with you? Does it really mean, I do want to date you today but on Friday I might want to date you and a band of go go dancers? Does it mean I do want to marry you today but in 10 years I do want to sleep with the maid because she is married and is willing to get naked in the food pantry? Does it mean, I do want to sleep with you, but I do want to be able to fantasize about the escort I had sex with last week. HAHAHA.
I am personally greatful for all the times I said I do want to date you and then the person I was dating said I do want to sleep around and wreck this relationship. I can look back now and say, thank GOD that we said I dont. And I am thankful I said I do believe we will now have to stop seeing each other becuase I know that this behvior is never gonna change.
To Maria and everyone else I say, move on. There is someone out there that says,
"I do", and actually means, I do believe I am going to be a person of my word and not mess this up.
I am greatful for saying I dont, what are you greatful for?
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