Somedays;

You have to burn a few bridges,

just to keep the crazies from following you!

Race(and the upcoming), Re-Mix;

Friday, and I was thinking that I've arrived @ that place in America, where I am not so much a threat, as an annoyance. Odd too, for I can still taste the sweet smell of my own blood, still sense that dread and unease, and yet, here it is, an age where I’m not so much a Young, Handsome Black Man, and the fears caught up in that phrase, but I’m a Man, who’s Black, which today, seems to not excite as many anxieties.

Not that having the grey says that I’m any less threatening, for I think that now my with my brain quicker than my fist, I’m a more formidable opponent, but, in this place, appearances have always counted more than substance, so in a way, I guess it’s a good thing that I’m more uncle ben, than Mandingo Buck!

Friday, and as I was watching the world out of the corner of my eye, I was reminded that with it so soon to be “game over” for the man, and then what; Are we the next Canada, or the next Britannia?

Friday, and I normally have another thought in this, but today, I’m up against that milepost, where most of us never get to stand, so me, I’m taking it all in, more than when I’m thinking it further out.

Sweet Friday. Not sweet like after the blow, but close enough for now…

Preamble;

Friday, and the living isn't easy, and I've not been in the cotton fields lately, so, that might not be too high either! But on another note, I was just in the most productive meeting, with a real good group of Brothers, and in that, I am @ Peace!

So in the between, of what I know is brewing up to be(coming) an inspiring poem, and the next time you smile, keep this in mind: When you think past yourself, think past your own circumstances, often, life has a tremendous amount of potential left.

Living in it, taking hold of it even, might just be a matter of choice. What are you choosing?

He knows, and that's enough..

If you know the story, keep it to yourself, but, earlier, I was over in Medford visiting with my Brother Don, and I was asked what I was doing. You know, you are where(or what) you work(at), and in speaking my answer, I realized two things:

The least important is that, I was a much better team leader and rain maker, so much so that, the boss who respected me the least, uses what I accomplished in spite of his efforts, to set example(s) of what can be done, when you reach high.

Sadly though, the most impacting was when I was confronted with the reality that serving the Lord, for some, isn't as important as having the last word. And in that, I'm proud to say that if even under the worst conditions, a true servant can and should make a positive impression 1st., 


For honestly, the tape does play on without you...

Saturday;

Caffeinated.

Leftovers consumed.

Lawn mowed.

Laundry folded.

Website(s) updated.

Off to the Growers Market for Pizza and then; Worship Rehearsal!

Be blessed as You move about the Universe today...

They killed Kennedy too!

What if you could really believe in the future.

Not the future where you sacrifice your faith, for your race, or even, that future where we're all back in that time, that was uglier than those fake movie depictions?

Not that I think about any of that, but tonight, riding in from Eagle Point, I saw a giant rebel flag flying off a truck, and a fresh rebel bumper sticker on another. And before you even jump off that cliff, let me ask you this; would you rather live in a better tomorrow, or have one more chance to relive the last 10 years?

Just saying...

Rain

Many things matter, and even a few things have an even deeper meaning, but so much is subjective, and thus, personal in that it's hard to express across friendships, families, and even those within whom, we have connection.

Rain(s): and the grass grows, and the earth knows, and often, that's enough.

Pain(s): and the body shows, and the insurance flows, and we're healed!

Often though, outside of rhyme and reason, many struggle in silence, and in that, I'm always left to wonder why we need class, caste, division, religion, and hate.

But, that's for another day.

Thursday!

Make the most of it...

Serving

What people require(deserve) to Serve confidently is, a leader who can: 

Anticipate - Think - Critically - Interpret - Decide - Align - Learn.

In this, we can hold people (the leader included) accountable, and within those principals, there is less opportunity for there to be stagnant volunteers.

Not that the words, stagnant and volunteers should ever fit together, but, sometimes, they do!

Easter week; somewhere, there's a service that needs your help..