There are choices in life.

Some, well, they're more like ultimatums! But then we're old enough to think for ourselves (and be believed by others), and strange enough, at that moment, we realize, we're somewhat afraid of our own voice(s). Weird.

This Week-End though, let’s just Be Happy.

Maybe not flip the world on its axis Happy, but Happier than our circumstances warrant. And then, in hearing ourselves smiling, tip your heads back and laugh. You'll thank(s) me later!

Safety & Moderation though:
There is an excuse to lose ourselves afoot. But that is not your song their playing.

In order to Love someone,

Truly, it's necessary to see and be with them, as they are, so as to appreciate what makes them unique, and thus, lovable(to me):

hy·poc·ri·sy [hi-pok-ruh-see] noun
1. A pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. 2. A pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude. And me Charlotte, I'd prefer an unfiltered enemy, than a fraudulent relationship with someone in whom, I think I've found a Friend.

Life, isn't really that complicated;

Sure, I understand longing and loneliness, but the wrong choice(s), is still wrong: "As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly." Proverbs 26:11 

For even if you fail to know who you are, at least know to whom you're connected! 1. Be rightly placed in a specified position. 2. Fit in a specified place or environment. Which makes being punched in the face, a wrong idea, again! Change please, if not for yourself, then for them.

Fear, and well earned trepidation;

Are really not your friends Charlotte!

And yet, on this Sunday, underneath all the distractions that a Week-End can bring us both, I was nonetheless reminded that the future can indeed be brighter when the Truth is spoken freely by a one who really believes it!

Sometimes, knowing where I am,

Only reveals the reason and not the true intent of my being there. Just as in wanting to be there again, the reason is more rooted in who we could have been, and not so much, in who we're becoming.

Friday then Charlotte, and the reality of truth is about how you feel when you hear your own heart beating! Remembering when we spoke last, how was that rhythm for you then?

Sunday is coming!

Thursday reminds me that things that are in darkness, are often obscured by words more than with actual obstacles! Think it through. Challenge their conclusions.

There are often very compelling reason(s) for deception, and yet, you live in a logical awakening, so why discount logic just so you can believe what others do? Sunday for them is coming quicker than I imagined, but the fear is not mine to share.

Heat enveloped the valley earlier

And oddly enough, I painted myself green earlier today(long story). The good news is, I was wearing that blue shirt no one is ever very fond of me wearing during the daylight hours!

Wednesday night though, it's about to concludes w/out a Home Group Gathering, not sure how that changes my rhythm(s), but it does leave me with thoughts of something new.

Word to your Mother(s)

The Mothers Day Week-End is in full swing here @ the NW Chambre des Noirs. And though the laughter has been intense, and the Love amazing, there will always be that space between what was, and what we'll all miss in the years ahead.

Weird thought(s) then, wrapped in a poem, just in case you neglected to send flowers again: "Collectively, our responsibility as parents was not as great as we've imagined, for we did not supply the next great heart surgeon, nor a World Champion Formula 1 Pilot, and yet, because of who we've Loved as (our real or surrogate) Mothers, we do have a story to tell, a legacy to maintain, and the greatest gift of all to give, our Testimony of the Love of Jesus Christ in our lives."

Thanks be to all the Mother(s) who raised us,
and keep us focused still.

Conclusion(s);

Here I was working through the week, and when I looked up, it was over!

Weird too, for I started out thinking that with Michael & Mark off campus, folks would be on full chill and all would sail silently along. Not!

Nonetheless, Friday has broken free, and in the distance I can see the new RVCC dawning. Sweetness indeed...

Life, isn't really that complicated.

Tuesday, and yet, keep in mind that Jesus was constantly tested and scorned by the people in the temples. But the poor, the lame, the sick and the sinners He spent time caring for and Loving.

And always remember how He warned His people about those praising false gods and doctrines, or worse, those that invoke His Name, and don't even really know Him!

So please, vote your Faith, and not your race. The only lost tribes are those that have fallen away from the narrow path...

Saturdays Quote(edited);

Before you talk, listen.

Before you act, think.

Before you criticize, wait.

Before you pray, forgive.

Before you quit, try.

And yet, before this day is over,

give yourself the permission to dream big!

Before is always better than never...

Evil, never wants to let you go(on);

Often, as is in, this is not something I'm proud of; always, when it's over, it's over!

And yet, I get it.

Some people just can't move past the past, for maybe that's where they did their best work? But for me (and my family), we live in the now, always hoping for a (better, or otherwise) tomorrow, but rarely do we bring up your past.

Obviously, for you and yours,

if that's all you have to lean on, my apologies.

Let me ask you a question?

When is it enough conversation, and not enough production? Is there ever enough disobedience and disrespect?

Not that I’m feeling overwhelmed by the underperformance, more, I’m just frustrated with having to listen to the prattling of those who do less than should ever have been tolerated, as they’re constantly wondering if I and my team can do anymore than we’ve already accomplished!

And thanks to the one who revealed recently that being nice, is to behave in a friendly, ingratiating, or conciliatory manner, and truth be told, that wasn’t in the job description, nor in the notes that I placed in the addendum(s).

So here we are, once again having to calm ourselves from the needless friction of another series of failed opportunities to achieve and exceed, and yet, there’s just this lingering dread of wondering if there is an excellent ending to all the unrelenting mediocrity?

Remembering that it’s unnecessary to hold my hand and rub my forehead, doesn’t mean that it’s going to be an acceptable practice to force my team to stand by while others derail our progress with their ability to keep you looking down..

Check the currency(please);

"The seal, the pyramid, it's unfinished.

With the eye looking over it. And the words Annuit Coeptis.

'He Favors our Undertaking.'

The seal is meant to be unfinished, because this country's meant to be unfinished. We're meant to keep doing better. We're meant to keep discussing and debating."

Growth, requires change.

Not holding onto yesterdays gains,

but righteously seeking new mercies every day!

That to me is freedom...

Closing in on the question(s)

Monday rolled up on me earlier than I would have liked, and yet, there's change on the wind again. And I like change(passion, compassion, conversation and hugs too!)...

Yesterday(7/21/1990) I wept openly;

Have you ever lost your mind, and then had another reveal it to you from a distance? Well, it sure looked that way to me: It was on stage in front of 500,000 people, with a worldwide audience of millions more, Live @ the Potsdam Platz in Berlin Germany, there was Rodger Waters, singing about my life.

Odd for sure..

"What shall we use to fill the empty spaces where waves of hunger roar? Shall we set out across this sea of faces in search of more & more applause?

Shall we buy a new guitar?
Shall we drive a more powerful car?
Shall we work straight through the night?
Shall we get into fights?
Leave the lights on?
Drop bombs?

Do tours of the East?
Contract disease?
Bury bones?
Break up homes?
Send flowers by phone?

Take to drink?
Get a new shrink?
Give up meat?
Rarely sleep?
Keep people as pets?
Train dogs?
Raise rats?

Fill the attic with cash?
Bury treasure?
Store up leisure?
But never relax at all,
With our backs to the Wall!"

Some Thursday truths:

Life isn't fair, but your friends should be.
Lazy people are not productive leaders.
Managers, who cannot communicate,
do not delegate.

The longer the conversation continues,
the less your point resonates.

And, just for the record,
if you'll spend real money for fake food,
often you only alienate those who can actually prepare a real meal,
just as your hunger sets in!

The often quoted:

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life." Only applies to men who eat fish...

Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet)

‎"If you can make people believe in absurdity,

you can make them commit atrocities."

Voltaire

Just another reminder to vote your faith, vote your passions, vote for what's real! People representing a false god, will only reveal themselves as false leaders...

Pledging;

Today, I pledge to be with the wind,
near and far, up close, or if you wish,
only seen off in the distance..

Wednesday;

As the weekend rolls closer, the topic of fear was on this mornings agenda, and yet, one should never be so afraid that they'll lose what your uniquley after, simply because some other person arrives @ 1st. or even while your about to posses it.

Not only can this not really happen, but you're not even seeking something that can be possessed by anyone else anyway; for it is your own dreaming, your own longing that is causing what you want to be created from the energy and the supply that is without limits! Without limits!

Can a bird fly?

Do fish swim?

Are you aware why?

Keep that thought real in your heart,

and the rest will unfold as you move it forward.

In the between, remember to move in peace..