Isn't It Sad? Hatred.

Isn't it sad...sad to know that the hateful persons, the persons who have been blinded in our world will  suffer the greatest losses that life snatches from them to preserve a history of what the love of God has planted for those of us who have been fortunate to experience to have tasted of its beauty?

Each week now for days and weeks and months and years I've seen the same enveloping, fearful, intimidated and hopeless spirit of hatred rampantly race to abolish the thing that it does not understand, the love of God. And yet it does understand God but refuses to acknowledge that which God has made, life. Life, his creation human life. Human life that has been fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. If hatred had hope it would reform its ways, it would be conformed by the renewing of its mind. It would take on the mind of Christ, but it will not, it cannot, it will never conform because it is ignorant. Hatred is ignorant, hatred is blind, hatred will very shortly, very soon be eradicated, wiped away, be casted away. lose its battle, lose its strength because the very strength that seems to be strength is weak. Hatred lives in a lie, its puts on a farad deceiving as many who will fall for its blind-sided view regarding people. Hatred's character is noted as cowardly, with poor wisdom (if any) and selfishness. Selfishness breeds and underlying current that could harbor hatred if festered long enough, so it's important to understand what fuels hatred and what senseless motivation encompasses its mindset. Isn't it sad?

What isn't sad? Kindness. Genuine appreciation. Thankfulness. Forgiveness. Understanding. Peace. Love. Meekness. Temperance. Self-Control. Joy. Gentleness. Faith. Long-suffering. Did you know that there is no written law against nine of these and never will there ever be? How amazing, how amazing are each of these and despite what the spirit of hatred exemplifies true courage is found when we practice the attributes that are 180 degrees opposite of it. Something really amazes each of us however when we encounter the testimony of those who maybe at one time or season within the focus of hatred realized is what happens when a life is changed from hatred to a one of compassion, understanding and gratefulness. Don't think it can happen? Think again, it can happen and it happens everyday because one thing that can't be ignored and that iher life has the core of every person who is confronted with the unwavering confidence of faith. Faith, confidence--confidence, faith. The two have a consistent devotion to each other like no other seen throughout the course of history in every generation. We can see the strength of the two stand in the journey of life no matter what level of hatred tries to snuff out the attributes of life's beauty, care and unselfishness toward others. Isn't it sad that more of us haven't realized how simple that is?

Nevertheless--we all learn, we all grow better or worse. We all have a perception and we all have prospective, its just understanding the the healthiest perspective that brings us into understanding about the importance of exercising as much of the opposite of hatred as possible. I look forward to
meeting you, sharing a smile, a hug or a genuine conversation while together dispelling the sadness of hatred.

The Initial Deception of Beauty

Interesting while going through quite a few twitter posts from an array of persons and personalities, every now and then you run across a face that gets your attention. So you click on the face of the profile created in curiosity of the person (in this case being a male, for me it's a female profile). It's a normal curiosity and of course either that person is becoming or less becoming. Of course the hair is all coiffed, make-up is on right and the skin tone is fair yet there is something behind the smile that causes you to question that individuals character.  Mind you, you can never get a clear understanding of the personality from the snapshot you're looking at so you're left to the imagination regarding whether that person fits a type of norm you best understand or if upon having an opportunity to hear that person speak or express themselves you derive at a different understanding about that person.
Things that make you go..."Hmmm?"

So humanly we are curious that if the person I'm seeing in the snapshot carries the type of morals, character and sensibility that one would assess, then that must be a person that you could communicate with. But the misnomer is that much can be derived by understanding how that person not just communicates in person but on a deeper understanding how that person communicates with others. So reading the posts (within twitter or any other social media arena) help to draft, construct and portray the thoughts that associate with the "pretty face" if you would and clarify how that faces connects with the brain and what the motives, heart-felt expression or motives of that person. The interesting part about making this observation is understanding the dynamics of actual communication and then that only gets deeper with the level of understanding, trust and communication. Communication has nothing to do with beauty but beauty has everything to do with how one is communicating visually. So goes the old adage "you can't judge a book by it's cover." But with some I beg to differ, a book with the same gloss may not always shine in the same light because there's always a blind spot which masks the perception that the book visually communicates. You simply have to display a different angle. Anyway, there are many things that you can say about this. You know the old adage..."the grass is not always greener on the other side." Same scenario.
true beauty is consistently internal and is often missed which supersedes external beauty by lightyears. One may not necessarily be blessed with the external beauty that's being portrayed but internally they are priceless and not superficial. External beauty can carry a level of superficiality that's deceptive and at the root sometimes turns out to be bitter, extremely bitter. 
You just have to have had enough points of observation, communication, interaction or lack thereof to understand that multiple levels of it. Don't get me wrong, just the same can be said of a person who's inner beauty radiates in such a way that it matches the external beauty with no deception about the beauty that you see on the outside. Beauty is a blessing but must be handled with humility like other things in life. It can make you or break you. Beauty can be misconstrued and mishandled. Beauty is vain, beauty can also be deceptive as we grow older and has a way of tampering with our self-esteem be you male or female. No matter where we are concerning external beauty and what society tries to define us as, we must understand that the beauty of kindness, consideration, truthfulness and not bias weighs heavily opposed to what we apply externally to make ourselves look like society wants us to believe is beautiful on the outside, the heart must exemplify who we really are in respect of each other and the God-given beauty we all were born with as people.

Purpose

You...were born into this world, predestined to be who you are with choice as you've now become aware of your surroundings and the people, things, and environment that you've come to know.  You...were born in the specific continent, country, providence or city, or town or village, hamlet or district that starts as a point of reference, origin, dialect, and ethnicity that gives you the speech, connection, and communication that you've come to know and embrace.
Each of us whether we refuse to believe it or not have been gloriously made in the fear (respect) of God Almighty, who knew us before the foundations of the world and its framing which are divinely from the mind of God.
There is something incredibly awesome, glorious and unknown about why we were born between the mother or father we were created by. Whether we like it or not we were born where we came from with purpose, we have a purpose and that purpose in this world has a significance that goes beyond our current ability but not beyond our ability to make choice which inevitably shapes things along our journey in life.
I am of the belief that we have the most generous gift in life, no matter where you were born, who your parents are or are not, independent of them you have the power of choice. What you choose in life along your journey correlates to the paths that you follow or blaze.  Attention, questions, wisdom, curiosity, challenge, calamity, carefulness, courage, collaboration and many many other words I could describe embrace each of us in ways that are taught, realize from observance or are slowly revealed to us as during our journey.
After growing into the age of accountability we learn, we are shaped, we learn to shape and grow into the young man or young lady that's ever-learning. Then into the man or woman we become, ever-learning then coming into the truth of who we are, all along the way we choose but we must learn to choose the most beneficial things, sustaining things, things that help us, things that impact us positively, with purpose, with Godly purpose and the reason I say Godly purpose is because deep within the core of our beings we are consistently in view of him. We move, live, breath and have our being because of his initial touch from him. Coming into maturity and understanding of who we are, is never without at some point any of us hearing or being exposed to who God is.  If you've never heard this before and are just reading this for the first time then yes, God is. Not a figment, not a myth, not just a higher being but the only true and living. The ultimate goto, where things begin and inevitably where things end, in this life.
Purpose and our connection to people are inseparable, it is the reason many of us who come into the age of awareness and accountability understand that we have more to do than just take care of ourselves, we are impacted by the spirit of love, giving, unselfishness, and the choice to choose to help bring purpose to others. Purpose in your heart to grow beyond where you currently are, purpose to learn what you don't know about someone else to contribute or just learn from, purpose to unlearn bad habits you've learned and re-learn what corrects your course, purpose to know God, purpose to know, purpose to be, purpose to be unselfish...purpose!

Pushed

Ever look up when you're driving down the freeway or a side road or when you've checked your rearview mirror quickly only to see that when you thought no one was driving closely behind you? Then all of a sudden you looked up again to see that someone has caught up to you just seconds later. what?? "What happened, I just passed all these cars on the road and up ahead there was no one in front and when I looked in my rearview mirror I was leaving two or three cars behind...no on ramps for at least a couple of miles and I'm cruising at a comfortable speed." Makes you feel pushed, huh? Yeah, pushed. I think I'm just at the age where the dynamic of being pushed is not really an option especially when you're traveling down the road of life and that road undoubtedly involves the interaction of others. When we enter this world we are pushed out of the womb, pushed by professional medical personnel to ensure that we are properly vaccinated, pushed through professional protocol to guard against diseases and other debilitating limitations that would infect our human faculties. We're pushed by our employers to perform certain tasks that help contribute to a bigger picture or what they've conjured up in their minds as being important when it really is just trivial after you've thoroughly had an opportunity to really take inventory and assess what the real point of the push was to task you in the first place. Really? When you go to lunch at 12noon like everyone else in this cookie-cutter time window of an hour and you get in the line of one of your favorite lunch spots, only to be squeezed in like a sardine and then pushed to hurry up and read the menu and pushed to hurry up and order and pushed to hurry up and pay with a credit card..."oh no, you've got cash? really? who has time to stand at the register and watch an associate of the restaurant make change and the people behind you are looking at you funny. We're pushed to hurry up and eat, pushed when you go into a public restroom, pushed when you're traveling down a street that you thought you could just cruse down but when you look up somebody's rushed up from behind to make your slow look around a hurried one. So very, very, very interesting life becomes when you take a look around you and see that everyone's pushed!
Being pushed in the sense that I've just described in one thing, but there is a beauty to the madness of being pushed in a more positive light so don't think that being pushed is all bad because it's not. Being pushed by your loved ones to continue with completing your education or beginning a quest to enhance your education is a great push. When you're involved in what you thought was a wonderful relationship but your closest friends closely observe how your relationship is evolving and they push you to the side to speak words of wisdom to you slow down and really take a look at whom you're getting involved with. A push like this can be invaluable, if you're pushed to listen and observe what may be good or not so good for you. That's a extremely helpful push. The push to continue to strive for the best in health and the things that we take discipline to fight against regarding getting better nutrition. That's a healthy push, and we all need it! The push to understand that no one has arrived in life, except to be pushed into the reality that the person right beside you has also been pushed throughout their lifetime too. It makes your understand that pushing and being pushed is not all bad but we'd never have the drive or passion to do something worthwhile or be a leader or volunteer or a great dad or great mom or great sibling or great relative or great grand and etc.
Have I pushed your thinking? Have I pushed you button? Have I pushed to past the superficial into reality about the force of a push? From today on whatever drives you or motivates you or challenges you is really in disguise a push. Answer the call.

When Your Faith Stretches You

When your faith stretches you, it's much like a blindfold being put over your eyes as you sense moving forward without the feeling of one's hand in your your own. When you've done all you know you can do within your own strength, intelligence often times it's not enough. So the presence of trust shows up at your door with faith standing behind it. Trust knocks at your door with Faith and trust asks you to allow it to  allow Faith to guide you. Faith is humble, Faith never demands, Faith is. Faith has a level of strength still misunderstood by millions, yet it boasts nothing of itself. Faith is constant, Faith waits along with trust who are the best of friends and it gently yet confidently knows avenues and resources that we never even muster a thought about until trust helps us to see Faiths true intent. Faiths intent never leads us into harms way, but it never operates alone, Faith has a greater guide, God.

The humility exemplified by Faith and through Faith carries a confidence that's not self absorbed, not puffed up, proud or arrogant. No, Faith humbly submits to the direction of God with full trust by its side. You will never see Faith operate in of itself because trust always precedes it.  What you may not understand about trust is what most people miss, overlook and take for granted and that is the voice of wisdom. Yes Trust has a voice, wisdom is its name.  Trust never acts on its own without the council of wisdom. This where people take for Trust for granted and they believe that Trusting is the right thing, alone. No, wisdom is a gift of great value and a precious and priceless life commodity. God liberally and freely gives it to anyone that asks for it. Many don't know it's benefits until much, much later in life and are blinded in their youth with the things of their present surroundings, influence from negative and counter productive paths of life.
So each of us face the challenge of being stretched...stretched with life's choices, stretched in our faith, stretched to embrace Faith and learn the value and worth that comes through it.
Yes, such a precious and valuable gift is also a gift given to each of us by God. Wow, how cool is that? The gift of faith which is measured out to men and women without reservation and the gift of wisdom. What an unbeatable combination that accompanies us through life, and as most of us in this life come to the age of accountability it is at some point along our journey that these truths are shared with us.  The benefit is whether or not we believe or forfeit it's rewards to selfishly think there's nothing to Faith or Trust or Wisdom. What a mystery, yet it's crystal clear when you see not through your own eyes but through the eyes of Faith. 

It's So Much Easier

The world is in motion around each of us and in it's rotation are all of us. People. Precious people, people who are born to enter into the world's gates of an unknown birth that begins with care, love, nurturing, growth, teaching, instruction, protection, direction and lots of correction.  How we are raised and guided in life's journey takes on many avenues. As we grow into men and women by divine order and come into the age of accountability, our destiny's begin to take shape and thoughts are shaped by family, surroundings, friends and society as a whole.  What we absorb and take on in life with it's plethora of choices also takes on two very poignant and distinctive elements one being positive or the other, negative. 
Sometimes around us as we run into or work with people of all walks of life, backgrounds and experiences we will encounter someone with our direct circle that doesn't always have the healthiest of interaction or attitude toward those around him or her.  Their conversation can be pleasant at times and at other times quite demeaning.  The pessimistic attitude is less to be desired and quite puzzling for a person of the younger generation to observe hear and process from a person of an older generation.  Such is the case with person's that have been in my circles of the professional work place, however I choose to listen, observe and learn from the harsh responses that a person of an older generation might not realize they are exemplifying.
I too have to be careful not to take on the same negative or seemingly unpalatable character that can easily wrap itself around me as it would any person whether from an older generation or younger generation.  It's so much easier to take a position of kindness than that of harshness, because once a person's words leaves their audible projection out to another, those words cannot be retrieved.  And although words can be expressed with freedom, more importantly it is our awareness in using our communication toward our fellow person that will have a lasting affect positively or negatively that determines the extent of wellness, wisdom, lack their of or ill intent.  Ever noticed in a small group there's always a person within the context of conversation to another who tends to always have a negative word against someone else without the person whom the negative words are being spoken about? How do we unlearn this practice? How has this become an almost cancer among us as people? What profit (if not in the proper and helpful manner) does it allot to us? What can we do to be more understanding? What do we learn from incidents such as these? What do you find easier?

Learning to practice not being negative with our words against another is hard if it has not been taught or observed.  I've observed persons who continue to allow a negative practice in conversation and communication about others begin to irritate them and fester into their character. The erosion of such tends to make those types behavior in one, affect the physical health and mental vitality of their being.  Persons that take on this nature are often sickly, ill and less productive.  As I've heard so many times over the years, "kindness begets kindness" and it truly has a positive affect on the health and well-being of those who practice and exemplify that quality. It's so much easier on us within our life's journey to understand and put into practice those things that lead to better health mentally and physically, than to knowingly hold to a stubborn attitude and uncaring approach to those we feel we are superior to-- forgetting that we too are just as vulnerable, prone to error as the next. Remember, the rotation of the world from birth until death filters many people who all enter this world the exact same way (I've never seen birth happen any other way than by the womb) and at death we answer to one call...when the Lord calls us and our journey by his choosing is unavoidable.

Quite A Journey

Late night. Thought I'd write. Thinking. Thinking back. Thinking back over the last two years, can't believe this year is coming to it's chronological end.

I seem to be in a holding pattern. Financial growth has been sporadic. Savings down to literally nothing, nothing meaning under  $10. Employed, full-time yet contracted which means not permanent. Hopeful. Worth must be proven. Knowledge tested, endurance with a full plate, learning the various personalities at my new place of duties. Very conservative with finances until a buffer is reached...hopefully a comfortable buffer. Hopeful.

Faith-filled. Sure of faith. Despite the outlook. Despite the feelings which can be up and down. My faith has been tested, my patience has been tested, pride has taken a back seat, I personally buckled pride in the back seat, but if it keeps talking I will stop my journey to put it in the trunk.  I don't have time to entertain pride. It always proceeds a fall, so I'm disassociating myself with it. Wise move.

Been at a lot of places on my journey previous to the path I'm on now, and many many things have been challenging.  Never been at this place before on the journey in this manner. Never knew I would be at this level of faith on my journey, yet I believe more than ever that I'm on the way to greater success.

Challenged physically, health-wise as I've never known before. Lost lbs, 25 to be exact, the thought and action of a new medication to combat the carelessness of diet scared me 4 months ago. Fell into depression for a while, was hopeless. Communication came to a screeching halt with many, began praying more. Hopeful then hopeless. Prayerful then hopeful, and the cycle went on for a while. Vision was cloudy-- literally. Possible vision loss was scaring me more than anything. Faith was put on trial. Hope was challenged in the court of hopelessness.

Began changing the diet, began healing. Healing brought hope. Hope began to change my outlook.  My outlook's perspective began fueling the right diet actions, many many challenges, many thoughts, many productive travels, Hope for some reason always sticks around, even when our current vision clouds-- spiritually (not necessarily physically). What a paradox, yet I began to see faith walk side-by-side with hope.  Began to see how the two work tirelessly together to push me.  One on the right, and the other on the left. Interesting relationship those two have together, yet they have strengths of their own.

Why do I keep writing? Why do I keep moving forward? Why do I keep sharing with you (the readers and followers)? Could it be that you are gaining hope? Hope through my experiences? Somewhat specific but described in a general sense to let you know that you're not alone.  No one should be alone when their on their journey. Although we are really independent, yet we must understand that we need others, friends, relatable people, who can identify or empathize.

With the help of God, all things are possible.  I believe this.  I've seen incredible timely things change my hopelessness into hopefulness.  I've literally seen faith begin to change it's pace from walking to jogging. I assess that the next level will allow me to witness faith running, and who knows-- I just may see it run a marathon.  When we believe, all things are possible (to those who believe).  We become our own limitation when we lose the will to believe, hope and operate in faith.  Don't ever give up. Never give up. Never, never give up. Never, never, never give up. 

First, Before Noon

In order to get the freshest, less rushed-first look you can no longer subject yourself to the status quo that happens at Noon.  Think of it, noon is just like rush hour traffic -everyone's in a hurry, running over each other, scurrying to get there (in their minds) before everyone else does.  But how can you?  You're mentality has to be renewed to the reality of what happens at noon, and understanding that the earlier, the better, the fresher.  If you really pay attention you'll be there way before noon, let's say sometimes as early as 11am?  Ever done it? Ever been there, no lines, no crowds? Its the calm before the storm --of people. Hungry, almost salivating, with baited breaths to smell the aromas of whatever the cuisine mind hold for the day directed by your palette.  You probably guessed it, LUNCH! Yeah, its a precious commodity that feeds the body, nourishes the appetite and soothes the taste buds (that is assuming the cooks knew what they were doing before you got there).

I love to be first, before noon or there about. At least where I can see the steam coming off the smorgasbord of dishes (if it's a buffet), or freshly ordered, cooked and served with a smile.  You get the best service and attention from those who serve, take your order and welcome you into their bistro, cafe, restaurant or eating establishment.  The funny part about lunch? Watching what happens at between 12-1:00pm. The flurry of people, the hurds, the hustle, the bustle, the looks at the person in front of you that say ..."Could you hurry it up? I'm on my lunch break!" Depending on where you are and how good the food is, adds an entirely different dynamic to the one hour window of hungry disparates that are in front of you and behind you.  Not in all cases is this really the case, but trust me if the food is good...its going to be a convention. So my advice to you? Get there early and you'll understand why I do my utmost to get there first, before noon.

Ever Notice The Smiles?

This is something I don't think I've had a chance to share with you, but it has always been in my thoughts when I get to places where smiles are not forced and when people walk in, they are engaged with the palatable pleasures that once stimulated them as children.  When I go to a mall (within whatever city I happened to be visiting), you smell the aromas, sweet aromas that hook you by the two sensory cavities sitting atop our faces. Those cavities have a very intricate way of communicating to the brain the possibilities of making our smiles increase once we've located the origin with where these arresting aromas reside.

Not only does communication of the sensory cavities on the face communicate "smile definite" possibilities, they distinctively have a way of recognizing the types of aromas that are new or previously experienced somewhere in the journey of our life.  As I walk up to the counter of some of these well-sniffed out shops carrying warmly-baked delicacies of deliciousness, I personally and deliberately  watch the faces of those (young and old) who wait with baited-breath to utter inquiries of multiple questions to the attendant behind the counter..."what is this?"...or "what's this called?"...or "can I taste a sample of this?" ...or "wow, this looks so good" ...or "this smells heavenly!"  There is a look of intrigue and interest that surfaces like you've never known before. You'll never see reactions quite as distinct in any other places that are void of those types of sweetly-baked aromas.  The looks are unmistakable, and the smiles last from the moment of first-observation, until long after the time of selection and completed transaction.  I personally get joy just seeing faces light up, smiles on the old and young, the well-dressed and the not so well dressed, every ethnicity, every size and shape, because the aromas of sweet-baked goodness are no respecter of persons.  

The smells are deliberate, the displays are deliberate and the qualities speak loudly as if to say "I was specially baked, just for you!"  How covert, how underhanded, how so blatantly unfair.  To almost take hostage our two most open and sensory cavities in broad daylight! Unbelievable, but true. Captivated by the moment.

Take a moment and go down to your local mall, get into the flow of traffic inside, let your facial sensory cavities run their search...let them tell you what's up ahead.  Will what's up ahead make you smile by sensory cavity notification? I've never-ever seen any attendant working at one of these places that did not smile when you walked up to the counter smiling first...it's a given. Yes -it's the smiles that get you noticed, not the baked goods, Ever notice?

Wow, Where Has The Time Gone?

Hold that thought....I'll be back.

:)

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Focus, Solice and Reliance

It's so easy to allow distractions to pull you into the undertow of life, that we lose focus on purpose.  But its so nice to understand in wisdom the rewards of remaining focused, losing track of the distractions.  I guess all I can really say in accordance to how I'm feeling today that, today I needed to find a place of solice. I found a temporary place, which is at my favorite library in the metroplex (you might have heard me mention it in a another earlier post, I forget which one).  I'm here now, listening to KDKR radio, being encouraged and uplifted in my spirit.  I know I can't stay here all day, but I knew it would be one of the only places I could clearly think about the hours, days ahead of me.  I reached out to a source to counsel with on next week, to verbalize what I've been through this past week.  Last week has been like much of the what I experienced over two years ago with a complete communication breakdown between someone that was near and dear, yet I knew the path of what I had experienced was not going to keep me down in spirit.  I had lost my identity and authority, but over the last two years the strength and re-focus I've gained has only been by the grace of God. I am thankful.  Out of the midst of that two years songs were birth in my spirit to write.  I've copyrighted them and am now moving toward the part of recording them.  That's the next phase or step (if you would).  I had to make hard choices two years ago, but it was beneficial for health reasons, and emotional grounding.  You should never allow someone else (humanly) to control you with their emotions, that's a detrimental place and it has long terms effects.  Never again will that happen to me.  You can't control who people are around you, but you can control who you are as a person and understand that with God's guidance you can and will make it.
I am saddened at some of the things I've had to endure with relationships, but I've learned how and whom to allow into my world of simplicity.  Life is not complex, but the complexity of others and how they conduct their lives can adversely affect you negatively if their underlying motivation is to indirectly control you.  Don't get me wrong, we are all mastered by someone else because their experience does positively lend itself to educating you or bringing you into the awareness of things you may not have known. But never should you allow their complexities to dominate your emotions, because emotions are like roller coasters.  Reliance on God is key. Trust is tied with reliance and within trust resides provision and care. True we have the ability and choice to conduct our lives in the best and most wholesome manner that we have knowledge to conduct, but ultimately there is greater peace and comfort knowing that you can pray, look up, communicate and share your heart with someone who always hears -always cares -always understands and has the best safe guard for your life. God.  Get to know him.  Not A GOD, but THE only true and living God. God the Father, creator, yep....HIM!