Shine a spotlight on your dreams.

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They are often buried beneath layers of fear, hurt, doubt, and uncertainty.  They never go away, but at times you try to run from them as fast as humanly possible.  You want to believe that what you see in your mind is real, but somehow the possibility of these things ever panning out is slim to non-existent.

Dreams are what I am speaking about, and for far too many people dreams are something that are either completely misunderstood or too hard to believe in.  I have said this so many times in the past, but we all have dreams.  Certainly there are people who don't want to acknowledge this, but they still have dreams.  I have dreams on top of dreams.  I love it when Spirit gives me a picture of what is to come, and I am so thankful that I know that what I am dreaming about is in fact something that will manifest for me.

People often ask me how is it I know that what I dream will come about?  The answer is quite simple: I'm never going to dream of anything that is not in God's plan for my life.  Now before some smart ass wants to call me on this let me clarify:  I am not talking about your dreams at night while you sleep.  The ones where your car is speeding down the highway and it turns into a can of tomato soup. I'm not talking about the dream you had about flying like Superman and saving the kitten stuck in the tree.  I don't doubt you have had a dreams like this, but the dream of which I speak is the dream of what you have been chosen to do in this life.  The dream that you have not been able to share with others out of a fear that you will be ridiculed for it.  The dream that has you doing the things you love, and doing them will all your might.

Maybe it's time that you unveil your dreams to others, those who are like minded, and begin to shine the spotlight on them.  I liken dreams to that individual who is lost in the desert.  He finds a glass of much needed water.  He has two choices, he can drink the water and live, or just pass by it and eventually die an excruciating death.  The choice is his, and when it comes to your dreams, the choice will always be yours.  Will you follow after your dreams and enjoy life to the fullest, or will you, as the man in the desert, pass it by and live an excruciating life?  Most assuredly the decision is yours, but I suggest that you chose wisely.

What are some of the things you would love to do, but still have not mustered up enough courage or energy to go after them?  If you can't find, or you don't know, the answer to this question then you have probably buried your dreams so far down that there is no hope for them.  Let me tell you that there will never be a time in your life when you are unable to resurrect a dream.  They may be buried below layers of hurt and fear, but they are still very much alive and still very much a part of what you should be doing.  Don't make the mistake of thinking that just because things may not have gone as planned or desired that all is lost.  If I let every setback that has happened to me in my life stop me from pursuing my dreams, I would have been dead long ago.  Dreams should be the one thing that get you moving in the right direction simply because dreams inspire us.  Dreams have a way of blocking out the darkness of life and shinning new possibilities down on everyone.  Dreams can illuminate a path, and that path is what will bring you the joy, peace, and happiness that you have desired for quite some time.

So let me ask you again, what is one thing that you would love to be doing, but because some jackass told you that it would be impossible, or that it was a stupid idea, you buried it deep inside so as not to embarrass yourself?  I've had some pretty far fetched ideas and dreams, but through each of them things have come about that have proven to be exactly as they needed to be when they needed to be there.  Please keep this ever present in your mind: dreams are the stepping stones to our destiny.  They help plot a course to get you to that one point where you are who you are, doing what you were destined to do, and touching the lives of those that you were destined to touch.  You may never know why you have the thoughts and dreams that you have, but I can tell you for a fact, God does nothing without a purpose, and God knows exactly why you are dreaming the things you are dreaming.

Again, what are some of the things you have always dreamt about?  What is it that would change your life completely given the opportunity to do it?  You see, until someone who has enough gumption to pull out of you the things that need to be pulled out, many will continue to bury those dreams that need to come out.  To be honest I know of nothing that is quite as painful as wanting or desiring something so bad, and yet never feeling as though it will come to pass.  It's like the carrot and the horse.  The horse can see the carrot right in front of him, smell it, desire it, but it never seems to get it.  That is torture, and quite frankly too many people have had that carrot dabbling in front of them way too long.

So shine the spotlight on those things you desire, on those things that you have dreamt about, and watch and see if things don't begin to happen to bring these dreams into reality.  One final note, and please believe me when I say this.  Dreams come from the Creator of the Universe.  By virtue of this fact the dreams you have are just as real as the book you are holding in your hands right now.  Dreams are just as real as the meal you will eat tonight, and they are just as real as that person sitting next to you.  The only reason people cannot see the reality in dreams is because they have never afforded themselves the opportunity to go after their own dreams.  Dreams may not be in the physical sense, such as a lamp, or computer, or a car, but they are just as real.  Until such time as you can see the reality in them, they will continue to elude you, and that would kind of suck.  So shine that spotlight on your dreams and share those dreams with others.  Trust me, once you achieve your dreams you will never want to leave the spotlight again.

Thoughts, words, beliefs, and then results.

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The question that arises most often is when.  When will I be old enough to drive a car?  When will I be old enough to go on a date?  When will things begin to change, and when can I expect happiness in my life?  OK, maybe you haven't asked yourself the first two questions in quite a long time, but sure as I'm sitting here I know there are people who continually ask themselves the third question.

We want to know when we can expect things to turn around in our life.  The trials, the tribulations, the ups and the downs.  We want to know when we can expect good things, and not continue on the course that we have been on for who knows how long.

We have all been guilty of asking these questions, and more often then not we have not positioned ourselves in the right place to hear the answers.  Today I want to share with you what I have learned over the years and it is my earnest desire that you pick up on what has taken me way too many years to discover.  If you're ready to get started, take a deep breath and open your mind and heart to something new.

What kind of thoughts go through your mind during the day?  Do you think about all the beauty that is outside in nature, or do you focus on the cluster that is currently happening in your place of employment?  What kind of words come out of your mouth during the day?  Do you release words of peace and joy, or do you continue to bemoan the situation you find yourself in?  What do you really believe?  Do you believe that you are a divine creation or simply a human who is taking up space and sooner or later the end will come and that as we say is that?  If you have not gotten the results out of life that you have been hoping for or expecting, then it's a good bet that any one of the three things I just mentioned is completely out of whack.

If your thoughts are on anything besides what is truth, then you are just asking for a mess to occupy your time and space.  The question then becomes what is the truth?  The truth is, you are a divine creature, and there is nothing that the Creator of the Universe has done that is not perfect in every way.  Certainly man has made an art out of screwing things up, but I assure you the mess up is not on God's part.  Thoughts come before words, and words are those things that ultimately turn into beliefs.  The next question is, do your thoughts and words line up with the Creator's?  If you are thinking or speaking things that are contrary to the nature of God, then I can assure you there is going to be a mess that someone is going to have to clean up.

There needs to be a reconditioning of our minds.  We have been so conditioned by man to think one way, when the nature of God is completely the opposite.  Is it any wonder things go bad in people's lives?  They have been made to think that all the crap we contend with in life is normal and that it has to be there in order to teach us character, that is B.S. to the ump degree.  Begin holding your thoughts captive, when you find yourself dwelling on the negative, stop it.  Sooner or later you will begin to see a pattern and you will begin to check your thoughts at the door.  Once you are able to get your thoughts under control, and yes it will take practice, then you can begin to watch what comes out of your mouth.  If you are constantly saying how bad things are, how things will never change, why is this happening or that happening, then you will continue to get these things in your life.  Stand firm and set the intention:  I will be free from this chronic illness, I will prosper, I will walk in those things that I dream about.  If you can begin to use your words to support verses destroy then you will also get to the point where you have created a new belief in your life.  You can do this all day long but unless there is belief to back it up, you are wasting your time.

As Buddha said, once you are able to master your thoughts and words, then you will be on your way to a path of wisdom, enlightenment.  I can sit here all day long and tell you why peace and happiness are yours for the taking, what I can't do is make you change.  I try each day to hold captive those thoughts that are contrary to what I know to be truth.  I try each day to watch the words that I let go from my mouth that are contrary to what I know to be truth.  Until such time as you are able to get to this same point you will continue to contend with all the negative that man has told you is normal.  The question I have for you right now is what is more important to you:  staying in the dismal surroundings you find yourself in right now, or elevating yourself about it?  The decision is yours to make.

Some will say that this is just hogwash.  There is nothing that we can do to stop what is going to happen to us.  Well you can believe that if you wish, but I will tell you that you will then position yourself for all manner of crap, but if that is your desire then continue on doing what you are doing right now.  If on the other hand you desire to change things, change them for the better, then I suggest you begin with your thoughts, then your words, and then watch things change before your very eyes.  It ultimately is up to you.  I suggest you begin by setting the intention and then hang on because life as you know it will change, and change for the better.  Think about that...

When you think you can't take anymore, hold the line.

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Out of the fire the Phoenix flew.  From burnt ashes came this marvelous bird to fly to new heights and soar with the victors.

Adversity is something we all face from time to time.  Adversity was my middle name for many years, and try as I might to get out of adversity's way, I sucked at it. It seemed like I went from one crisis to another.   Sometimes in between each crisis came other monumental issues, all leading up to a massive crash of my own personal will to live.  I never thought I would reach such a low part in my life, but alas I was ready to move on and I didn't much care whether I had finished my business here on earth.

I know I am not the only one who has felt this way, and there are those out there today who are feeling just like I felt.  Please hold on and whatever you do, don't give up.  The only way you will ever fail is if you just quit and throw in the towel.  Trust me, I know all about wanting to throw in the towel as I've come close to doing it many times in my life.  What you do in these periods of adversity is what will mold you and shape you for later on.  As stated above the individual who is able to thrive in any form of adversity is a thing of beauty.  It's not always easy to stare down adversity, however, looking it straight in the eye and having the intention that no matter what, you will be the person you were destined to be, will be your way of escaping it.

There is a big lesson to be learned from every period of adversity in our life.  These lessons may not be what you want at the time, but after a period of reflection I'm sure you will see the importance of what you will have garnered from each experience.  When you are faced with adversity you really have two options.  The first is to run and hide, but this is never going to change what is going on.  I've run from adversity only to meet up with it just around the next corner.  I've tried to deny it's existence in my life, because confronting it head on was not my cup of tea.  The other option, and this is the one that has taken me the longest to learn, is to simply realize that most periods of adversity have been brought about because of our own thoughts, our own words, and our own beliefs.  There are people who before they ever place their foot on the floor in the morning have figured out all the twist and turns of the day, and in their own way are almost wanting adversity to come.  If for no other reason then to prove out their own theory that only bad comes to them.  These modern day martyrs live for a crisis for in each crisis they earn more pity from those who see it happening.

We are the creators of much of what we go through.  The key to handling adversity and the way to overcome adversity's grip on your life is to find the joy in all things.  I can look at something and see only blackness, or I can see the joy in the lessons that I can learn from any experience.  Many times it's all about perception, and if you can look at things one way verses the other, then the pain and suffering that would like to plant itself in your life, will have no place to go.  Instead of saying "why me God" why not say "now we're talking".  I know this is easier said then done, but at some point in your life you are going to have to say enough is enough and determine for yourself that you're not going to take it any longer.  Those who will stand up and fight for what they believe in, no matter what the outcome can at least say they did what they knew to be true.

There is hardly a minute that goes by that we are not bombarded with news of different adversities that are being thrust upon others around us.  Simply because it is happening to your neighbor next door does not mean it has to cross over onto your property and your life.  I've known people who relish the thought of jumping into other people's issues if for no other reason then they get to wear that coveted title of martyr.  Hey, if that's what you want fine, but I think there is a much more impressive title you can wear, that being victor.

You can overcome adversity, and the way to overcome it is to stay clear of it.  The way to stay clear of it is to understand that it was never intended to be in your life in the first place and more often then not as I have said before is it only appears because you have allowed it to be there in the first place.  If you want to live in peace, joy, and happiness then let peace, joy, and happiness be the thing that you think about, that you talk about, and that you display to others.   This simple, yet forgotten weapon is all you will need to buffet adversity when it tries to rear it's ugly head.

Thomas Edison once said that he never failed, he just found ten thousand ways of doing it wrong.  We will make mistakes, we will have our blunders, but in the end it is what you take away from those blunders and mistakes that counts.  Find the joy in them, find the peace, and find the happiness.  The simple fact that you are here today, living, breathing, existing, is proof positive that you have things to accomplish, and you will get to the finish line.  Adversity is nothing more then your opportunity to prove the bastards wrong, and show the rest of the world that no matter what, you will be the person you were always intended to be.  Don't give up, and don't give in to what the world says you have to go through.  You are a divine creation and with your divinity comes certain privileges, mainly walking in a life free from adversity.  You can do this, and always know that there is someone looking out for you.

A moment in time.

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It was that moment in time when life changed.  It was that one moment when nothing else seemed to matter.  It was a moment, a singular moment when I knew I could  no longer say "when" but would say "now".

We all live by time.  Sometimes time is our friend, sometimes our worst enemy.  We all live within the supposed restrictions of time: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  There are times when we squander it, waste it, disregard it, and even laugh at it.  No matter where you are you are probably aware of the time and what it will mean to your day, your plans, your interest.  We have made time one of the focal points of our day, and quite often it will dictate what we do, when we do it, and very often how we do things.

Let me ask you this:  if time were a non-issue how would that affect what you might do on any given day?  If time were not a part of your structured day, how might you change things up?  If time were only an illusion, what might you consider doing that you never thought possible before? Here is the truth:  time is an illusion, at least time in the sense of our destiny.  There is no doubt that we have 24 hours in each day, but what you do with those hours is what separates the doers from those who simply stand around waiting for something to happen.  Why is it certain historical figures have achieved some pretty astounding things, and yet they still functioned with the same 24 hours that you and I have each and every day?

There is one moment in time when each individual will have to either accept who they are, or walk away from it, never experiencing the perfection of their life.  You will have ample opportunity to discover who you really are, but there will come a time when you will have to make the decision for yourself.  Will you search out and walk in your destiny, or will you simply lay down and give up before you ever fully understand what greatness lives within you?  These are the questions everyone will have to ask themselves.  I've had to ask and answer them, and you will have to as well.  The decision is ultimately yours, and if or when you finally make the decision your life will change forever.

The time of this decision has been edged in stone since the beginning of time.  I have talked with people about this, and they seem to get this glassed over look as though what I am saying is so far off the beaten track they are looking to commit me to some mental hospital.  Your destiny was set long before your parents ever dreamt of having children.  Your destiny has been around longer then this galaxy.  Hard as it may be to believe, your destiny is why you are here and sooner or later you will step into that moment in time when you become aware of it, and with any hope accept it and begin to walk in it.

Why am I beating the drum so loud on this topic?  I see so many people walking around lost, scared, frustrated, and utterly broken.  What really bothers me is this frame of mind, this personal hell, this prison, is completely avoidable.  I know many will think me mad, but just in case you are willing to give me the benefit of the doubt that maybe, just maybe, I know what I am talking about, then I have something to say to you.  It is time for you to draw a line in the sand and instead of saying "when" start saying "now".  I don't care if you are 18 or 80.  I don't care if you are married or single.  Straight or Gay, black or white.  Your destiny is all you should be focusing on.  It is the one thing that will bring you undeniable happiness and joy.  Your destiny, your purpose, is the one thing that belongs only to you, designed with you in mind, and it is something that no other person on the face of the earth either here now or in the future, will ever be able to accomplish.

I asked you earlier that if time were not an issue, what would you do?  I want you to answer that question, because the answer might startle you.  You see, time is not an issue.  Time is something we have put on things when time should never come into the picture.  If you believe as I do that the Creator is perfect, then you must also understand that when something is supposed to happen it will happen, whether you want it to or not.  If we take things to it's next logical conclusion then you would have to agree that if things are supposed to happen, then the time constraints we put on things is a colossal waste of time.  We are trying to design something that has already been designed.  All we need to do is get out of the way and let it happen.

I do believe many people are about to face that one moment in time when they will have to either move forward or forever wonder what happened to life and what happened to happiness.  Please, I implore you, don't be that person who wonders why things passed them by and all they ever knew was heartache, loneliness, and emptiness.  This is your moment to take what is yours, become the person you were intended to be and release the expectations of man, that quite frankly never got you a thing.  It is time to change things up and in this change become the person you always knew was inside.  It is a wonderful thing to be alive today, and today you get to experience life in a new way.

Love, Love, Love, and did I mention Love?

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Love, love, love, love, love:  what is it?  Who has it?  Why is it so stinking hard to recognize it and when you do, how do you hold on to it?  These and other questions are what I will attempt to answer for you today.

Some never give love much of a thought, but love comes in many forms and many ways.  Without a true understanding you will miss out on some pretty amazing things in life.   Love can have both a positive and negative affect on you.  Most of the time the effects of love on a life are stunning, and other times those signs are far more subtle.

Do you love your job?  If not, why not?  Do you love your home?  If not, why not?  Do you love yourself?  If not, why not? I have seen people over the years put themselves in certain situations that they know they hate and yet never take the time, nor put in the effort to get out of them.  If you don't love your job, then why in all that is holy do you stay there?  The answer most people give is they don't have a choice.  There are bills to be paid, kids to put through school, and the list goes on.  Pardon me if I sound harsh, but that is nothing but a cop out.  You do have a choice, and the sooner you realize this the sooner you can rid yourself of those things you do not truly love and pick up those things you do.

Do you love your home?  Is your home your castle, your place to unwind, a place to feel peace and happiness, your refuge?  If this is missing, then I would suggest to you that change needs to come about or everything in your life is going to begin to spiral out of control.  Everyone needs a sanctuary, and as far as I can see to most people that should be their home.

Do you love yourself?  If you don't love who you are there will be problems, untold problems, that will never go away until you can grasp the greatness and perfection of who you are.  How many people do you know that can confidently say that they love their job, their home, and themselves?  If I were to ask you those same questions what would your response be?  For me, I love my job.  I get to write, to speak, to meet people all over the place, and talk about the one thing I love most, destiny.  I love my home because in it I find peace, and I can unwind and just relax.  I love me, not in an egotistical way, but I love me because I was put here by my creator and in being here I realize I am here at the perfect time for what I was intended to accomplish in this life.

Most people when the topic of love comes up automatically go to love in the form of romance and such.  I can't deny that love and romance are a much needed thing in life, but I will tell you that love and romance will never be what it should be if you have not taken care of the other three loves that I have just spoke about, and this also involves the object of your affection as well.  Both parties need to get a handle on job, home, and self if there is ever going to be bliss in a relationship.  If you look at relationships that break up I can pretty much bet that one of the main reasons is the job, the home, or just your own self-loathing.  Face it if you can't love yourself how in the world could you expect to love someone else and have that love returned in a way that benefits both of you.

Love in any shape can be complex, no doubt about that, so why in tarnation would you want to add to the chaos by not taking care of the aforementioned three areas that will be the driver in any relationship.  I know there will be people that will say that they need the love of their life so they can get to the point where they love the job, the home, and themselves.  Problem is it's just the opposite.  Now just in case someone wants to start throwing stones at me let me say this:  loving a job, your home and yourself is not a guarantee.  However that being said, you stand a far better chance of having that blessed joining with another if these three things are lined up.

Chances are if you are walking in your destiny and know that you are doing the one thing that is the reason for you being here, then you will probably have a peaceful home, and I can pretty much assure you that you will see the god in you so loving yourself will be a pretty simple task.  You see love is so much more than just the physical.  Love is more than just the emotional.  Love encompasses almost every area of your life.

I have messed up more times than I'd like to admit in the love department.  Had I known what I know now, I might not have made the mistakes I made.  I have loved individuals more than I ever thought possible, but because I had not taken care of the most basic things in my life that love could not sustain me.  Would I like the opportunity to relive certain things and get it right, certainly I would.  However, I learned some very valuable lessons and for that I am thankful.  It didn't matter how much I loved the other person, until such time as I could know me, the real me, all the love I had was just surface and nothing more than a passing fancy.  I have learned the hard way what it is like to lose at love, and what is more difficult is it could have all been prevented had I taken the time to know the real me, the me that God intended me to be.  Please do yourself a favor and get to know the real you.  Seek out ways to implement your destiny in what ever you do.  The job you have might be filling this place right now or it might now, but until such time as you feel complete in what you are doing, until you love it, there will be something missing in your life.

Love is a wonderful thing, but it's only wonderful when you can receive it, give it, live it, and more importantly know that it governs virtually every area of your life.  Love, love, love, love, it's more than just a four letter word, it's more than just a feeling.  Love is knowing, love is patient and it is kind.  Love is what should govern every minute of your life and guide each step you take.  If you can do this, then you are in for a wonderful time, and you will help others enjoy the power of love, the glory of life, and the happiness that only true love can bring.

Believe, simply believe!

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I have written about believing in the past, but I think it's time to revisit this subject as I'm sure there are just a few of you out there who have begun to doubt certain things, and when doubt comes, despair and anxiety are certain to follow.

I have been in places before where everything in me believed for one thing but it never came into being.  I began to doubt so many things, myself included, and when that doubt hit so did a slew of other emotions that I would just soon forget.  If you are in a place of non-belief then maybe today's blog is a timely thing.

What is believing?  Is it faith?  Is it a feeling?  I guess you could ask a million people and you would get a ton of different answers.  Believing to some is a "hope for the best" frame of mind.  To others believing is a test.  This test is all about can you stay the course, or can you keep going even when others have faltered.  When I begin to doubt, I begin to doubt me.  Am I really so special that I should expect goodness in my life, is the thought that would creep through my mind.  Should I expect that what I desire should be presented to me?  Most, if not all doubt comes because one is not sure of who they are.  They have quit believing in the perfection of their design, the perfection of them being here in this moment, and the perfection of the one who put you here in the first place.  I will tell you that if you do not doubt your perfection then believing is as simple as getting out of bed in the morning.

We live in troublesome times.  It seems as though the world is on the edge of who knows what.  You can hardly watch the news where there isn't another disaster, or conflict somewhere else in the world. Is it any wonder that people are beginning to wonder about life itself.  After all if it can happen else where then certainly it can happen to you, at least that is what most people are thinking.  The key is to remove yourself from all the others and believe what you know to be true.

I have written at length about the things that reside inside each of us.  The dreams, the visions, and the desires that everyone has but many will never acknowledge them out of fear of what others would say or think.  When we allow others to dictate our thoughts and actions it is almost impossible to believe for anything.  If you are unable to believe in yourself you could be handed your destiny on a silver platter and it would simply just sit there.

Believing in yourself is not so much believing for this or that.  Truth be told the only thing keeping you from having the things you want is you.  It is the understanding that abundance, love, peace, joy, happiness, or health, are all yours not because of what you do but because of what you are.  Believing in yourself begins with the understanding of why you were put here in the first place.  It would be madness to think that we are just here to take up space.  The universe doesn't work that way, never has and it never will.

Some say that believing is simple faith.  A faith that tells you that everything will be fine.  A faith that tells you that those things in your heart will come to fruition come hell or high water.  Faith is a knowing, and believing is a knowing.  You know that you know that you know. Contrary to what I might be told, what I might see, or even what I might feel from time to time, I know that my writing, my speaking will touch and change lives.  I have no evidence of it as such, but I have a belief in it.  As far as I'm concerned all I need to do is hold on to that belief let it guide me and then get out of the way and let things happen as they happen.  Now let me give you a warning:  if you think you are going to be able to sit around and just wait for things to happen you are fooling yourself.  If I waited to step out into my destiny until all the books were published and all the speaking engagements arranged I would die before that ever took place.  I write all the time because that is what I was created to do.  I write because that is what I love.  I write because that is what I am.  I have no right to sit around and hope that a publishing house some how miraculously calls me for some unknown reason and says let's publish your work.  I have to move forward in what I know, and then let what is going to happen happen.  I believe, I know that I am on the right path.  You must have this same belief.  Without it, very little if anything will ever manifest in your life.

Believing is not a guess.  Believing is not a "I hope I get this".  Believing is a knowing.  A knowing that comes from the deepest part of your being.  Some people will never get to this point.  They will be tossed about by the words of others.  Some people will latch on to this with all they are worth and they will be the ones who stand up in the end and tell you it is all about believing.  You have this ability within you.  Forget about the past, and begin with a clean slate.  Your destiny awaits you if you will simply believe, just believe.

What does the City of Ferguson Missouri show us? It is telling, that's for sure.

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It's a mess down there.  It really doesn't matter if one is a Democrat, a Republican, White, Black, old or young: the bottom line, it's a mess down there.

The question that keeps running through my mind is why?  I recognize the tragedy and hurt of this young man losing his life.  I also know there are two sides to every story, and somewhere in the middle the truth will be found.  What amazes me is that all the fighting, all the destruction is never going to bring this young man back to life, and yet this is how numerous people in this city are trying to get their point across.  I feel for the family for their loss, but never having lost a child I can only surmise what they must be going through.  My point in writing today is to try to put a "spin" on this tragedy and try to get those around this city, and elsewhere, to realize that there is an even greater tragedy happening as we speak.

This greater tragedy is that people down in this tiny city are acting from a place of anger, some fear, some ignorance, but mostly because they have yet to grasp this one salient point:  people do not understand the significance of who and what they are.  Wars begin because two sides cannot agree, one thinks they are right while at the same time the other side thinks the same thing.  It's not a competition, it's a lack of knowledge.  Now I'm not calling the people of Ferguson stupid, what I am saying is that those who have chosen to act out violently are not even remotely close to understanding the significance of life.  Once again I am not speaking about the life of this young man, but the life of each individual.  If one were to fully understand the reason for being here, the purpose for their own life, then it is doubtful that they would be acting out the way many have decided to act out.

Regrettably I believe there are people who will use almost any situation to justify their actions.  If they can blame their destructive behavior on something else then somehow they have earned the right to do whatever they want, to who ever they want, and when ever they want.  What ever happened to personal responsibility in this country?  It seems like it's always someone else's fault and they are just reacting to what will get them what they truly desire.  Please don't misunderstand me, I know there are many people in this city who are trying to allow cooler heads to prevail and stop the madness that is going on right now.  To those people I thank them and encourage them to continue in their battle.  To those who feel it is right to loot, burn, destroy property, shame on you, shame, shame, shame.

All the activity that is going on right now goes on all the time, all over this country.  Look at some of our major cities who host sporting events.  The home team wins and yet you have cars set on fire, overturned, almost riots in the streets.  And this happens when the home team wins, why?  You have groups who let little things set them off and then they justify their actions by saying that they are misunderstood, and they are acting out the only way they know how to get their point across. That is such bullshit I can hardly contain myself.  They are acting out because they sense they can get away with it because of all the other things going on around them.  Let's be truthful, people when given the opportunity, show their true nature, right or wrong.

Until such time as people understand that trying to justify destructive behavior is unjustifiable, we will continue to see anarchy.  Until such time as people recognize the insanity of what is happening in Ferguson, we will continue to scratch our head and ask why.  Until such time as people begin to understand and walk in their own destiny, we will have this type of activity and the result will be the same: needless blooded and violence.  I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of having to pay the price for other's inability or lack of desire to really figure out the purpose of life.

I have said this before but if every single person on the face of the earth was tuned in to their own destiny, was aware of their own significance, we would never have these actions, and this would be in large part because we would not have the activity that lead up to this horrendous event.  Think about it, a world where destiny reigned supreme.  We would have no wars, no poverty, no illiteracy, no anything that would be contrary to the true nature of the Creator of the Universe.

I know there are many who will discount what I am saying today, as is their right, but these people will be the same people who will be walking around years from now still trying to figure out why they are on this planet, and why now. It's all about destiny, your true destiny.  Maybe it's time we spread the word to the rest of the world that it is possible to fix things, and then just maybe, we can have a world we are proud of.  Think about that and let me know.