It's a brand new day

Yesterday is fleeting and tomorrow is running at me.

Excitement doesn't touch it.
Your love is my golden ticket.

Let's go and let go.
It's not a movie. It's a freak show.

My theme song is playing.
I'm off my knees from praying.

The door's wide open
Put down you bucket list and let's begin.

See you there. I see you here.
Let's throw it away and give into to a little fear.

Taste the pump from the sort of scary jump.

We can take the plunge or I'll go it alone.

It's all up to you but out there not here is home.

The future is...


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What Does It Take?

A good guy?

A good girl?

A better life?

      A better world... 

What does it take to fill those words with acutality and not just something that's hopeful and sounds good? It takes principal and it takes self sacrifice to make a difference that will last. The dumbing down of our senses and moral compasses will only leave us scattered, aiming in every direction trying to please everyone instead of moving towards a singular goal of excellence. We have the tools to make a difference and change the day to day lives of people all around us, if we just will reach out and do it.



How Can I Begin To Do this??



Such a bittersweet way to be

"It's a bittersweet life,
And it's leaving me a-ok.
It's a bittersweet life,
I have loved and lost
My heart along the way." 

 How can anyone doubt the things they do not know?

I used to live like this, constantly running with no place to go; and always feeling like something, some unknown thing, was slipping through my hands. I've spent days that turned into years living in fear as I found only slight touches of security by clinging to things I had been told and not things that I knew, in both my head and my heart. The fast pace of society seems to be the culprit for so much stress today. It feeds us and brings us up on the ideals of fast living and big payouts. It's almost to the point where if your life isn't filled with flash and visible success then quite obviously the only thing to assume is that you have no success at all. A big house, fast cars and hot significant others are society's measure of comfort and value; though somehow I don't see the appeal.

This outward pleasing and outward search for self-worth is contagious and most of the population has already caught the bug. What's worse is it sneaks into and totally infects, then corrupts how we view and act within our relationships. I see that more and more the trend in relationships today, especially among the younger population (15-mid 20's) is basing our happiness on how happy we can make that other person. We forget that true happiness is centered in knowing our likes and dislikes, finding what motivates us and what makes us tick as individuals. We must, and I repeat MUST develop something that allows us to know that no matter who thinks what about us, that it doesn't at all dictate the truth about who we are and what we are worth. Society has almost completely distorted this view. Yes we see it from time to time; but in a world where we are told image is imperative what else can we think? I challenge you, my reader, to not fall victim to basing your worth on anything other than the values of your heart. Outward things can and will change. It's only a matter of time! 
 

In closing I want to tie all of this together. To start I spoke of the dangers and fears of reaching out and desperately placing hope in the unknown; I then began to speak of how society has almost pushed us to seek our worth by pleasing others. This is how they connect. The only thing any of us can know for sure is what we feel and what we think-not necessarily believe, but think. That is why we cannot go through life trying to please others. We will always be left with confusion and feel like were stumbling up a proverbially unending set of stairs in the dark; until bam, change occurs and we are left falling and let.....down. So I encourage you to let these things guide you but never make up your mind. Live selfless but do not live without self respect as your first priority. You can never help anyone if you will not or cannot help yourself. Be wise and then you can lead. The blind only lead the blind to greater disorientation and loss.

Hillsong - Shout Unto God

Happy Birthday

Happy 21st John Daniel!

Man it's crazy how time just flies by.

We blink and we're changed and we don't know why.

Years drove straight past and we've cried but mostly laughed.

We feel so much wiser and our time isn't even halved.

All the days and all the ways, all the changes and memories made,

No fears of what's ahead compares to the road of happiness we have paved.

I look to the future, for the one you have is bright.
I see a great man shinning in a success tinted light.
Don't stop to wonder how you'll ever make it though.

All that you need to remember is I'll do me and you do you.

Life's a garden so dig it;

And only you can break your spirit.

There's no time to waste the time you have.
Cherish the happy and more so the sad.

Live your life with peace and love, looking to your Father.

Let all the stress and haters fade, because you're heading so much farther.

You're a good man John Daniel!

Have a great Birthday!

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What is Security?

Have you ever noticed how the world is fighting for security?

Every one's doing it!

Just think about it, a secure paying job, safer cars, the tons of recalls on all sorts of products, home security systems, walls on our borders, been to the airport lately?

So much focus is being placed on "Being" and "Feeling" safe, these days; but honestly, what is security?

Is it being out of harm's way? If so, are we ever truly at that place? An illusion is honestly all that security could be defined as if that were so. Even in our homes we are constantly faced with dangers that lurk, seemingly "Around every corner."

So, what is security? Is it a condition we can exist in; or is it purely a state of mind? I leave it to you to decide. Leave your imput and let's see how deep this can go.