On November 16TH, I turned 59. I once, and for obnoxiously too long, stubbornly believed that you had to be young, handsome, wealthy, favored by fortune, family or connection to be an achiever, an accomplisher, someone who can improve lives, fortune and circumstance.
I've reflected on me a TREMENDOUS AMOUNT since the very First seconds of Last Saturday arrived. The cynical, the manipulative, the evil, the corrupt and the malevolently vicious and twisted bank and thrive upon a simple reality- that most of us give up too easily and are too easy to frustrate and entice into surrendering.
You make it too hard, too painful and make us pay too high a price and we will allow you to win. We will assure the triumph of the rogues and the self-serving by doing nothing to challenge you.
Yet, There is a precious secret that nobility, heroism and sanctity exalt over. That there are souls who will fight the battle, no matter what the cost. That there are those among us who will absolutely march into the hottest and most repulsive and hideous hell to win the day for a Heavenly Cause!
As one who allowed gifting, ability and creativity to nearly be snuffed out by adversity, struggle and by the militantly uncaring and unctuously indifferent, know that Age 59 is not a barrier to any good purpose, commitment , accomplishment or achievement.
Fortune, thus, it would appear favors the volunteers and those who are insistently tenacious. I also have learned that the key is to standout and be determined to be identified as who you are. There is supreme value in being yourself and seeing others, no matter what, as individuals.
You can change the world, mightily, significantly, enduringly, profoundly and pervasively by knowing that people can teach, empower and train other people to think better , to choose better and to live better.
The World, then is like The NBA, One on One is a winning way to play and to live!
- Johnny -
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
I do love that I have
endured, it was rough, rugged and torturous especially during the summer ---- but It will be good to be back in Kentucky as of Wednesday.
The Bronx can be a dead end - it has been for far ...
too many. I am glad that I got to Frostburg, DC, Which has been a true Little Girl With A Curl, and now in a short matter of time, Kentucky.
I am learning that resolution and . . .
stubborn determination works as a problem fixing tool FAR BETTER than panic and alarm does.
I am proud to be me this afternoon -
Change requires commitment and resolve and motion. Nothing plus nothing as Billy Preston sings leaves nothing!
My Path to Amanda and creating the life I want with her equals what I am doing right now.
-Johnny -
My Path to Amanda and creating the life I want with her equals what I am doing right now.
-Johnny -
What is a better life worth ?
If you want easy and settled, maintain where you are and think small , do small ,be small, You want different, then act and action has consequences. Fortune does favor the Brave and progress and love are worth moving towards and attaining.
- Johnny -
- Johnny -
It is hard to see things misplaced and displaced ....
Yet, It is so good to have it be true on this Monday, November 11Th. All things will be found and I am seeing signs that cannot be denied this this present age is waning and the future is moving forward1
Goodbye, DC. Welcome, Kentucky!
- Johnny-
Goodbye, DC. Welcome, Kentucky!
- Johnny-
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Days have been hard but ...
tomorrow is the Last Full day this month that I will spend in This apartment.
It is not been an easy year to get through
Today is the 314Th day of This Year. Second by Second, It has proceeded from the First Second of New Years Day to 217 on This November 10TH.
- Johnny -
- Johnny -
Saturday, November 9, 2013
My writing is one of my best gifts !
It does allow me to praise and worship God as well as serving to be used By God to bless others!
- Johnny -
- Johnny -
Thursday, November 7, 2013
In Spite of My Being Far Too Moody, Sulky and ....
FAR< FAR too inrense.
God saw to be kind and merciful to me and gifted me, Johnny. with a gift vastly better than I deserve - My Mandy!
- Johnny -
God saw to be kind and merciful to me and gifted me, Johnny. with a gift vastly better than I deserve - My Mandy!
- Johnny -
Be More Gracious as you sacrifice and go through struggle
here in Early November, Transitions are not easy times and her life, whether you like it or not is more complicated and she has demands that she must respond to and ---- I know this offends you ----- that she must make a priority over you!
- Johnny -
- Johnny -
This Birth Month has not
been a wow Time so far- One Sunny Day and A Fun Night- but over all , nothing to be wowed by.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Reasons and Excuses
I wonder whether we, as a society, fully grok the difference between the meaning of these two words.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
My life next year
will be about exploring history, exploring myself and learning how to love better and be of better service to a growing number of people.
- Johnny-
- Johnny-
Hold on and . . .
smile ever chance that I get, That is my plan for this Tuesday , November 5TH, 2013!
- Johnny -
- Johnny -
I know I will ...
make it- If you can get through Six Weeks, You can navigate one. It seems today that this is asking an overwhelming and paralyzing lot, but stop whining, Johnny!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Motion is more conducive to new direction and . . .
possibility rather than sitting back and not getting into motion.
I need to be a dedicated and fun best friend to myself
all day during the First Monday of Birth Month.
One more 3 Day Weekend between Mandy and I ....
I wonder if it being right before going to Kentucky will have it go better!
A Ride To the Opthomologist on Friday ....
and to Union Station on November 12TH. It has not been easy but things are coming together.
A Minor Victory Today .
I now actually have a voice mail bok on my not wonderful phone. I finally stopped making excuses pushed through frustration and got things done!
Don't Let The Frustration of This Given Moment ....
cvolor what your life is truly like and what you can expect your future to be like. You will get , Johnny, a false and misleading view if you do that!
- Johnny -
- Johnny -
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Be not sullen when you are denied what you really desire -
Taking disappointment well allows your spirit to gain more nurturing healing, Johnny !
This is My 3 900TH Post on this Blog
Persistence does over power obstacles and builds path through, over and around!
Am I too focused on things NOT working smoothly and easily ...
Am I too preoccupied with KEEPING SCORE ?
I had an anxious 3 hours - Bad Choices Made, Johnny !
Losing my 24 hour time function on my watch , for a while, due to mistakenly adjusting my watch for Standard Time brought this about.
I panicked and let it become a set up for frustration to run wild in my life for a few hours. This wasn't just about a watch function it became, too easily, a catch all for issues that my over sensitivity is causing me to respond rather badly to! It was not a biggie AT ALL and IT DID NOT NEED TO BECOME A BIGGIE !!! but I made it one. That was a foolish, unwise and not helpful choice on my part.
It is good to admit my character flaws. I do feel freer for having done so!
- Johnny -
I panicked and let it become a set up for frustration to run wild in my life for a few hours. This wasn't just about a watch function it became, too easily, a catch all for issues that my over sensitivity is causing me to respond rather badly to! It was not a biggie AT ALL and IT DID NOT NEED TO BECOME A BIGGIE !!! but I made it one. That was a foolish, unwise and not helpful choice on my part.
It is good to admit my character flaws. I do feel freer for having done so!
- Johnny -
If we need to be cared for and cannot be trusted to do ...
well, as individuals, for themselves and by others, Then, who guarantees that we can trust in those who decide that we need to be cared for and provided for?
Let Freedom Ring
I need to want to be my best! I need to work to strive to be what I am able to be and become.
What has Toastmasters Done for Me?
I have been a Toastmaster in Greater Washington DC since February 11TH, 1991. During these years, I've been trained and taught to give effective and coherent speeches that are presented with skill, poise and pinache.
I have learned the art of expressing myself effectively without advanced preparation. I have gained the invaluable resource of becoming an intuitive presenter and advocate.
I have also been trained to well-provide the valuable gift of being an effective, motivating and empowering speech evaluator. I am able to become a teammate of a presenter - working with him or her to become a confident and improving presenter.
I've also learned to organize well and design stimulating meeting agendas and lead engaging meetings. I've also learned that great leaders gain leadership training by being willing to step forward and lead under the direction of mentors who advise and guide them as they lead.
I am a much more giving and willing to serve individual as a result of what has been invested in me, over the last 22 PLUS years, by my dedicated Fellow Toastmasters!
- Johnny -
All that needs to be done before I leave for Kentucky
shall be done before I leave a week from Tuesday!
Intuitive Speaking
I am grateful to Toastmasters for the major role it played in helping me to become an effective and more poised Intuitive Speaker.
Friday, November 1, 2013
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