Disappointment

Disappointment
Originally uploaded by Malcolm MacGregor

How do you deal with disappointment? This is a good question.

Happy Fourth of July . . .

Today is a day of celebration for Americans. History is what it is, the past. To celebrate is a good thing, and it is fun to hang with family and friends.

How do you spend your days? Do you look ahead to the things that are to come, the things just around the corner, the things hoped and longed for, the thing ever dreamed about? Or do you spend your time thinking about the things that have happened, and how they could have been, or should have been or might have been if only this or that thing may have happened? Maybe it is just where I am, in the middle of this thing called known life. Now mind you I am not admitting to any type of midlife mayhem. but I am saying that given all normal projections, I am somewhere near the middle of the teeter totter of life. I long to enjoy the moments. The very time that I am having right now. I spend much of my time thinking about what has been, and even more of my time about what could be. And yes even at times I may allow some great moments of now slip by looking at both ends of life. I want to be a Now Man. I am not saying cast off all know self controls and be a yes man, and embrace everything there is under the sun. What I am saying however, is to enjoy and love and embrace each moment fully. I am given today. I have now in my grasp. I can not go back and rewrite history, I am not promised tomorrow, I only have for certainty - now. I came across a great quote, it has been in my mind this week. Here you go . . .

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Well, have a wonderful day. I love you all, send me some love. Peace

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Lonely

Lonely
Originally uploaded by huskiebear

Do you ever feel this way??

Done with Text Books . . .

Worked this week, extra, bar coding text books at the High School. 26 hours of work that will be spent with my boys on a trip to TN this summer. What a blessing. OK weighing in also on Michael Jackson, I am sad. Death happens and it sucks. That is my thoughts on that. So, for me summer starts today. Monalisa got new struts, you should see her now . . . I look forward to this summer and the opportunities that lay ahead. Peace

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The things we want . . .

Why is it the things that we do not have and yet want - creates some of our greatest struggles? Now, the thing does not have to be a physical tangible thing . . . It could be an Idea, or a desire as well. Here you go - the modern advertisement industry is out to make us completely miserable with what we currently have. Yes, take the cell phone industry. Today's new model is tomorrows ghetto trash (no disrespect to the ghetto). Or at least that is what I am told when I pull my phone out and use it. Guess what it still works good, however I can not connect to the net, and no I do not have the ability to have an app for that. But I do have the nations largest network standing with me. What happens when there is a goal you want to attain, lets say, a weight goal that continues to allude you. Why is it that this thing becomes the one thing that you focus on during the day. I tell you sometimes we can allow the things we do not have, become the main focus of our lives and then we loose sight of all the wonderful things that are around us. Look - when we spend our time focus on what we are lacking, it is taking up all the time we could be using in enjoyment of what we do have. I know this is full, and maybe even confusing. But I know it has happened to me along this road called life. I am such a blessed man, I must find joy in my blessing and not focus on what I feel is lacking . . . Wow, Peace

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I am here today . . .

Today - I love today. actually, I love every today. today is the last full today of this school year. Four Years of today's with the students I have been working with - I am sad. I may never see some of these students again in my lifetime. That is the nature of my Job. Walking and talking with kids for moments in their lives. I must say that my life has been impacted by my relationships with students over these past 11 years. I can not tell you all the students I have met in the course of these years. Wow, it is amazing. Look at this, I am blogging because of one student. I think of students who have looked me up on facebook just to say HI. I think of all the students I was able to reconnect with in a moment at the line of Busch's Market. Sometimes in my life when I have a quiet moment I may feel like I am not having much of an impact on my world, but I know my world is being impacted by those around me. I am blessed. Peace

Get your JUMP on!!!!

Get your JUMP on!!!! day 195
Originally uploaded by CLearly Novice

I love this photo I found. I love the color and the balloons . . . Have a wonderful day . . . Peace