John asked:
"What now? What am I supposed to do with what I know, what I have seen, what I have tasted, what I have felt?"
My reply:
Continue to process and own those experiences for they are uniquely yours and no one else's. Because when John looks in the mirror, he likes what he sees and such an image would never be had you not tumbled, been stepped on, made or had someone else choose all those instances of your life that make your experience uniquely yours.
You are Master of your universe, the cosmos orbit around you; continue to share your love and stories with those willing to listen, those willing to navigate towards your magnetic field, those who would become fixed celestial bodies to your orbit or happenstance momentary comets willing to light your dark sky if even only for a night.
Remember pain but never harbor it, give of yourself, even when your vessel is empty and no one is there to help you replenish. So long as your love of self is constant you'll always have enough of yourself to give.
Be John, Stay John, Live John.
The message is universal. Make it your own.
Yochanan is John in Hebrew
Oh Oh Loco me hicistes famoso!
LOL I cant speak spanish well I am puertorican lol from New York.
So cool Yusef! When I finally Publish My book You will have to be listed as one of my many inspirations.LoL
I have been going through each year and month starting from Nov2004 since there are so many entries.Today I read about thanksgiving at your familys home in Miami. OMG so you know how we do in Fl with Winndixie and Walmart now Super Walmart where you can get your oil changed simutanious to grocery shopping, way too commercialized for all these rednecks outhere. Lol so funny when one thinks about life out here in Fl Vs. The City.
I be in deltona, which kinda looks like Hiahleeah and dade county, very country backwoodsy. I cant wait to get the Fk out of here lol.
Be easy
Yochanan
So what if you look in the mirror and are not happy with all you see? Do I make a change to see that change in me? Or do I accept what or who I have become by these unfortunate experiences in my life?
We don’t seize to call a wretched or barely foliaged tree a tree by comparison of another that’s full of leaves and fruit. The tree remains a tree and serves it own purpose. Find yours and serve it well.
If when you look in the mirror, you do not like what you see it is because spirit is requesting change. Change starts from within. Use your pain, navigate it, use the energy which would otherwise destroy and hinder, for creative purposes.
Remember that your pain is not unique to you alone. We have all felt similar pain associated to like experiences. Teach others how you overcame and maneuvered around those events. The telling of the story alone reminds us that we all share a world of not always favorable outcomes; that joy and pain are shared by all and that tomorrow will afford a second chance.
This reminds me of a verse in the bible where I believe Jesus is referring to bearing fruits. I understand completely what you are saying. What I find interesting is that I can't see the the leaves and fruit that my tree produces but others can. Why can't we ever be satisfied with ourselves but content with others? I think too much!... lol