why not me

... I watched an incredible video today of a man that gave up his job to feed and nurture the elderly the ill and impoverished.... Totally Amazing Man and his video story ..

I pondered this man and his decision to give up the things we all strive for in a good job and stability to undertake something that deifies the beliefs of his heritage. He has done something that leaves me awe struck, why is it so infrequent that these types of things occur??

Why don't I do that.....? I could do great things.... I could be this man... is it a simply a matter of right place right time ? What is that missing spark that could be what we all need to become like this man....?

..... makes me wonder.

Paraprosdokian

Although I didn't write these I thought it would be nice to share them.

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax

Ø Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Ø I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
Ø Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Ø The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
Ø Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Ø If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Ø We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
Ø War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Ø Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Ø The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Ø Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
Ø To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
Ø A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
Ø How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Ø Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Ø Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish. Ø I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.
Ø A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.
Ø Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR".
Ø I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

Ø Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Ø Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?
Ø Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
Ø A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Ø You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
Ø The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Ø Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

Ø Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
Ø Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
Ø I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
Ø Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
Ø There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
Ø I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.

Ø When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
Ø You're never too old to learn something stupid.
Ø To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Ø Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Ø Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
Ø A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.

Ø Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

The unbelievable ability to ruin a day

Sun shines upon the clean slate of the day... the future waiting to be written.

I step from the door and I am reminded of you.
You are the gum on the sidewalk, chewed up, used and spat out, unwanted anymore.

Yet you cling to my sole and bring me down, distracting my gaze from the beauty in the world as I am obsessed with removing you from it.

Why are you so persistent why must you haunt me so.

the Word and its Power

Disjointed Interaction…detracts from the content and complex beauty of conversation or debate.
The Give and take, push and shove in a fluid exchange, feeds the energy.
It breaths life into the situation allowing it to blossom into something more than just mere words.

Facebook and Twitter do not foster this.
The life force dies as the responses wait for their rebuttal.

Written word or recorded voice fade in their power as time passes between exchanges.


Powerful statements stand the test of time…however, is a conversation a statement, although profound thoughts can arise from them?

Cast me out from amongst you....

I do not fit into your pigeon-holes or predetermined figures. I am who I am - your approval isn't needed !!!!

I wear many hats, the court jester, the scholar, the philosopher, the poet, the romantic and the fool. I will dig your ditch and make you feel at ease as your laugh at my antics.

But try as you might I am the square peg in the round hole.

I maybe what you need, but not what you want.

Do not fret and worry for I do not when it comes to this.

I ask only that you do not try and make me conform to your wishes, for it is the end of me.

shackle the wind and stifle its voice, dam up the stream and risk the flood that ensues when it can be held back no more.

Leave it as it is intended to be and enjoy the beauty that it has!

Me, take it for all its worth as it is.

I am who I am !

psych

Well felt like writing..... not sure what.... I was supposed to get a journal and hand write some stuff every day.


Hasn't happened yet....

inactivity is contagious and I can't seem to overcome the inertia that has built up....


I think I will just .....

Naw it isn't happening....maybe tomorrow.

at the core of it all!!!!!!!!

Well I had an revelation, not quite an epiphany, but a realization of sorts.

Somewhere deep in my soul I must still believe that people are good, of course there are exceptions but that is true of most things.

I a bizarre dream I was thrust into the "Best Man" role at a complete strangers wedding... there were many strange details that do not seem relevant at this point so I will not describe them here.

I had nothing to base the speech on. No prior knowledge of the couple and their interactions or intimate anecdotes. I knew neither of them.

Compounded by the fact on the surface I am scorned, soured to people's intentions I was anxious and uneasy with this daunting task.

Somehow, something in me authored a speech that left not one eye dry and so embodied the true spirit of Love that I awoke astonished.

That internal light bulb had clicked on and I was made aware again that I am the hopeless romantic still.

Give yourself completely everyday to your love, but expect there will be days when they cannot. Take comfort in the fact they will do the same.
Be who you are and take that leap of faith in all things. You have found the one whom will catch you if you fall.

I wish I could have remembered it all. It was heartfelt , pure, and inspiring.

It has reminded me of the goodness in the world and encouraged me to shrug off the coats of cynicism and disconnection. To toss aside the goggles of skepticism and doubt through which I examine the world.

I can breathe deep again and feel renewed.