No one ever told me that it’s possible to think your way out of trying to be your best. Then again, I suppose a piece of me already knew this. The mind can either be a trap with hooks and snares or if we allow ourselves, we can think our way into being our own […] | Continue reading
Where does the craziness start? When does it all begin? Is it the curiosity that gets to the kid? Is it the angst? Is it the buzz? Is it the stories we hear about the parties that took place over the weekend? Is this the thing that leads us to wish that we were there?Or, […] | Continue reading
I have not come here to preach or teach anyone how to live. I’m not here to say that I know anything more than anyone else. However, my aim is to create a thought or at least some kind of understanding. And it will come. What I mean is that a time will come, and […] | Continue reading
As far as advice is concerned . . .Everyone has advice. And there’s always someone out there who is eager to let you know about theirs.At the same time, when it comes to love or when it comes to your love-life or the struggles we face regarding love, or the lack thereof; or when … | Continue reading
What does it mean to be okay?Or better yet, what does it mean to be okay with all that goes on? Or, wait . . .What has to happen for a switch to take over in the mind?Or what needs to take place for us to come to a realization where we understand that yes, […] | Continue reading
Once more, I should explain that this journal was inspired by a special someone who shared some truths about their story with me. I was asked, “How come nobody ever told me these things?”I don’t know the answer to this. And to be clear, I’m not sure that it is true if someone tri … | Continue reading
I can’t say that I know where this comes from or how this begins. But who is it? Who has the right to say who knows better or who knows best? Is age always the reason why someone knows best?I can understand the difference in education. I can understand why a doctor would know mor … | Continue reading
Perhaps it would be better for us to just speak. Let’s just talk. Okay? I am no smarter or better or anything like that. No, I think it would be better for you and I to talk – just like people do.Okay? There are good things to see in this world. I can promise you […] | Continue reading
Do you want to know what I think?I think you know more than you think you doSo, in answer to the question, what do you know?The truth is you know everything. I remember being told that a smart person knows what they don’t know.I agree. Sometimes, we know too much. Or, we think we … | Continue reading
There are advantages that you have now which will someday become the past. So please pay attention and be advised that this moment is more important than you think. Be mindful of who and where you are. But more, be careful who and what you listen to.Everything about right now is … | Continue reading
I suppose the following pages will be a series of conversations that will remain between us. And that’s fine. My style is to create a written conversation between us. My aim is to offer some insight and perhaps a few suggestions but more, I suppose that my past has allowed me som … | Continue reading
Inspiration comes from different directions. And this journal, well, this was inspired by different people who come from different places. This was inspired by my limited experience with people who shown me little pieces of their life. And for this, I am grateful . . . I do not t … | Continue reading
This introduction is being entered today, February 2, 2024, and three days after I read the news. So, with that being said, I am inspired to write the following What do you know?How many times have you heard this question? Or better yet, how many times did someone tell you this w … | Continue reading
I called this journal, If That Were True because thoughts are not always true. And neither are assumptions. Fears are not always so and opinions are not always fact. But to us . . .We are what we think we are.Right? If I think that I am terrible, then it must be true.If I think [ … | Continue reading
If we notice, everything comes down to us. There really is nothing else, at least not according to us. There are other people in the world. There are other places too, such as places around the world with other people who speak other languages.We all know this. We all know that t … | Continue reading
If the opposite of peace is chaos, then at some point, we have to come to an end. At some point, we can only fall so far until we hit the bottom. And we can’t fall forever. We can’t live in constant crisis mode. Eventually, something has to give. If everything washes out in the [ … | Continue reading
At what point is it enough? When is it your turn?These are great questions to ask. In fact, I ask this about us all the time.When is it our turn?See, I want to dance. I want to have the times of our life.I want to be the reason why people look with envy. Sure, I […] | Continue reading
I was involved with a talk about how we think or why we feel the way I do. And then it came down to the parents. As if to ask, “where were they,” or “why didn’t they talk to me about any of this,” and I have news about this. We all have our own […] | Continue reading
There is another simple question that comes into play.What do you like?I ask this because this is a great way to find peace.You have to know what you like. And you have to know what you want.For example – The say music soothes the savage beast. I say they’re right. I can say this … | Continue reading
I am someone who needs to have a purpose. I need to have something to do. I need to have a reason to wake up in the morning. I have to have someplace to go because this is what moves me. This is what motivates me – each day, and yes, one day at a […] | Continue reading
Now is a good time to start . . .In fact, now is the perfect time. It’s a great time to remove the blockages that keep us from moving forward. This is it, right here,This is a great time to stand up and be counted. It’s a great time to make a move, to do […] | Continue reading
I have been coming here for years now. And yes, I have opened up more than once. I have revealed things that no one else reveals or talks about. And is this brave?Maybe it is . . .But to me, there’s no one around (but us.) So, if you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to uncover […] | Continue reading
I assume that everything we think or feel or whatever it is our mental state is can be called a state of mind.So, if this is true, then it would also be true that peace is a state of mind. And so is joy. So is anger or rage or sadness. So is happiness. So […] | Continue reading
I remember reading the words, “Freedom isn’t free!”I can remember reading this in the post 9/11 days after the terrorist attacks on my City.I can remember a movie too, from back when I was young – there was a slave who chanted pull to his people because they were pulling a rope t … | Continue reading
In the case of I against I or Me against Me, and in the case of my life and my world or the skin I want and the skin I’m in, I have found some truths to be, as they say, self-evident. I see this now as obvious as ever, and in the case of […] | Continue reading
There is no reason to find fault or to assign blame to anyone or any particular thing. At least, not anymore.This is us, which means that acceptance has to start here. We have to own out spot and our position.This is where we are and yes, like we have been talking about in the la … | Continue reading
I suppose I have to credit this entry to a song by a man named Dobie Gray.And in a minute, the world could strike a chord and the music could change speed. So be ready to dance. That’s what I say.I think that there are a few details, which should be included in our life. […] | Continue reading
Just for the record –We do have an impact on the world around us.Life changes and so do we.I have been saying this for a long time now.I am not the person I used to be. Then again, none of us are, at least not really.I am not the same person I used to be […] | Continue reading
I believe that in life, even our dreams may die. Unless we feed them. Unless we care for them Yes, our dreams are very much alive.I believe in work. And further, I believe it was in the Book of James when it was said, faith without works is dead.What is faith without the works be … | Continue reading
Snow is falling in New York City. The world looks different to me this way. Soft and slow. Peaceful. And I like it like this. Soft and slow. Peaceful too. And that’s exactly what this is about.Peace. It is not too far from us to think that peace or happy days are on their way. [… … | Continue reading
I think it is important to be honest. In fact, I say this with all sincerity that we need to come to a constructive conclusion at the end of each day, which means we have to acknowledge our faults and flaws as well as our victories and successes.As I see it –We are closer now […] | Continue reading
My last entry mentioned the difference between the skin I want and the skin I’m in, which is not to say that there is a discrepancy between the two. No.I can say that like most people, I am an eventual and inevitable, I am a work in progress, much like the rest of us are.I […] | Continue reading
It would seem there are times when people are split in two halves.This is a mix or should I say this is life when split in two parts. Say for example, the skin I want. The skin I’m in. Or otherwise, the life I want. The life I live.The life I have. The life I […] | Continue reading
Life has its moments. This is for sure.We all know what stress feels like, We all know what it’s like to have anxiety or to have that moment when something happens, quick, hurry! And we almost crash or fall or there’s almost an accident and our body is at a heightened state of al … | Continue reading
Safe to say that yes. I am a lucky man. And safe to say that I am a blessed man. I’m fortunate to be where I am today and at the same time, I think it is safe to say that luck is often a self-made thing.Of course, there are people who were born into a […] | Continue reading
Once more, I begin this with a question.And this is not a new question. Or at least, I should say this question is not new question to me. At the same time, I ask this nonetheless.Is it possible to find peace in a state of unrest?Is it possible to find clarity in moments of perso … | Continue reading
Do you have fear?I do.I know all about fear.And this is as honest as it gets. I am afraid to be revealed or exposed.I have fears of being humiliated. I have a huge fear of being alone, unloved, or unwanted.These are real fears to me. All this means that this means is that yes, I … | Continue reading
I have come back to the reason why I started writing in the first place. This was to find peace. I wanted to know if peace was real and too, I wanted to know If happiness was real. Is life real? Is love?Is it? In fairness, I know that all of this is real. I […] | Continue reading
It is important to say this. We have to find a way to make it through . . .I offer this because not everyone is having the time of their life right now.I say this too, because there will be bouts and times and moments with no peace. No justice or warmth for the hands. […] | Continue reading
I know there is always a sense of peace. I know there is. I know this because I have found this, even in the worst of places.Even when times are wild or when chaos is everywhere, I know that there’s always something out there. There’s always someplace to look or somewhere to find … | Continue reading
What are the things that bring you peace?Is it the sunset? Is it the sunrise?Is it an old movie that comes on television and brings you back to a memory of when you were younger? Or is it something else that brings you back to a time when life was less complicated? I can say […] | Continue reading
Of course there are things that we wish would never change. There are times and moments that we wish we could relive or rewind, just so we could see them again, exactly as they were. Perfect, just like the first time.The lights would be equally bright. The moment could be magnifi … | Continue reading
There is a time which I recall, long ago, and from a lifetime that seems to be so far away. I was young and on the verge of a thousand different things. My life was changing. My Mother had moved. My Father was gone. My family had spread itself thin and my friendships were changin … | Continue reading
Before anything goes onward from here, the answer is yes. I have to keep moving with this. I have to keep my commitment to an idea I had, a long time ago, and yes. I have to keep writing.You have been with me for a very long time now. Then again, in my eyes, you […] | Continue reading
Today marks the start of a new year. However, whether this is the start of something new or more of the same; my life is on a special course, which means that I have work to do. I have a job, which I call my day job. This is the job that pays my bills […] | Continue reading
It is the last day of this year on Earth and for whatever the reasons may be, the planets have decided to allow me another year around the sun. I see no reason to look back, nor do I find any answers that are valuable enough for me to rethink where I am now because, […] | Continue reading
I don’t know if there really is a real world. I only know what’s real to me, which is subjective of course and yes, this is only subject to me and my interpretation and perception.I know this –I think about this thing we call our “real life” and at the same time, I wonder what [ … | Continue reading
This is a day that I will always remember. Yet, the day is fine for now.It has been years since The Old Man passed. So much has happened. I have grown some. I’ve moved around quite a bit. I’ve learned and I’ve changed. I’ve circled back and then stepped forward, only to find the … | Continue reading