“Each day given is a gift, open and Be Thankful!"
Omar Tarik
This day May16, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Box
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the box. I used to hear on a daily basis about thinking outside of the box. It made since but I never knew why someone would think in a box that they didn’t create and truly didn’t know. As I continue on my path, I realized that for some going with the flow and letting others think for them gives them comfort. With this life we live I do understand wanting to be comfortable, but comfort leads to contentment which can be dangerous. Thinking outside the box, walking to beat of your own drum, maybe difficult initially but allows you to know where you are truly headed. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May15, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Music
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for music. Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music, vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. These two definitions express why music is the most power medium. Music with or without words has no limits it’s, like water but not seen. We feel in our soul and without our whole body. It can raise us on high or calm us to peace. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May14, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
No Bridge Necessity
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for living in DC where it’s not necessary for me to use a bridge. If you live where you use a bridge for travel and has not been repaired, you need to be alarmed. Most seen how the bridge in Baltimore collapsed, even though it was reported it was not due to poor maintenance. The Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed as if it were made of Lego blocks.
Here’s a quote from MPR news, “About 42,400 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, yet they carry about 167 million vehicles each day, according to the federal government. Four-fifths of them have problems with the legs holding them up or the arms supporting their load. And more than 15,800 of those bridges also were in poor shape a decade ago, according to an Associated Press analysis.” Here’s the link to entire article: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/03/30/thousands-of-us-bridges-are-in-poor-shape
Are infrastructure overall is in poor shape, nationwide, but are bridges need attention now. Too many lives are at risk. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May13, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Sports
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for sports. Playing sports as youth set a foundation for me that I have utilize my entire life. I played football and basketball when I was younger and added track in high school. Sports provide several life lessons, but discipline, teamwork and setting and accomplishing goals are three that at the top of the list.
Discipline is a must no matter what sport you play, on whatever level. If you don’t have discipline you won’t succeed.
Teamwork is the one that is the hardest for most youth especially those with no siblings. To start a season and work to win a championship, no matter what age most never forget.
That leads to why I believe any child who has the chance, need to play some sport at some time in life. Setting goals and accomplishing is priceless. But setting goals and not hitting the mark, teach us even more and will be a lifelong lesson on life and self. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May12, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks and Love To!
All Mothers
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving Thanks and Love to All Mothers. First and foremost, Happy Mother’s Day to All Mothers!!! Moms, I Love You and only hope I have showed you I care, because I can never repay you for life and the life you nurtured. The Love that you Allways gave and still give.
I never needed another mother, but like most I needed all the help I was able to receive. There were several woman throughout my life who contributed to me being. There are three women in particular that I must highlight. Mrs. Linda Rand, Mrs. Linda Sullivan and Mrs. Georgia “Mrs. C” Curry. I was truly blessed to grow up in a time when the community was an extended family, and these women truly changed my life.
I was in church with my mother and the Reverenced gave thanks to All Mothers: Grandmothers, Stepmothers, Aunts, Sisters, Cousins, Friends of the Family and any women, child or not who contributed to the development of any child. This is an essential part of a child’s development, that use to be a natural thing that we must get back to. Thank you to All Mothers!
Peace
This day May11, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Teams
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for Teams. The team of The All, All and I. From The time The All gave me life, a team was formed. A team of life. We have the option to realize this life, or not. Sooner or later, we will know the necessity to build with The All.
The team of life, building with others. I was fortunate to play team sports since I was young. Team sports taught me how to get a plan and execute with others. This lesson has never stop yielding its results. Throughout life you will always have to learn to build from within with self, then build with All else.
The team of The All and me is still a ongoing process. I have had the issue with The All and me as a majority. The All and anything are the majority. When we as a likeness Be-ing choose to build from within the majority begins to manifest.
Teams will Allways Be the way. One mind building is the beginning of power, two minds building is power. Start there and nowhere we won’t Build and Be. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May10, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Unknown
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the unknown. Each day we are given is a gift. Like all gifts, we don’t know what it is until we open. In life some of us become frustrated and in a negative state because we don’t know what’s to come. What fun will life be if we already knew what’s going to happen? One of the beautiful things of life is carrying on with no knowledge of what’s to come. That is faith, which build in the individuals who are blind to the future and still build. When things are the bleakest is when we need to work the hardest. If we endure, we will see all needed to build to the next unknown. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May9, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
L, L, E, P and S.
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for Listening, Love, Effort, Patience and Strength. I began to incorporate this as part of my meditation from the author James Allen words. I listen to listen, is listening to The All and being well with what I hear. Love to love is, loving The All, the process and self. Effort to effort, is once we listen loving what we hear and then put forth effort in that process. Patience to patience is being patient with are results in the process and self. Strength is the result from listening, loving what we hear. Then putting forth the effort and being patient to yield the strength we need for our journey. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May8, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Little Big Ladies
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for The Little Big Ladies. When I was in high school one of my cousins began calling my grandmother on my father’s side Little Big Lady. That name suits both of my grandmothers. Mrs. Frankie O’Neil and Edna Lott, was both small in stature but Big in life. With out my Grandmothers I have no clue where I be. That is true for most of my family. I didn’t have an opportunity to know my Grandfathers, they had passed before I was around. So, my Grandmothers lead our families, all is not perfect, but they laid foundations that have led to several generations being productive and prospering. I will have a separate post on both. Give thank.
Peace
This day May7, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Setbacks
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for setbacks. Like all things in life setbacks can be a blessing. Before we can achieve anything, we must go through a process. Sometimes part of the process involves setbacks. When viewed properly, setbacks are a setup for a come up. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May6, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Anonymous Quote
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for anonymous quote. When starting this blog, I came across several quotes that were in line with my thoughts for starting this blog. This one “Gratitude exemplifies thankfulness, Thankfulness enables joy, Joy embraces confidence, Confidence empowers trust, Trust encourages gratitude.” Even if our reason for giving gratitude is selfish, it will still end in the positive for us and others. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May5, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
A Kids Smile
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for a kids smile. Have you ever had a day where everything seems to be going wrong and you are about to lose it and then kid looks at you and smile. It’s as The All is letting you know all is good. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May4, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Educators
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for educators. I am thankful for all educators. Here today my focus is on those who educate the youth. We need to give them more: support, praise and money.
I was fortunate to go to a great school, Campus East with a principal Mrs. Niedermeyer. (I will have a separate post on Campus East) Mrs. Niedermeyer was the best, she demanded the best of us, but also demanded the best from our teachers. I seen what the effects of teachers who love to teach and want the best for the students.
Since college I have known a great number of teachers and several are Black Men. I am truly proud of them all and know the impact they have made and still are making. All educators are important, but Black Men are essential. Give thanks.
Peace
This day May 1, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
My Father
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for my Father. I am one of seven sons, the second youngest. My Father is 85 and was raised by folks born in the late 1800’s in the south as the oldest son. These dynamics led to an interesting relationship between my dad and me.
Once I got older and became more aware of my Fathers life, I stop wondering why this or that happened and began to become thankful. For life, love and the guidance my Dad gave me. Stay thankful.
Peace
This day April 30, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for loving all people. I chose to not give a title today, because I am giving thanks for people who others don’t consider. We live in a country that chose to release mental health patients who not are cured. With no regards to the population, they are being release to and themselves. We are dealing with a nationwide problem where you have mental health patients amongst the masses with no supervision. The belief by some, was to increase jail population, but its effect is greater amongst everyday living people. E.G.: I witnessed a young man off his meds. starring at a little girl. A man observing was offended and chose to intervene. Another man who knew the man observing the young girl, expressed to the offended man, he’s ok just off his meds. The other man respectfully said well ok, you better get him. Please be mindful, we have a population of individuals release to general pop. and not prepared. Unfortunately, it’s on us to do the job of the government. If not you and yours may be subjected to nonsense. Give thanks.
Peace
This day April 29, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Sympathy and Empathy
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for Sympathy and Empathy. For most these words are associated with weakness. I will tell most that what you been taught and believe is weak, is probably the strength you need. Sympathy to me is journeying on your path and having awareness that others are going through life, and you can relate. Empathy to me is seeing someone living their journey and given reverence because we can relate.
There is nothing weak about choosing your path then living it. To be able to find others on the same path is a blessing and to choose to not find a common denominator and build is foolish. Give thanks.
Peace
This day April 28, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Faith, Focus and Forward
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for Faith, Focus and Forward. Faith is an action word. If you believe something and don’t move on, that’s not faith. I can know if I eat, I will not be hungry. But if a plate of food is in front of me and I don’t eat my knowing won’t stop me from starving.
Focusing is not a onetime thing. We must nurture our focus constantly everyday all day.
Once we put our faith in motion and consistently sharpen our focus, we will move on to whatever we desire. Stay thankful.
Peace
This day April 27, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
My Mother
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for Mother. As with my last two post, on The All and my sons. My Mother also will be referred to regularly. After life my mother just kept giving to me always second only to The All in my life. Moms started to work two jobs when I was about nine. At this time mom gave me The All from within. I just took for granted at the time, but that is why I am here now. My Mother is the one person I know who exhibits on our level The Alls unconditional love. I will always give thanks and love to my Mother.
Peace
This day April 26, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
My Sons
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for my sons. This is one of many that I will give thanks for my sons. Second to life they are my most significant gift. I have two sons Quentin and Tarik. They have both since the day being born keep being a blessing. All not starting in the positive but ending that way. I will first start with my sons’ blessings began with their Mothers, Julie and Sharlene. I am forever grateful for those two women. I was a fool and didn’t always realize the gift of my sons.
My oldest have been more of the intellect since he was young. A voracious reader starting in the second grade. Reading around 20 books a month. When he was 10 years old, we were having a conversation about his fascination with the internet. He was able to research a variety of schools, and concluded he will one day go to an Ivy League school. This was a moment as a young father I didn’t know how my thoughts and actions were able to impact my son’s life. I chose to encourage his thoughts. When I told certain folks close to me, some didn’t believe it was possible and I need to let him know he should change his focus. Quentin did make it to an Ivy League school on scholarship.
My youngest son Tarik was more an athlete but highly intelligent. When he was young, he flourished in several sports but swimming end up being his thing. Now a little older I had the opportunity to go with what I know, football and basketball. Tarik was very good at both football and basketball, but swimming was his thing. Since 8 years old, he was one of the top swimmers in the state of Maryland and went to school on a scholarship.
I once read a book Conquering an Enemy Called Average. Had a passage, that ask for us to never tell a young one what they not able to do. You never know The All may have been waiting just for them.
My son has always been and continue to be my greatest gift next to life.
Peace
This day April 25, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The All
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for The All. Every day I am thankful for The All. In almost every post I have and will reference The All. Here today I’m giving thanks for Life, Love and Likeness.
I am thankful, for life of self and All else. Forever grateful and can never repay just be obedient.
The All’s love is unconditional. Can you imagine, if like we tend to do when dealing with others. That when we do wrong or something contrary to The All’s way. The All treated us different, or love lessened.
Being created in the image of The All and having similar characteristics, is what separate us as humans from All other creations of The All. We must remember we are created in likeness not sum. The All is infinite we are finite. Give thanks.
Peace
This day April 24, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Awareness of Alignment and it’s Power
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the awareness of Alignment and its power. One definition I came across which best depicts my thoughts here, comes from Meriam Webster dictionary- the act of aligning or state of being aligned especially: the proper positioning or state of adjustment of parts in relation to each other. When I was told how setting my alignment will make my journey simpler, I had no ideal of it’s true power. I was told to start with The All and then in order of importance to me, with my goals and vision, list. I have a total of 9 things on my alignment. After The All it’s my sons, mom, dad, family, the African Diaspora, All other people, mastering of self and then Oneness with The All. I list at the top of all pages when I am building. It helps me stay focus and in align with what matters. I am forever thankful for the awareness of alignment, but more important my actual alignment.
Peace
This day April 23, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Those Who Choose to Serve
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for Those Who Choose to Serve for Others. I have love and the up most respect for those who choose to serve their country. I have family and associates who have served, and the benefits are unquestionable. I have just read an article on our military spending this past year from Bloomberg Press, “The world’s military spending last year reached $2.4 trillion, a 35-year high. The United States spent more than one-third of the total.” My question to you is, how we spend this much money and still with minimum positive results? Plus, more important how those who chose to serve come home without their pay in total or benefits to handle issues developed while serving our country. Let’s all give thanks for those who choose to sacrifice for others. Peace
This day April 21, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Choosing to be a Capitalist Versus Just Being Capital
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for choosing to be a Capitalist versus being capital. I know for most that statement may be the root of the majority of our issues in this country. I don’t disagree. I have found out on this journey; I have been born in a place that you are capital. Figure out how you are going to capitalize. May be hard to deal with at first, but just like any other hand you dealt you have to play it. I express this thought of what I believe capitalism is: you either a capitalist or capital. All agreed then ask what I was going to do.
I ask you what are you going to choose, Be-ing a Capitalist or Capital? Give thanks. Peace
This day April 20, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Awareness of Thinking Versus Feeling
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for thinking versus feeling. Some years ago, an associate of mine was dealt with some medical issues. He wasn’t able to see out of one eye and regulated to a wheelchair. I had not seen him for a while and once seen him first thing after our greeting, I asked how he was feeling. His response was so profound it sparked this post. My thoughts are positive. I feel with my hands not my thoughts. I accepted then ponder that thought for a time.
Once I meditated on what my Brother expressed to me, I realized that I and many others have done ourselves a disservice. When we come across anything that cause us to think in a negative way, it’s because we have given power to something outside what is power. When something or someone cause us to be in a negative way in thought or action, it’s not that what cause us to be in a negative way. It’s us and our thoughts about that experience. If we change us in thought, those outside things won’t be able to cause those negative effects.
Peace
This day April 19, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Mars Brain and The Venus Brain
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for appreciating the Mars and Venus Brain. Growing up I thought my Mother just like to hear herself talk. After paying with backhands for expressing that thought I learned to keep that to myself. Not until I got married and received this book: Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, that I knew Mom’s wasn’t totally crazy. Before I read the book, I thought was just for married couples, once I read, I realized it’s for all humans. The first thing I grasp from Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, is that we as men and women have one thing in common. We are human. From our mental we operate from two opposite ends of the spectrum. This is why our relationships remain difficult until we grasp this.
When I am dealing with a problem or building on my journey, I go into my mental cave. It makes all the sense to me, to figure out what I’m dealing with, deal with it and maybe talk about it after. I came to realize this did not work for the women in my life. They needed me to communicate my process, which was totally foreign to me, until I read this book. I believed figuring out then handling my issue was enough. I found out that communicating the process to the women in my life was part of the journey, with balance.
Another fact that I received from Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, is we as men want to fix or solve things. When women, even when they express something that we perceived needs to be fixed or solved, just want to be heard.
I suggest you read Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus or least check out John Gray’s Ted Talk on YouTube: Mars brain, Venus brain: John Gray at TEDxBend (youtube.com)
This day April 18, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Persistence
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for persistence. No matter what the task, persistence can and will conquer with consistency. One of the best ways to persist is to keep the end goal in mind. When we constantly monitor, we can easily become frustrated and a lot of times this leads to stopping before we reach our goal. Just keep on keeping on and in The All’s time not ours it will eventually be. The fact that we can postpone our needs and wants, means we have the ability to Be what we need and want. Persistence with patience is the key. Let’s All Be Thankful.
Peace
This day April 17, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Herbs and Holistic Practices
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for herbs and wholistic practices. Most herbs that I consume come from teas, but I do choose to use certain herbs for colds, flu and cleanses. I consume green tea, rooibos and ginger regularly. I do cleanses quarterly, one of the best I have come across (All Clear) come from an herbalist, Dr. Yew yew360.com, a great source of knowledge and products.
I have never been a fan of pharmaceuticals, and once I began working in the legal field, I seen the power and effect these companies and drugs had on the world. I suggest that if you have been prescribed to use modern medicine or practices, get a second opinion and explore alternative medicine or practices. I also recommend you try a massage, reiki, reflexology, acupuncture or one of the many practices that are out there. If you do prior to a need, they can improve overall life. If you wait until you are in need, they can at minimum assist you in your process. Give thanks.
Peace
This day April 16, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Ability to Think
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for ability to think. For the better part of my young life, I heard a couple a saying on a regular basis, from my Dad. All about thinking: common sense is not common, (as a question) do you screw your head off and put on a hat rack when you go home, and thinking is not illegal.
When young I thought that’s, Dad just being Dad. As I got older, I knew it was with great purpose and I am forever thankful.
Common sense not common, sounds crazy initially until you experience those who have none. I believe this stems from the lack of knowledge on how our minds work. Our minds are the ultimate computer, but like a computer it only can produce what’s put into it.
The question: do you screw you head off and put on a hack rack, was just funny until again you come across people who refuse to think for themselves. We are all given a mind for use, why not use it for the good of The All, All and Self.
This last one, wasn’t hard to grasp: thinking is not illegal, because from school, sports and neighborhood activities I seen those who look to profit on others who didn’t think. E.G. in football they tried to make us as young black men believe that we weren’t able to play positions of thought (quarterback, center, middle linebacker and free safety). Thankfully, there were those who took the initiative to create their own organizations and provide the opportunities for us.
Now I remember being told to think outside the box. Like with what I experience in football, it is those who in life who promote and benefit off others not thinking. That’s where the box is, from those who profit off individuals who they can label and manipulate. Choose to go against the grain, see the crowd and run the other way.
Peace
This day April 15, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Majors and Minors
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the major and minors of life. Have you ever heard the terms: major in majors and not the minors or don’t sweat the small stuff. Then theirs: you better not overlook the small things; they can come back and bite you and the best way to build is one brick at a time.
Majors and minors, like things are significant and have their place. When it comes to people, places and things I believe it’s best to focus on the majors. When it comes to us building our thoughts and actions, start with the minor and build to the major.
Set large goals, and then take small steps to achieve.
Peace
This day April 14, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Laughter
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for laughter. Laughing is one of our greatest tools. It can pick us up when we are feeling low. When a situation becomes tense, laughter can calm the mood. It’s great to share with family and friends and at times even better when you are alone.
Some use as a motivator when others doubt what they can do. It also causes some to hesitate on pursuing their goals, because the concern of others. No matter what we chose to do, people will have something to say and may even laugh. So we might as well cast our line and pursuing our goals.
Each day try to remember to laugh at least once, with others or by yourself. Give thanks.
Peace
This day April 13, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Participation
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for participation in life. I have always love sports, I will read about all sports, even tennis, golf and car racing. Being I loved to talk, and sports Moms and others thought Igo into a sports broadcasting. I respect and appreciate the profession, but not see me making a career commenting on others life.
Going through life I’ve noticed there are those who go after what they want, those who admire those people and others who chose to always have something to say. What seems to be the case with the admirers, is they either are waiting to throw their hat in the ring, or content with their situation. Most of the commentators, are people who want to and are afraid. Or just not willing to take a chance, so they choose to commentate.
The same energy it takes to think and comment on others is better served on focusing on our own circumstances. Choose to participate and not spectate.
Peace
This day April 12, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Awareness of Animal Speak
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the awareness of Animal Speak. When was a freshman in college I was ask to write a paper on rather animals communicated or not. I contrary to most in my class thought of course they do. Years later I came to find out that they don’t only communicate with each other, but they also communicate with us humans. I was riding with a friend of mine who is tap into the Universe. She pulled over and ask had I ever heard of the book Animal Speak, by Ted Andrews. She expressed to me how every time we road together she notices birds flying over us. I initially thought nothing of it but did start reading the book (full title – Animal Speaks Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small). I began having more occurrences with different animals which lead me to read more. Some of these occurrences have made sense and have guided me, others I still have to journey father to grasp. What I will say, they all have help me become more in tune with The All, All and myself. Stay thankful.
Peace
This day April 11, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Ego
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for ego. I have had some interesting conversations in regard to the ego. I truly see the edging god out, that some chose to follow. I have done and seen those who chose to work to equal gods’ opportunity. Like all things there are two sides or ends. It’s on us which one or way we choose.
We can choose to be selfless or selfish in our thoughts and actions. I have learned that the best way to accomplish, what most want in being selfish is being selfless and focus on all else. As Brother James Allen said, (paraphrase) don’t give up all focus on self, but sacrifice a portion on others, to truly build self. Stay thankful.
Peace
This day April 10, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Practical
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the practical in life. We are now in the information age, and we are bombarded with information from every angle. Information is definitely necessary but what information you receive and where you receive it from is just as important. I have learned that I am aware of things, but I don’t know those things until I have done them. It’s a big difference between knowing and being aware. I had to make a distinction between practical and theoretical knowledge. Theory helps us learn, practical leads to building and growing. The professor of business can give me theories on business, the man who owns the comer store for the past twenties years can tell me how to survive and build a business. If the professor truly new how to build a successful business, you believe they be teaching. Give thanks.
Peace
This day April 9, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
Challenges
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for challenges. Challenges small or large give us an opportunity for a new experience, a sense of a new beginning. Challenges humble us, then once we overcome, we have new power. They let us know who we are and how we will handle life. Ultimately, they force us to grow and make us better.
Welcome and or create new challenges, regularly. They keep us sharp, force us to focus and then work. All things we want to keep in use. It’s true either you use it, or you will lose it.
Peace
This day April 8, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Sun
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the Sun. The Sun after The All is our number one source of light, life and energy. The light that brightens the world, but also our own personal world. I make it my business to get some sun every day, it instantly lifts me up mentally and physically. Like plants without it we are wilting a way just slower. Please go take a walk, run or just go sit and absorb some.
Peace
This day April 7, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Choice of Optimism
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the choice of optimism. I’m sure you heard the saying, you can either see the glass as half full or half empty. Your choice, and that choice has to do with who you are and how you think. I grew up in an environment, where it seems to be negative was considered positive and to be positive was viewed as negative or weak. To be negative is not strong and to be positive is not soft. It is easy to find fault and be a pessimist, it takes strength and effort to find good and be optimistic. In the end it makes since to be positive because whatever we send out in thought, action and or words is coming home, like a homing pigeon.
Peace
This day April 6, 2024
I Am Giving Thanks For!
The Benefits of Deep Breathing
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the benefits of deep breathing. When I started running learning how to properly breathe was key. It gave more and endurance. Years later when I began to meditate it was the first step that led to becoming a way of life.
I came across young man who was a martial artist and express to me how he was taught how to breathe. Inhale slowly and expand your stomach as far as possible – how a womans stomach look when showing while pregnant. Then exhale slowly trying to bring your belly button to your back. Goal is to do morning and night ten times. The first benefit and it comes instantly, is a calmness of mind and you will be in a state of peace. This is one of the best ways to tightening your stomach muscles, especially for the ladies. Deep breathing properly and consistently will change your life.
Peace
This day April 5, 2024
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Opportunity
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for opportunity to Be. Have you ever heard; each day given can be regarded as a new life? Each day we get up, we have a chance to choose to commit. I was watching drink champs and heard J. Prince say this. It so true, every day we get is a chance to choose our path. Once we choose then we must commit. With this commitment we have the opportunity to build our lives better and be bolder in our actions. What I know is All no matter what our station in life is, are able to advance.
Peace
This day April 4, 2024
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The Awareness of Stress Being Perceived as Real
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for the awareness of stress being perceived as real, but not real. I came across this book by Dr. Wayne Dyer – Being in Balance – 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires. In one chapter he makes the point of stress not being real, like cancer, diabetes or other diseases. You are not able to cut it out and analyze it. But it’s very real to large portion of our population. Most studies I have seen say between 50% – 60% of United States adults report dealing with illnesses related to stress. I myself have and still do deal with stress, with my awareness but have learn to minimize the damage caused.
The best way, I have learned is letting go and letting The All. Next was, talking to someone. If you can get a professional great, if not find someone you can confide in. Other ways that have been helpful: meditation, exercise (especially walking and/or running) positive affirmations and reading. Give thanks and let’s minimize the stress.
Peace
This day April 3, 2024
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The Path of K.I.S.
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for path of keeping it simple. I believed the more complicated the more important. Plus chose for a long time to not listen to what was being said, instead had to see for myself. As I journeyed on my path I began to value necessary occurrences in my life. So, I began to focus on keeping it simple and getting out of my own way. This led to valuing my needs over my wants, which still battling with. As I came to forks in the road on my path, I began going right more than left as a result of keeping it simple.
Peace
This day April 1, 2024
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Peace
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today giving thanks for Peace. This is reverence for Peace in: my mind thoughts actions and words. All to me a while to grasp, and still learning each day. This lifelong process becomes more difficult when I focus on others Be-ing the Peace I want. Once I began focusing on me Be-ing the Peace All became Peaceful. I began looking for peace without and became frustrated. My issues were with me, I just needed to Be the Peace I wanted to see. Whatever we want, we must first Be.
Give Thanks and Be Peace.
This day March 30, 2024
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Stillness
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for stillness. As I continue to learn the power in being still, it has been one of my most valuable assets. Since I was young my mother always told me to slow down, it took me a long time to hear, let alone begin to do.
My journey has taught me all things start with the mind. It was not until I found meditation, or meditation found me, that I began the process of slowing down my mind. Meditation has changed my life. I began with a three-minute meditation and now meditate for an hour. Stilling my thoughts lead to being still in all things, which I am still learning each day. This also led to me truly hearing.
Peace
This day March 29, 2024
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Today
Grand day,
Today has been a day that all I will like to say, I am thankful for today, and all it has taught me and given me to build. All I can hear is stay in the moment and Build.
Each day that’s our course, be thankful and make the most of what we have. Let’s make it Better and Remember to All-Ways Be Thankful. Peace
Peace
This day March 28, 2024
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Patience
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I’m giving thanks for patience. With The All, all and myself. I resisted this lesson for a long while and still growing with today. The first part of the process was becoming patient with The All, in dealing with what I wanted versus what I needed. Now knowing that The All is all-knowing, I still wanted what I wanted, when I wanted it. Finally giving into the fact that all the wanting in the world was not going replace my process of being and becoming.
Next came patience with others. Rather our children, family or colleagues etc. our actions speaks louder than our words. So, in dealing with others I focus on my thoughts and actions and be the example.
The third and most trying part of this process of being patient, was with self. Knowing self makes being patient difficult. Once I was able to face self, all my positives and negatives. Then the process of becoming patient with self-began. I had habits and ways of being for twenty plus years and expected them to change in 21 days. That was absurd. If what we want to change have been with us for decades, its going to take more than some days and months to make a lasting change. Let’s be patient with The All, all and ourselves and please remember to Be Thankful.
Peace
This day March 27, 2024
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Knowing the Only Light I Can Truly Effect is my Own
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I’m going to speak on, my light is the only light I can truly brighten or dim. Depending on the individual our thoughts, action and or words can impact them, negatively or positively. We really in the end only affect our self, sowing and reaping is absolute.
Throughout my life I have tried, not always successful, to be happy for those who were more fortunate than me. I grew up with Love, with not a lot of material things. When I was preparing this post, I tried to remember when I started this course of thought. When growing up I had a cousin who was like a brother who father had some money. When Xmas came around, he received enough for both of us. I never remember not being happy for him. As I got older, I made it my business to make an effort to build others instead of tearing them down. Today let’s make the effort to build someone up. Peace
This day March 26, 2024
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Opportunity to turn a Negative into a Positive
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I’m going to speak on taking the opportunity to turn a negative into a positive. Each day given we have a chance to be better, do better and get better. With ourselves, others and circumstances. I have up to this point in my life have caused and created negatives. Sometime justified, most times not. Rather justified or not I was still affected in a negative way. Most of the time my actions were govern with the thought that my actions and or words we going to affect others, but most of the time the only damage was done to me.
So, I ask today we collectively work to change a negative in our life to a positive. Rather it’s with a person, place or thing. Try to do verbally and or physically. If not able or willing, then start out in thought. Give thanks! Peace
This day March 25, 2024
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Mind Being Like a Satellite Dish
-Gives Off and Receive-
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. As I journey on my path and realizing how my mind is like a satellite dish a giver and a receiver, or similar to a computer, what you put in you get.
When having my second son and fortunate to have a woman around me who understood a child’s mind start and develops during the nine months of birth. So, we talked, read and played music to help shape our son mind prior to being physically born.
For a child it is great, to have that conditioning as a child. As adults must be cognizant of what we allow our mind to consume. We have a segment of our population who are focus on what is put into their body. What we put and allow in to our in mind is much more important. Focus on putting and allowing positive, and minimize the negative.
Let’s All Be Positive and Thankful!
This day March 24, 2024
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The 4Squares
Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I’m going to express gratitude for being exposed to the 4 Squares. When I was in mid-twenties, I was in a business group and one of the leaders had a weekend teaching session – Bill Britt. One topic that stuck with me was the discussion on the 4 Squares. Here is a edited version: square 1 (top left) what you think people think of you, square 2 (bottom left) what people actually think of you, square 3 (top right) what you think of yourself, and square 4 (bottom right) who you are.
I allowed square one and two dictate most of my life until adult hood, and even then still. I firmly believe in constructive criticism, counseling and having mentors etc. We need those things and more for balance. As progress on my journey to square three, I realize some people thoughts and actions towards me had nothing to do with me, positive or negative. Then and now I am journeying in Be-ing. It’s work, all about self is not always pleasant but, my choices and experiences have brought me here to Be.
I’m Thankful.
This day March 23, 2024
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Being Aware and Respectful of Things Not Seen
Hello,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I will like to speak on things that are not seen but very real and need to respect. It seems a lot of people are from Missouri – must see it to believe it.
There are three things that I will discuss that are not seen but are real indeed.
Air, you don’t see unless coupled with something else, cold for instance. But if you go a without it for a couple of minutes and you will know its real. Gravity, not seen but walk second story window of a building and bout time you hit the ground you will know it’s real. And last but far from least, THE ALL seen everywhere in all things but THE ALL itself is not seen, physically. One passage that always resonate with me from the Quran, is all my good is from and THE ALL and all my bad is from and is me. My belief is the same holds true for our world. All the good is THE ALL and all the bad/wrong is from us humans.
I believe if we collectively focus on being and doing good, we will have better. Let’s collectively polarize our thoughts and actions in the positive and receive the same. Remember always be thankful.
Plus remember always be thankful.
This day March 22, 2024
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Being Considerate
Hello,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today focused on being considerate and the benefits I have experienced. First I want to start with two definitions of considerate, that express my thoughts:
- from Merriam Webster – thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others.
- from Dictionary.com – showing kindly awareness or regard for another feelings, circumstances etc. Now let’s address what sparked todays post, our representatives on Capitol Hill. There are several issues that need to be handled and addressed, but as a federal employee I am addressing this one: threat of another government shutdown again. Being that I work in an office that I get firsthand information how for the most part this is a lack of regard and consideration for not just federal employees and their families but for a large portion of the country. Yes, it’s a good chance that it won’t be a shutdown, or it won’t last long. The threat causes undo stress for some which can lead to doubt, worry and fear. Being considerate works both ways, for the person receiving and the person giving. For the person receiving it’s a feeling of appreciation and respect. For the person giving, it can have a profound effect on us. Mentally and physically, it gives a sense of peace, satisfaction and tends to put us in a positive state. As with all things sowing and reaping is absolute. So, I ask today and moving forward let’s all be a little more considerate in our: thoughts, actions and words. Plus remember always be thankful.
