Being a Sagittarius I should know all about the dangers of planning because no matter how much work or preparation I put into things they never ever go as planned. I can use this move as a prime example of what I am talking about and then take you even further into the discussion. I paid the deposit on my place and was told I could move in right away. The place came furnished to a degree, but I had my own stuff in my parents garage, and wanted my own stuff in the apartment.
The original plan was to head home to Pennsylvania to my mothers place. I think that is where I am eventually going to end up. But right now there is so much going on with my health that I didn't want to risk leaving my doctor's and the treatments that have already started. So I am here for at least another 6 months or so. Depending on my health and how I am handling the treatments. So for now I am still sitting firm in Daytona. Because of the original plan my ex and good friend Sterling Williams was going to come down from Atlanta and help me move either to my mother's or into the new place.
Once it was decided that I was going to stay here and finish out my probation and fight the courts on this last charge. I started looking for a place to live, knowing that I only had till the beginning of the New Year to find a place and get settled. Once I found the place and started posting pictures of it on Facebook, Sterling and others contacted me and told me that they would help me move. Now, in my heart I knew that this was going to easily, that it was not going to turn out the way it was planned. My feelings of this nature are rarely wrong and this was no exception. Sterling was unable to make it due to transportation difficulties, I go sick and so did my friend Johnathan. Nothing that has ever come to me so easy ever flowed according to the plan.
Life has a very funny way of dealing out the hands that we get. I know some people who are the perfect picture of health, never getting sick, then there are folks who like me seem to find themselves subject to various illness and hassles. I am not sure how up to date I have been keeping you, I know that it has been quite awhile since I had a chance to sit down and write. But, another example of planning going totally wrong is the life that I originally tried to build here in Daytona. It sure started out good and the first 9 months I accomplished a lot of things and even became rather successful. It was when I went to California that was the unexpected wrinkle in the plan. My friend Mike Reed had unexpectedly passed away at the age of 50 and left his wife, Judy and her daughter Amanda out there in Los Angeles. One day I would like to go back out there and make amends for the mistakes that I made when I was out there. But, that is going to have to wait to see how my health holds up.
Before I went to California I was talking to my ex Bobby O'hara and for months I thought he was going to move down here and we were going to try and get our lives clean and see how we did as a couple being sober. But every time it seemed like he was going to finally come down something would always end up happening and he never came down. At the same time I was talking to my ex Kerry Rutherford, and I wasn't sure which way my heart was pulling me but I struck out and took a chance. I went to California to help my friend Judy and to bring Kerry back from the west coast to the east coast. I know now because hindsight is 20/20 that I should have left things alone. The fact of the matter was that I was clean of Meth from March of 2012 till December of 2012 when I met up with Kerry. He wasn't even off the plane for an hour before he wanted to go out and get high. I should have known then that the plans that Kerry and I had made over the phone and internet for months wasn't going to work out. But, I put a lot of effort and energy into the relationship, came very close to loosing my life and did manage to lose almost everything I owned. I realize now and it is way too late that my heart had led me down the wrong path and I should have waited for the person that I really cared about and who cared about me.
Kerry and I had plans lots and lots of plans but none of them ever seemed to take off. I was going to write and start my video blog and he was going to help me. He was going to start writing music and try and kick his career back off. Here we are 2 years later and neither of those things ever came about. Kerry is back in Atlanta and as far as I can tell he is doing well for himself and I am hoping that he will be able to beat the addiction that him and I faced together. Luckily, my poor health has taken the ability to party away and not only that I am also on probation for the first time in my life. Bobby was so concerned about my health and came down to help me move but at the time that he came I had no place for him or I too stay. He also seemed to think that I was constantly high. What he didn't know or understand is that I was in such pain from osteomilitis and it was causing my mood to swing in the extremes. I didn't know what was happening to me at the time, I just knew that my back was hurting more and more every day and that it wasn't getting any better. So, without understanding and not being in a position to really help Bobby he moved on to Jacksonville where he is doing fantastic for himself. I have to say that I am so proud and happy for him. He is working and has a place to live and is doing really well for himself. I understand that he recently got back with his ex and I wish him all the luck and good will in the world.
Each and everyone of us takes a stance in life and we look back at the journey we have taken. I can almost certainly promise that as we look back on our life that we are never satisfied or happy with the way that things turned out. Each of us had a different idea and plan as to how our lives were going to. Funny that they road we took didn't lead us to the destination we had planned for ourselves but took us exactly where we needed to be. I never thought looking back over 46 years that I would be alone and starting out all over again. I had the career, the dream job, the houses, the cars, everything that I had ever wanted. But in 2005 thing were going to change my life forever. I lost my career do to having radiation disease that was stronger than the cancer that I had faced and survived. This was the changing point in my life, the point where health would take the center stage and dictate every move and situation that I would find myself in. Even now, I am trapped in a situation where I am being forced by health stay here in Daytona. As of last Friday I was told that my health situation was going in the wrong direction. My kidneys, liver, spleen, bladder, small intestine and part of my stomach have all started to fail. If the labs that I am taking and doing in the morning do not show a vast improvement in kidney and liver functions. It will be time for dialysis, and the outlook for me surviving that is slim to none, I was also told by the neurosurgeon that it is totally impossible to operate on my back and that I was going to have to live with the pain. I couldn't have possibly planned a life like this if I had wanted to. I am not sure that I am ready to put my faith in the hands of the Doctors. I rather take my chances with God. See, eight months is not long enough for me to accomplish what I need to do.
I believe that I was given glimpses of my life so that I can correct the wrongs that I had done to other and heal the breaches and rifts that I had created.
See nothing really goes as we plan and life surely never turns out as planned as you can see!
As always my hopes and dreams are with you,
Uncle B
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Something to ponder
I had a conversation with a friend this afternoon and it gave me something to think about and address. I decided to do it here, and it isn't because I think that her stance and outlook is wrong, but because I actually think that light needs to be cast in the darkness, because all things are revealed in the light. My beliefs are such that I don't care what you do, or how you do it. I don't believe God cares who you were, but who you are and what you can become. See, I also believe that we are all called to walk on a path that leads us to a closer intimate walk with Him. Personal beliefs should not play a part in any of it. The Word of God, our Bible is an inspired work it is the blueprint to a successful life and walk with God. But, it is open to interpretation, and the Holy Spirit works on us as It wills and sees fit. If we are not continually open and receptive to the teachings of God, then we are not having a close and intimate relationship with Him. Further, I don't think we ever get to a place where we know everything, nor is there a place that we reach when we cannot still be amazed and sight restored to our eyes.
Now, let me explain a bit about the conversation that we had, and understand that I know where she is coming from and I understand, but I also know a different truth, and when I have a chance to readdress this issue I will bring it up. See in Paul's letter to the Romans, there is a section that deals with Homosexuality, and this is the issue that I was asked about today. For clarification purposes, I include myself in the gay community and consider myself homosexual. However, I am not a practicing homosexual, because the ability to have sex is something that at this point in my life is not exactly possible. Due to the surgeries and illnesses that I have been through. If you need further clarification, please feel free to email me and I will explain in detail. I believe that the New Testament is where our focus should be today, the Old Testament is the old way, the old covenant between God and Abraham. Jesus brought with Him the New Testament and a New covenant and that is where we should focus. Without going into too much detail, I believe that her stance which she explained to me that Homosexuality is a sin and an abomination to God. I would encourage her to re-read Romans again, because there is something that she missed.
I am not going to go into it here any further than that. I have to say, that we are called on to love one another, to lead by example, it isn't our job to force anything, especially our beliefs on another. We are to plant the seed of salvation and let it grow. We are too love the Sinner but not the Sin. The greatest commandment that Jesus gave was to love one another. I believe this with all of my heart. I am comfortable with who I am and with the choices I have made in my life. I do not regret the path that I am on for I am truly blessed and favored. I have seen more answered prayer this year and continually I am experiencing Miracles in my life daily. God brought me into this persons life for a reason and I am beginning to divine where. Holiness is something that Grace gives us. We are all bound by original sin, we cannot escape it. However, we were given a way to Salvation and Victory through Jesus. We are too learn from His suffering, we are to follow His example. Never once did Jesus turn His back on anyone. His Message was always the same and trust me when I say that 2000 + years later it still hasn't changed.
God created each of us in His image, the Bible also tells us that there is nothing on this Earth that isn't good. He looked upon the world and all His creations and said they were good. Each of us is convicted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, we are called upon to do the work of the Lord and live our lives as Christlike as we can. This is very important. We are not called on to be judges, we are not called upon to look at a person and determine if their way of life or lifestyle is wrong. We need to understand that God has a plan and a solution for all things, and resolution of the homosexual conflict is there. You just need to read it and understand. I am meeting with my friend on Tuesday for breakfast and I am going to take with me the scriptures that I am referring too and will show her what the Word says. Now we will see what the Lord does, because if I am right about my friend, being open and receptive to the unconditional love of God her eyes will be opened and a new seed will be planted with in her that might show her something she never considered before.
See as long as we are open to receive the word, and study it, we become it, and live it. As it becomes part of us that which we do becomes the work of the Lord, it is not my actions or deeds, but the movement of the Spirit within me that will shed some light as I said on the darkness and light will grow and blossom. Even scholars and learned pastors can still learn and grow from the word. They sometimes just need to be pointed in the right direction. Love, tolerance, acceptance, are what the world needs today and that should be the message that we are spreading. If you preach and teach other than that something is terribly wrong. Because Christ was all about love, forgiveness, understanding and acceptance. Jesus didn't care who you were, what you did. He only cared about you and who you are!
Keep that in mind when you are talking to others, we are the light that they see in the world we are what drives the darkness away, and it is through us that the Love of God is revealed on Earth. The reason why we have to go through the trials and injuries that we are tasked with is for us to learn. Because unfortunately man only learns through pain. If it doesn't hurt they are going to keep doing it and experiencing it. Pain is the only true deterrent.
As always my hopes and dreams are with you,
Uncle B
Now, let me explain a bit about the conversation that we had, and understand that I know where she is coming from and I understand, but I also know a different truth, and when I have a chance to readdress this issue I will bring it up. See in Paul's letter to the Romans, there is a section that deals with Homosexuality, and this is the issue that I was asked about today. For clarification purposes, I include myself in the gay community and consider myself homosexual. However, I am not a practicing homosexual, because the ability to have sex is something that at this point in my life is not exactly possible. Due to the surgeries and illnesses that I have been through. If you need further clarification, please feel free to email me and I will explain in detail. I believe that the New Testament is where our focus should be today, the Old Testament is the old way, the old covenant between God and Abraham. Jesus brought with Him the New Testament and a New covenant and that is where we should focus. Without going into too much detail, I believe that her stance which she explained to me that Homosexuality is a sin and an abomination to God. I would encourage her to re-read Romans again, because there is something that she missed.
I am not going to go into it here any further than that. I have to say, that we are called on to love one another, to lead by example, it isn't our job to force anything, especially our beliefs on another. We are to plant the seed of salvation and let it grow. We are too love the Sinner but not the Sin. The greatest commandment that Jesus gave was to love one another. I believe this with all of my heart. I am comfortable with who I am and with the choices I have made in my life. I do not regret the path that I am on for I am truly blessed and favored. I have seen more answered prayer this year and continually I am experiencing Miracles in my life daily. God brought me into this persons life for a reason and I am beginning to divine where. Holiness is something that Grace gives us. We are all bound by original sin, we cannot escape it. However, we were given a way to Salvation and Victory through Jesus. We are too learn from His suffering, we are to follow His example. Never once did Jesus turn His back on anyone. His Message was always the same and trust me when I say that 2000 + years later it still hasn't changed.
God created each of us in His image, the Bible also tells us that there is nothing on this Earth that isn't good. He looked upon the world and all His creations and said they were good. Each of us is convicted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, we are called upon to do the work of the Lord and live our lives as Christlike as we can. This is very important. We are not called on to be judges, we are not called upon to look at a person and determine if their way of life or lifestyle is wrong. We need to understand that God has a plan and a solution for all things, and resolution of the homosexual conflict is there. You just need to read it and understand. I am meeting with my friend on Tuesday for breakfast and I am going to take with me the scriptures that I am referring too and will show her what the Word says. Now we will see what the Lord does, because if I am right about my friend, being open and receptive to the unconditional love of God her eyes will be opened and a new seed will be planted with in her that might show her something she never considered before.
See as long as we are open to receive the word, and study it, we become it, and live it. As it becomes part of us that which we do becomes the work of the Lord, it is not my actions or deeds, but the movement of the Spirit within me that will shed some light as I said on the darkness and light will grow and blossom. Even scholars and learned pastors can still learn and grow from the word. They sometimes just need to be pointed in the right direction. Love, tolerance, acceptance, are what the world needs today and that should be the message that we are spreading. If you preach and teach other than that something is terribly wrong. Because Christ was all about love, forgiveness, understanding and acceptance. Jesus didn't care who you were, what you did. He only cared about you and who you are!
Keep that in mind when you are talking to others, we are the light that they see in the world we are what drives the darkness away, and it is through us that the Love of God is revealed on Earth. The reason why we have to go through the trials and injuries that we are tasked with is for us to learn. Because unfortunately man only learns through pain. If it doesn't hurt they are going to keep doing it and experiencing it. Pain is the only true deterrent.
As always my hopes and dreams are with you,
Uncle B
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