A Season, A Reason, A Lifetime

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I don't know who came up with this phrase but it holds true to those I have met along life's journey. There have been some very interesting characters that have crossed my path. Some have come and gone and a special few are yet in my life. There are some that I wish had never shared in that season and some I wish could have stayed forever.

At one point, I thought I had enough friends and loved ones, however, I believe God continues to allow special people to enter my life. But God wouldn't be God if he didn't allow some new folk to be borderline a**holes. (They only come to make me stronger anyway.)

This past weekend I attended Mississippi Black Pride in Jackson, MS. There were a lot of people there that I have connected with before and there were some new faces. New faces are always refreshing. Although, a familiar face allowed me to have the time of my life! You never know what the possibilities may be by traveling down an old familiar road.

I will always remain open to those that I need to share with or receive something from. The Divine knows how to really connect His people. I believe there is someone, somewhere waiting just to hear from, listen to, and experience you...your voice, your touch, your love, your companionship. Where have you been all my life?

Three Things

Good Morning Blog World. I usually hate forwarded email, but since a very special friend sent this to me I will share it with you. ENJOY!

Three Things

Three Things Three things in life that, once gone, never come back
-Time, Words & Opportunity

Three things in life that may never be lost
-Peace, Hope & Honesty

Three things in life that are most valuable
-Love, Faith & Prayer

Three things in life that are never certain
-Dreams, Success & Fortune

Three things that make a man
-Hard work, Sincerity & Commitment

Three things in life that can destroy a man
-Lust, Pride & Anger

Three things that are truly constant
-Father, Son & Holy Spirit

I ask the Lord to bless you, as I pray for you today;
To guide you and protect you, as you go along your way.
His love is always with you, His promises are true.
And when you give Him all your cares, you know He'll see you through.

Happy New Year Fellow Bloggers

I do understand that we are into the sixth day of the New Year but I had to allow myself some time in order to reflect on the previous year and see into the present one. As I gazed over into the year, I sense that it will be a year of grace towards a lot of people. 2005 - Five in biblical numerology represents grace and I believe that God's grace will be upon his people. This will be a good time to get things in order: fix your credit, forgive friends and enemies, get a connection with the spirit...etc. Please don't miss any opportunity that should befall you this year. Doors will be opened quickly and they will be closed just as fast. Take the time to do things for yourself. Learn to say no this year (to Mom, Dad, Pastor, friends). Go ahead, it won't kill anybody.

This will be a year of new business!

Freedom will definitely be ringing in the lives of many people. People will be coming out of bondage of all sorts. More people will be speaking the truth and dispelling lies. People will come to grips with their sexuality and spirituality.

Common sense will be loosed. So those that don't usually use it, take advantage this year.

Don't let everything out of your grasp so easily. Don't get away shit free!

In closing, I would like to give you the words of a prayer that was offered at church this past Sunday. (First Congregational Church)

O God, guide me so that I will not die an unlived life,
so that I will not go in fear
of falling
or catching fire.

May I choose to inhabit my days,
to allow my living to open to me,
to make me less afraid

more accessible

to loosen my heart
until it become a wing!
a torch!
a promise!

May I choose, O God, to risk my significance:
that is, to live
so that which comes to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom
and that which comes to me as blossom
goes on as fruit! Amen

Have a proseperous New Year...many blogs to come.

Keep ya head up...

Lookin' to the hills...brutha man needs some help!
Psalm 121:1

Have you ever wondered...?

Have you ever wondered...why we trash other people who do the same things we do? Do you think it's a self-hatred thing? Or do you think we do it to take the eyes off of ourselves? I was thinking earlier today about the younger generations "GAY & STRAIGHT". Have you noticed how frustrated we seem to be with the stereotypical attitudes that constantly remind us that if we don't do things a certain way or live a certain way then, everybody goes to hell. That's crazy stuff to me. If we were all created EQUAL but, DIFFERENT in character; then why don't we treat each other EQUALLY, and RESPECT everyone's DIFFERENCES and look at each others GIFTS & TALENTS. The "Divine" deals with us on an individual basis, so why are we so "BY THE BOOK". Isn't it funny how your parents can get onto you about something, but it's what they do or what they did.

You ever notice how some Ministers/Preachers gay bash and ridicule the gay communities, and most of the time it's THEM that wished that they could take you home and make love to you instead of the wife they married. Or what about how some of them sit outside the clubs and catch the "TENDER RONNIES" to beg for blow jobs and the likes. I won't even mention the "HO STROLLS" that the cars cruise late at night sometimes.

My point is that "NOBODY" has room to talk if we're all doing the same thing. RIGHT? That's what I thought! And to those of you that are reading this article, please don't think I'm out to get the Ministers/Preachers because I'm one too. And if we'd let GOD have his way; all of us would be ministering and spreading THE GOD LOVE. Did you catch it??? I just hope the people realize what we're doing to each other.

You don't have to like what your brother does; just love him for who he is! I bear witness to that.


By:Terrance Wilkins | mrwilkins2u@yahoo.com


Christmas Just Aint Christmas...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! I hope that
the holidays are full of happiness and enjoyment for
you. However, I do know that the holidays are not
always so wonderful.

Many of us experience loneliness at an all time high
during this season. For singles, you wonder if you
will ever have anyone to share your life with.
Well...let me encourage you. These days of loneliness
are here for a reason.

Take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and
focus on goals that will enhance your lifestyle.
Picture yourself as building under construction. You
are only perfecting yourself for the next level. And
just think, by the time the building is complete, you
will not be concerned with whether or not you have
someone. It took alot of work to build it and you
should be extremely cautious about who you let enter.

Anyhoo...here are some quotes to brightern your day or
night.

"He never is alone that is accompanied with noble
thoughts." -Fletcher, Love's Cure, 1647

"He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in
nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything."
-Baltasar Gracian

"Children love to be alone because alone is where they
know themselves, and where they dream."
-Roger Rosenblatt, The Man in the Water, 1994

"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who
travels with another must wait till the other is
ready, and it may be along time before they get off."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

"I love to be alone. I never found the companion that
was so companionable as solitude."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

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