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Improvisation in the lack of Opportunity.

What does one do when you lose your job?  In the midst of a lack of opportunity things are indeed serious and there is sometimes the need for improvisation.  A ball player meets opposition. Its a seasoned veteran.  One of those hardcore stone-walled defenders. Battle tested and seen it all. But there is something about youthful enthusiasm that will not be denied. There is something about the naivety gene that loves to express itself in the face of adversity as if it doesnt recognize danger at all.  This ability to come up with an improvised solution is often show cased by those who recognize fear to be a useless and emotion.  It could also be seen as a metaphor for the survival skills needed being that you are staring poverty in the face and knowing fully well (in some cases) what it is like to be on the wrong side of the tracks or an AT $ T phone bill.  Your eyes get sharper. Your body feels lighter. Your feet need to move quickly and your mi...

Happy New Year

Its 2012, Most of us cant remember 2011 maybe because it was challenging for some more than others but id like to take the time out to say a big Happy New Year and here's wishing you a most eventful and prosperous 2012.  VanP  

Every Second Counts.

There are some days I cant bare it. Most days I can.  Tonight however, im being kept up by the writer in me, You see, I let myself go once  and it took me 2 full  years  to recover .  Not so sure ive fully recovered if im honest but im getting back to myself but... ......im not sure if I want to. At the risk of embarrassing myself im going to tell you a little about my love life.  A very long time ago I met a young lady who i subconsciously fell in love with. I didnt realize it at the time but it was a most inadvertent sneaky thing.  A subtle ninja attack trick that one day had me in disbelief of how far she had infiltrated my soul .  Should i beg her to give me back myself as if she would care, or as if she knows but it was a secret crush and dear friends let me tell you, Secret crushes are THE WORST. Speak up. Let it out. Dont assume, go tell it on the mountain. Take a risk and try as you may to be happy. In the event...

Whats in a Box?

Have you ever prayed to the 8 pound, 6 ounce dont even know a word yet new born baby Jesus? And when/if you have to, do you picture baby Jesus in that smelly stable with horse dung and cow foot prints all over the place or is this imagination a more peaceful convocation of serenity with Jesus in his little manger and surrounded by the Gold given to him by wise men?  The baby Jesus didnt have a place to stay. And whats even more shocking? Neither did the grown up Jesus. The bible says. " Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."  Its an interesting fact that even though Jesus was born in a manger, even though he didnt have a place of his own, He was always Sought out by powerful and influential men. Everybody wanted to see him, to hear what he said, to witness the raw intensity of his persona.  By definition a box is a variety of containers used for permanent or temporary storage. According to that def...

Motive and Thoughts, Motives and thoughts.

When I was a young chappy, I used to stare at the stars. Seriously, I used to look up so much that even till this day people around me look up to figure out what im looking at. The truth is, right before my grand-father died. He used to look down all the time. He was sick to his bones..literally. And none of use knew what to do to fix him. He had something...that made him look....defeated. So he would always look down. I knew the picture didnt look right..so I told him. "Grandpa, look up" He'd look at me and gently grimace. And just like a defeated man, look down again. Shortly after he died. It was cancer. And ive been looking up ever since. Motive. Thoughts. What are your motives for doing the things you do that people call you "weird" for? Can they hear your thoughts? Do they know what your thinking when your thinking? Our experiences in life are supposed to teach us lessons along the way. Having said that, dont judge my motives if you dont k...

Not Going Back, Moving Ahead.

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Welcome, God loves you. Might not look like. You might not feel like it. But he does, and...thats the truth. Deal with it. Just because I consider myself a little bit of a writer doesn't mean I actually am one, but I am here to share my thoughts for today with a little bit of inspiration in mind and encouragement. No matter what your'e going through. Or looking for, the truth is that God shows himself faithful if you are faithful.  Psalm 18:25 . Great so what else is going on? Today I played a small part acting as Simon Cowell and for the life of me I never thought it would be that difficult to sustain an English accent for so long but it was very interesting because first of all there are like 50 different kinds of English accents (scouse being my favorite) but I also didnt want to come off with a Queen's English kinda accent because Im already acting as Simon and he's sorta already an A-hole if you get my meaning. We shot  this video  earlier, (you'd...