Forgivness. It's Good Thing.

I have to get something off my chest, I have a facebook friend who I used to go to school with back in the '80's. Some how between then and now we lost contact with one another. It was only recently within the last year, year in a half maybe that we found each other again and it's good.
but here's the thing, when my facebook friend and I were in school I was angry at him. It's not important why, but I remember being so resentful over something he had done that I felt if I never saw him again it would be too soon.

Flash forward to late 2009 possibly early 2010 and said person and I are friends. I have not seen him face to face yet because we both live in different states, but if the oppertunity ever did present it self, I would be up for seeing him again. The question is though, who would have thought that after 20 plus years that this guy who I thought I destested, would become a friend again?

Answer: God

We all have, and I think we have to admit this people that we need to forgive, whether it's something that you said or something that you did.

And vice versa

Why do we forgive one, because God cammands and second you do feel better once it's done.

When I was a child I had met some people that I found were not the most friendly people on the planet. I found out when they did something I didn't like. It took me almost 17 years to forgive them. I remember It wasn't easy, but I am happy that I did it and I do feel better about my self and I think I feel I am even a stronger Christian for forgiving the person.


Forgivness can be hard at times. A friend or even a parent can be so creul that it haunts you and you can't bring yourself to do it.

Been there.

But, once again, it wasn't easy, but thank's to the Grace of God and His love that I was able to do it.

Now, don't get me wrong, there are shall I say sensitive issues of why a person doesn't want or simply can't forgive who ever they need to. I feel that's valid. Life can be tough. Or is tough.

I can't speak for these people nor will I try to, they have their reasons and it's between them and the God they serve.

I just pray it's the same God I serve and one day He will make them see how powerful forgiving someone can be.

I will conclude with two things: One, and mind you I didn't always have this point of view, it took a long time to get here, but, here goes.

With my facebook friend, I can recall what he did and just how bad I thought it was, but if Jesus Christ can be on a Cross with nails in his hands and feet and still have the courage to say " Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" why can't I do the same thing for something considerbly less than that?

Once again, forgivness isn't always easy, sometimes it can be that hardest thing you'll ever do, but once it's done, you'll feel a 1000% better.

And, Mike, if you read this, doesn't matter what it was, it's water under the bridge and I am Glad God worked it out. I hope we remain friends.

The Magic Kingdom A.K.A. Disneyland

It is Saturday, October, 29, 2011, I have just woken up and the first thing I notice is the sun coming through the bottom of the curtains in my hotel room. I lay in bed for awhile as just about everyone does when they first wake up. As I am now out of bed I go over to the curtains by the door to my hotel room and open them to take in the morning sun as it shines over Anaheim, California. I smile, take a look to the ceiling of my room and I smile and say Thank You God. Last night I went to Disneyland for the first time in 13 years.

And I had a blast.

Yesterday, friday, October, 28 was a stressful one. I arrived in Anaheim, later than I wanted to, and got lost trying to find my hotel. After about a half hour of driving around both the property of Disneyland and it's sister park California Adventure, I finally find the hotel.

At about three in the afternoon I finally arrive in Disneyland it self and meet up with friends who I had not seen in quite some time.

My stress is about to end and fun is about to be had. And it's long over due.


Disneyland theme park and it's 11 year old neighbor California Adventure is a must for anybody. During the creation and building of the the park in the mid 1950's Walt Disney said he wanted the place to be fun for both children and adults. Some adults probably would not admit to this, but they have just as much fun as their children do, if they have any.

Like I just wrote a paragraph or two ago, I had been looking forward to this for along time and my friends and I, one of them who in a few days would be celebrating a birthday pointed out a new attraction, well, not that new, but the way they re modeld it, it was worth getting the fast pass for.

During the course of the day, more for my benefit as I reflect on it, I had never been to the newer park California Adventure and my friend, Brant pointed things out to me and that I would have possibly overlooked on my own.

Two interesting things happend last night that are still fresh in my mind. To this hour at 8:50am not even 24 hours removed from last night, I look back and I smile, because what I am about to tell you isn't something that adults, or at least myself and my three other friends who are in their mid 30's and 50's respectfully.

We're in line for a California Adventure attraction and as we chat about various adult topics, our conversation drifts to chatting about a Disney animated cartoon called Phineas and Ferb and if we had seen newer episodes. Now That I think of it, I get the impression that one of my friends a woman named Sandra had never see the show before so Brant and our other friend named Don start telling her about the show and certain episodes.

As I look behind, actually I recall leaning back on a rail and resting on it, I notice this woman with her child. While still paying attention to the conversation of Don, Sandra & Brant, I start, for reasons I don't know, but I start to think about what this woman behind me must be thinking. Some times as you stand in line for any thing, you can't help but over hear some of the conversations that go on. This woman could have been thinking one of two things: One, that the four of us, all adults must have been out of our minds for talking about a children's animated television show, or 2: that it was cool that we were in a Disney theme park and here we are talking about a Disney show.

You would have to ask the lady what she really was thinking.

I would strongly suggest anyone who lives in another country if you ever plan a trip to America ( there are also Disney parks in both Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan), but, I my reader's can only talk about the Disneyland I have been to.

You would have a blast simular to the ones my friends and I are having.

Disneyland and it's sister theme parks have always been known for their innovations. Seems like every time a person goes to the parks they notice something they hadn't noticed on previous visit's. Since I had not been to Disneyland, now to s degree called Disneyland resort in 13 years and this was my first time to California Adventure, if you will recall I had told you about my friend Brant who was pointing things out to me. One thing God Bless him that he tried to explain and he strongly suggested we go and check it out was thing thing dedicated to The Disney Film Toy Story.

Brant, I know I told you this last night, but if you're reading this right now, explanation doesn't begin to describe it. You have to see this for yourself to get the full effect of it, but I will try to tell you about it.

We're in Hollywood Backlot, just like Disneyland with it's themed area's, I am finding California Adventure is no different, so in we're in the backlot at an animation studio and enclosed in glass is thing with dolls of Toy Story character's. My friend Brant had one word for me:

"Watch"

What I saw, made my jaw drop. These Toy Story dolls were spinning around at an Only God Knows speed and they were moving!!!

Or at least it gave you the illusion they were moving. my friend Don is standing right besides me and I said to him 'so thats how they did it'? He said no, "Story" was done with computer's, but it made think about stop motion animation and films like ' The Nightmare Before Christmas' and other's like it that were stop motion animation and done with dolls. This thing spinning around could very well be how they did it.


The parks have closed and the four of us, Don, Brant and Sandra and my self are heading back to our cars, Don, who lives not far from the resort and Sandra who lives in a neighboring California county and Brant who resides in Texas but is staying with Sandra for the weekend, we are , well, we're tired. I can see it on Don's face, he was ready for some sleep and my self, I had been up for over 24 hours and my feet were really starting to give me some pain, walking around two amusement parks was fun, because all of us had a blast, but, all that walking can make you tired.

But It's worth it. I'd do it again.

But for right now, as I stand looking out my hotel window at a tall California Adventure attraction, my feet are still giving me issues. Think I'll close the curtains and lay down for a bit.

As The sign entering Disneyland park read.... Let the memories begin.

I remember it like it was yesterday


P.S: Fast forward almost a month later. I am now back home and writing this entry on an early Thanksgiving morning.

Obviously, the memories of October, 28, 2011 is still fresh in my mind.

I hope it stays for awhile.

Payback.... It's A......Well, You Know

Recently I saw a television show involving two teens that had a vendetta against each other. One teen did something to the other and instead of paying for it he got off free thanks to his uncle. The other teen who had the damage done to him wanted retribution, found a gun and was going to shoot him. Now, granted this was television, but the unfortunate part is that it also happens in real life.

Whoever has the gun has the power, or so they think.

When we as humans have a situation like that the first thing or at least one of the first things we think about is payback. How do I get even with the person who did whatever?

You can, but what does it solve?

Jesus talked about forgivness in every sense of the word. Even when on the Cross he asked God to forgive the Romans/ jews. etc for the crucifixion.


What can a person what ever the argument get out of paypack? The satisfaction of knowing that you just like your so called enemy got the so called best of you. That you are just going to lie down and take it and expect them to do the same?

That doesn't solve anything. It only makes the situation worse.

But, that's the world we live in.

there are people that think you're getting out of line and it's their job to put you back in it.

Again, wrong approch.

Because:
Number one: Who is to say that anyone is out of line?

and

two: Who told you or the person beating you that it's their job to put you back in line


Here is the problem:

Doesn't matter if you or anyone else is out of line, no one should think their big enough to put you back in it, because than you get angry, the person who fought you gloats about it and you are left to wonder how you can get back at them.


In the 1993 motion picture 'Dazed And Confused' (written & directed by Richard Linklater) a sub plot of the film had to do with high school senior's hazing the in coming freshmen. One particular character, played by Ben Affleck takes it a bit too far leaving some freshmen to retaliate by dumping paint on him.

Good move or a bad move?

Maybe for a movie, but in real life, you better start running cause it might get ugly

Point is it doesn't have to.

The solution is simple to talk about but much harder to do

Be a Godly Man.

Don't concern yourself with getting even, because in time justice to a degree will be served.

perhaps in a court of law depending on the situation or just by the course of life itself.


Let Go and let God to do the healing and whatever payback for lack of a better term needs to be done.


Just remember these words:

God is in control of your life. He will lead you to where He wants you to be.

And for those who think you're out of line, just be something they will never be...........

A man of God

9/11 My Thoughts

September 11th, 2001 holds alot of memorys for alot of people and my heart goes out to all of them, especially for people that lost family memebers. A mere 'My condolence's' doesn't seem to be the right thing to say.

For myself I remember what I was doing and how I felt about it. I understand that what I am about to write may sound a bit selfish, but if it does, it's not intentionally.

Septemeber 10th, 2001 for me personally couldn't have gone any quicker. It didn't matter to me if the day ever came at all. My birthday is september 10th and I was feeling so depressed that day. I didnt feel like celebrating and the tipical birthday greeting I didn't want to hear none the less say thank you for it.

Like I said, I couldn't wait for the day to be over.

When I woke up the next morning and found out what had happened it made me think: How could I have been so lame as to not care about a birthday when over 2,000 people will never see their birthdays again.

I have since been more thoughtful of the day and I take it seriously.

The thing that struck me wasn't how it happened but why it happened. Yeah, I had heard the name Bin Laden before and how devious he was, but never quite understood how someone who to my knowledge had never been to America had so much disdain for it.

Someone explained to me that the terrorist didn't like our way of life and even though I didn't quite get it, I left it alone. I must admit, I still don't get it,but I am not the only one.

Yes, this country does have it faults. It seems like we can't agree on anything. What some one thinks is right, other's think is wrong. But what ever it is right or wrong doesn't mean you need to drive airplanes into building killing just about everyone in there.

I remember hearing from one of my aunts that she and my uncle were going to New York to visit my cousin. I do not remember where exactly she lived at the time, but my aunt said later that from her daughter's house they could see all of the smoke and stuff from the Twin Towers

It has been 10 years and alot of things have been done to protect this great nation of ours and in fairness to both Presidents they did and are doing a decent job. I have heard there are alot of people that don't agree with some thing's that have been put in place since than, but I personally think it's better than the alturnative and that would be another attack.

My eldest nephew was about three going on four years old in 2001 and his mother told me she was watching tv with him or the television happened to be on with all of the footage.She had said he had asked what happened. She did the best she could by putting it mildly and he understood considering his age. Flash forward ten years, my nephew is now 13 years old and is in middle school. I haven't checked any recent junior high history books, but I wouldn't doubt that the events of 9/11 are in there. Safe to say my nephew now knows it was more than just a bad thing done by bad people, even though it was.

Clarification

And no, "FPTF" is not back. It is still on hiatus. I just needed to get the cruelty thing off my chest.
There is no need to respond to THIS entry.

Cruelty To Animals.... Don't Do It..... And Don't Make Fun Of It

I was watching television I think last thursday night and it was a repeat of what is considered by some to be one of the best animated cartoons of the past ten years entitled Family Guy. If any thing it is an acquired taste. Some like it other's, including myself don't.

I won't get into why I don't like it.... or perhaps I will......

The episode I was watching, the british speaking toddler was having a conversation with the family's dog, (yes, the dog, who is named Brian actually talks) and it had something to do about money. The dog didn't have it, the toddler gave him time to get it, the dog didn't and than the toddler started beating the dog.


This to me is just tasteless. YOU DO DO ABUSE ANIMALS AND MAKE FUN OF IT!!!!.

It seems to me that in some forms of entertainment it is ok to make fun of anything as long as its a joke, well, contrary to any comedian who thinks everything is funny no matter what it is, I strongy disagree.

Yes, this is just a cartoon. I am fully aware of that. But, I do blame to a degree the writer's for even thinking animal cruelty is funny when it isn't.

What do they do, write about it and than on their way home they might happen to see someone abusing their pet so they get on the cell phone and call PETA?

If they do, than they are nothing but hypocrites.

Animals of any species do not know that they are doing wrong so naturally they don't understand why they are being punished.

It's just wrong plain and simple.

need another example of the 'not everything is funny' hypothosis?

I wrote a few months ago about what is considerd to be the most dirtyest joke ever told called 'The Aristocrats' I have heard this so called joke only once and I was appalled by it because during the telling of it ( and there are different versions of it depending upon who is telling it) but one way was to involve children being used in the worst way possible.

Now, this is not funny no matter how hard you try and make it. But there are comics that have tried and the sad part about it is there are people that laugh at it in comedy clubs.

Than they go home to their children and say no one is going to lay a hand on my child.

Ok, good parenting, but why were you seen in a comedy club laughing at a joke that depicted it?

You get my point, some things just aren't funny and should never be classified as such.

If you do that, you are no friend of mine and if you get in trouble for abusing a helpless animal or worst yet a child, I have no simpathy for you.

Blog Entry For July, 7th, 2011

Untill further notice, from paper to film (thats what you're reading) will be on hiatus.

If you need to be reminded, read above.

There is no need to respond wih a comment.

Thats just how it is going to be.

Live with it.