Good Morning Everyone: Its Sunday and we have made it to another day. How blessed are we! I did not ask that as a question because its a true statement and something I will never take for granted as some of us do. Blessed are we who appreciate the lives we have and who wake up to another day! After all, things could be worst! I continue to find the good in everything while not putting negativity into the universe. Try it out at no charge for one week (smile) and see for yourselves. Oh yes I am the most blessed person in the entire world! Or at the least in the top ten based on where I started, where I was, what I have been through, and where I am now. Oh yes millions of others have much more to celebrate but to me I am extremely blessed! And guess what? So are you despite the hardships you are currently experiencing or have experienced because it could have been worst and you have or will overcome all obstacles if you believe you will. Allow me to give you a very tiny example of what I mean. I was in the great city of New York on Thursday getting fitted for a few suits done by that great suit and clothing stylist to the stars and regular folks like me Teddy Peterson. As I drove uptown from 38th Street a young police officer who looked like he was fresh off Long Island and most likely a 3rd generation officer pulled me over despite me driving the speed limit and like an older, not old, man for of all things....... my windows being too tinted! What? The car came like that and its a fairly new car I have had for a short period. This kid.....oops I mean officer, was so damn nasty accusing me of not allowing him to speak and because he felt that way he gave me a $90 ticket. Tinted glass? $90? It was at that point I looked around and there were police cars on every corner giving out tickets for whatever they could find wrong! Yes it was a end of the month NYC ticket blitz. So I guess you now wonder how I can look at this as a blessing? I feel it is because I am blessed to be able to pay the ticket. I am blessed because if I had not been stopped I just might have been in an accident 20 blocks away! If he did not stop me I would not have gone to the dealer and paid to have the tint taken off because who knows what might have happened if I was on a turnpike and they pulled me over and the wrong officer with a trigger happy finger mistook me for some other type person based on the tint and type of car I drive. Yes, I still feel I did not deserve the ticket because I sure did not know it was against the law when I purchased the car and I sure did not appreciate the officers attitude. But at the end of the day I survived for another day for the best! By the way I am also pleading innocent with an explanation! Of course I will represent myself since the 3 great attorneys on my page are way too expensive lololol! They know who they are (smile). We really are blessed and have wonderful opportunities available. Its just up to us to recognize them when we see them and prioritize what we need to attempt to do. Lets not spread ourselves too thin by being too greedy. And the greed could be for money or recognition based on ego. Lets understand that the way we treat others and by not taking them for granted or not covering our bills in life are negatives that sure could put you on the waiting list for Heaven as opposed to you having express entry! Blessings are what we all have. What some do is never ever taking time to sit back and realize what they have or had. I swear I could be living in a box based on some of my ups and downs including false accusations and more. I swear I never even imagined I would do what I have done in life. I sure am not the smartest, or most intelligent. Heck I have a hard time understanding how to operate my new Note 4 phone. Its like rocket science to me while to others its a piece of cake. But still I am blessed based on where I grew up, what I started with, and what God has provided me, which is much more than I ever expected. Think about where you were, where you have been, and where you are right now. I swear its beyond my wildest expectations that I had as a 14 year old attending Charles Evers Hughes HS on 18th Street in Manhattan where I loved basketball but was too shy to talk to the girls often spending my lunch hour eating alone feeling folks were looking at me sitting alone. No peer pressure for me because I had no peers , and that might have been a blessing that saved me from the pitfalls some of my classmates experienced. Blessing? I did not think so at the time! But reflecting back I would say YES! As I conclude on this wonderful Sunday I have to say God is so awesome that he has the ability to snap his finger and your life, all sickness, financial problems and much more could change within seconds. Trust me I know about this first hand and maybe I will share more about this in the future. So take a deep breath, smile, stretch out, and understand you are blessed and take time to be thankful as you continue to have faith that it will always be all right! Happy Sunday!
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 13:19:58 +0000
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