Preparation

If today and only today is our focus why is it that planning for tomorrow usually becomes equally as concerning? From a Judea, Christian & Islamic paradigm the present moment yields the only worries one should exercise their thoughts towards. In doing such one should commit themselves to the serenity of only being concerned with having no concerns. With that being said is it still essential that we anticipate a tomorrow? Is it a foolish obsession to live each moment as if it were your last? Can our human nature coincide with the true merit in finding focus and patience?

~Vince Leon

Today's Question

Is knowing that the person you love knows that you love them, more important than you receiving that same love from them?

~The Villain

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The Speed of Need

Finding substitutes for what we need is something we specialize in. Yet this highly developed technique is a character flaw. A plan B through Z route of perseverance. The good thing about it is that along the way we find out how resilient we truly are. We will jump through hoops just to eventually learn our lesson. But the real lesson is not so much in doing it right the first time, as it is about not losing sight. Not doing it right is just veering from the path we have chosen to follow. Your moral fabric is the vision you use in order to determine your journey's destination. When consistency meets sacrifice your steps reunite with your path. Fortunate enough for us there is no substitute for that. Determining what is worth the wait and what is worth the hassle is the motivation in securing what is important. When your needs become what is important, the accuracy in which you consistently find ways to not go without them, is when you no longer find substitutes for what you need. At that moment you can say with one eye opened and one eye closed, that you have arrived.

~Vince Leon

Thoughts for today

Man ought always to have something that he prefers to life; otherwise life itself will seem to him tiresome and void.

-Seume

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Thought for the day

"Sometimes hunger is the best food."

-Carlito Green

Identity Crisis

If living up to expectation were easy then we would all live outside of the United States where the focus of getting rich quick and the intensity of being physically and sexually elite versus intelligent would not be at the forefront of our daily psyche. There is no escaping the world in which we have created so I guess my remedy is usually the way in which I go about living in it. The second part of that understanding is the question if we are we who we say we are, or who our mind tells us to be? We literally cannot see ourselves interact or through someone else's eyes, so are we viewed exactly how we want to be also? In moving forward living up to expectation is exactly that; what is expected. It is a frustrating riddle to solve because the question you must answer is who's expectation are you living up to? Is it mom's? Is it dad's? Is it influenced by your religion, culture or significant other? Is the expectation of yourself centered around what those around you expect from you? Maybe there is no confusion at all. Maybe we are all expected to do what is expected of us. Not me though, I'm getting out my dreams. How about you?

~Vince Leon

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Pressure & Patience

Making progress towards perfection or just making progress is a big deal to I, or maybe just me, or possibly just us. See we truly know that all we have are these few moments that build the character that we will rejoice with and even regret during those late mornings when we are allowed to sleep in and just stare at the ceiling. What makes these moments special believe it or not is the anxiety that they cause. The fear of being helpless after knowing you could of applied your full self and did just a little bit more, or crossed just one more t is a difficult burden to bare. The fears of failing are very important nonetheless. Without them you are desensitized from being that person you cannot recognize from time to time. Without them you cannot regret or hide behind your subconscious mind. But the good part about this passage is before each hectic day I am fortunate enough to stare at that ceiling and learn from my mishaps. The actions that follow are very strategic in thought but unorganized in plain sight. Yet today that person in the mirror I recognize him. What I fear at this moment is not being able to be everything for everyone. My suggestion is we all get that feeling back, and lay back down to do some reflecting on our backs.

~Vince Leon

Quote of the Day

"The Greatest Weakness 0f Man is not Believing."
-Unknown

per·se·ver·ance/per·sist

PERSEVERANCE1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
PERSIST
1. to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, esp. in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
2. to last or endure tenaciously; To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.

Thought for the day

"If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves."

~Thomas Edison