Remeber to Return

Each moment is lost
but for a memory
of thought.
As minutes pass by,
bright days shadow
the night.
Memory is mind.
Every soul,
awake, alert, alive,
finds it's way,
one breath,
one moment,
one thought at a time.

What to Do

Here I think,
out of school
Don't have a clue
What to do.

The days are longer,
The nights cool.
I must think of
something to do.

I will sleep
and I can play,
I can sing throughout
the day, under the sun or
in the shade.

Make a choice
Get a clue,
Stop thinking so much
and do!

HERE I AM

 It is plain to see 

I am me, that's who I be.

Being me is not easy for 

you to see,  I wear a mask,

I'm not what you think.

I am me, it's plain to see

not what you think 

just what you see. 

                       John G.

FINAL BLOG

THE WORLD AS I SEIZE IT

    CARPE DIEM!

Keep life simple.  Make goals,                                            
achieve them and move forward      
The only person you should try to be better
than, is the person you were yesterday.

"Believe in something greater than yourself. 

This will help keep you humble and teachable." John G.

Be yourself -- express yourself

"Death is not the biggest fear we have in life. 

The biggest fear is taking the risk to express ourselves.
Being ourselves is the biggest fear

we face as humans".
Don Miguel Ruiz.

Don't assume and don't take things personal, we all have
our challenges. And when you're confused,

"Believe nothing of what you hear,and half of

what you see, because nothing is as it appears to be".

Remember your values and morals, they will guide

you on your journey.

See with your heart

Live, love, laugh
Find your peace
But, most of all,
     LIVE

John G.

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

                                        LIFE LESSONS

Mitch and Morrie's most important lessons came at a time when Morrie's life had become affected by ALS, (Lou Gehrig's Disease). In the final weeks of his life, Morrie took Mitch out of the mainstream evils of media  and attempted to deflate Mitch's materialistic driven ego. During the fourteen weeks with each other, they embark on a journey together unveiling the cloak of deceit that lead to the false beliefs that the world has led the nature of man to be sucked into believing through social media. By initiating open communication and being in the moment Morrie shares how important it is to not be distracted from the person who is directly in front of you when communicating. As the Tuesdays continued with Morrie, Mitch realizes what an empty shell his life has become, and begins to feel and see how Morrie's process of detaching from the noxious worldly thoughts helping free Morrie of self and experience "one with life". In order to be free, Morrie tells Mitch that he baths in emotion in order to have the experience and be able to release it at the same time. I sum up this book in two words, "LIVE LOVE".

WILD CARD # 3 ON "THE ECONOMY"

                                               DOES THE END JUSTIFY THE MEANS?

 The economy is a ball of confusion, and the only difference between a good economy and the economy we are living in is this, In theory, a rolling stone gathers no moss. Suppose the "stone" represented the working class, and the "moss" represented  interest accruing debt. The  rolling stone movement pushes forward, keeping the corporate and industrial wheel churning. This takes money from the Federal Reserve Bank, like borrowing from Peter to pay Paul with a promise for a brighter tomorrow. would be all well and good if this generation, and the next several generations were to benefit from the borrowing being done today, but unfortunately the interest alone is choking the life out of each working person's dream of getting ahead or even owning a piece of the American dream. This rolling stone is gathering moss as the debt ceiling keeps on climbing.  Who's fooling who?  Due to the error of our ways, the wars we are paying for vs. the cost of good help and the much needed programs being cut only to satisfy some corporate agenda tells me by no means are we ever going to be rid of the madness and illusion fed to us every time we turn on the t.v.. At best we use temporary band-aids, and when it's use is up and it's purpose is served, it is only replaced by another band-aid. In the mean time buy, buy, buy and spend to your hearts satisfaction! It will take nothing short of a miracle to remedy.

The Outsiders

     S.E. Hinton, the author of  "The Outsiders" was first published in the United States of America by the Viking Press in 1967. The book copyright S.E. Hinton, 1967 and renewed S.E. Hinton, 1995.

The Library of Congress has cataloged the Viking Edition of "The Outsiders".

Hinton began writing this novel when she was  in her mid-teens and a sophomore in high school.

    The setting is in the 1960s, Tulsa, Oklahoma and portrays a group of underprivileged youth  labeled "Greasers"( long-haired, slicked back, and  upper-class rich kids from the wealthy side of town. Together they struggle to survive at the cost of fear, pride, and

prejudice. Struggling for identity and a piece of turf, the Greasers mix and mingle with the Socs (short for Socials) girl friends.  The story has a winding and twisting chain of events with suspense.

 The two groups engage in gang fighting and Ponyboy ends up killing a Soc for fear of his friend being killed which creates a domino effect of bad karma for both the groups. 

     The story is a story that most anyone can identify with because the day to day life of  poverty stricken youth vs. (handed on a silver platter) wealth is an ongoing  reality that we all can relate to on some level. I think  the book is valuable and teaches us that there is really no difference in life's struggle for survival.

    "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." is a quote that means nothing in life that's innocent ever stays that way and the quote is used to reflect Ponyboy's beginning of growing up.

    The movie was just another movie about life's struggle through the eyes of economic differences.

This story reminded me of exactly what I experienced as a youth growing up and when I think about it, nothing has really changed in the struggle for equality.