I saw Reggie again today (the homeless guy whose one conversation with me caused me to give up drugs) I didn't get a chance to thank him or tell him about the learning expereinces that have been going on in my life.

I'm unemployed; I'm carless; I have no set place to live and I've never been happier. I mean, imagine your life taking a drastic new turn in the timeframe of a month and a half. Harmonie and I are closer now than we have ever been after I realized that my true jealosy lied in the fear of losing my friend; the two friends I lost dragged me down more than they brought me up. Now I'm writing a screenplay about the one week I had that has the potential to help me achieve my dream of starting a Christian production company while pursuing a career in ministry. I have never been so happy in my life. All of this has taught me things like appreciation and humility, things you can't learn except by living them. I want to find Reggie and thank him for what he sarted in my life. Ironically, at church Sunday the sermon was about being thankful even in times of trial and turmoil because those ar what make you stronger Also in my philosophy class we are learning about Kahnt's philosophy of morality and happiness that has made a deep impact on me. I'd like to think that in fifteen or twenty-five years these things will still have as much of a lasting effect on me as they do now.

I think that in 15 or 25 years you probably will have found even more new things that change your life.

I think that life is all hearing advice/philosophy and deciding whether or not to take it/follow it.

Oh, I agree, but just as things that have happened a few years ago still have an effect on me today (and will for a very long time), I hope that this experience will still be profound and deep.

Looooove the sig righteous, very snaffleburgeresque

sorry for the spam.

His sig reminds me of the movie 'school of rock' with Jack Black.

"rock and roll is all about stickin' it to the man"

Last night I went walking around Jacksonville (otherwise know as J-ville) when I saw that Chimera was performing at The Freebird. As I walked back to the apartment to drop off my jacket and pad of paper, I met this gutter punk names Dirk who asked for some change. I gave him a few bucks. As I was walking, I felt the Holy Ghost erupt in me. After I dropped my jacket and pad of paper off, I came back and asked if he was hungry. He told me he just ate and I asked if he had any friends who were hungry. He had three. I met Chris, Jeremy and Kay and we went to a pizza joint and had a few slices. I spent the evening just chilling with them. We talked, panhandled, met some really cool people (and some not-so-cool people, like this Hammer Nazi who flipped us off when we asked for change) and just really bonded. These guys have made an impact on me whether they believe it or not. As I've said before, there are things like humility and appreciation that can't be taught, they can only be learned through living. My brother Rick commented on how I'm hanging out with the roughest crowds these days, but I'm finding that these folks are quality people. I speant a lot of cash on those guys, but with what I got from them, it was worth it. They'll be in my heart forever.