Another One!!!

Mood: Xcited
Music: Beyonce "Deja Vu" Live @ The Wynn CD

2day's Message: In this day and age, it's easy to become distracted, almost consumed with all the obligations we have on a daily basis. Cell phones, computers, the internet have all made it so much easier to pack more into our days. And while technology is a great blessing to us, we have to remember that how much we get done isn't as important as how we treat others. We should never be so focused on plowing through our "to do" list that we mistakenly plow past the people in our lives.

I love this verse in Ephesians that simply reminds us to be kind, to be compassionate, to be forgiving. If people had to be reminded back in those times, how much more do we need to be reminded today! We should always be on the lookout for ways we can be kind to one another. Can you share a smile with someone or an encouraging word? Can you help meet a need?

Remember, as a believer, you are the hands and feet of Jesus in this earth. Look for ways to serve one another. Sow a seed and watch the harvest of blessing in your own life in return! Joel Osteen

This message should be called the “Al Jones Sr. Message!!!” I can definitely be guilty of that… I seem to jam pack my life with so many things that @ times it seems like it is bursting @ the seams… People often ask me why do I commit 2 so many things, so many projects, & so many people??? It’s simple… I have a very intense…, very creative…, slightly destructive…, & very deep personality… Truly the statement, “The Idle Mind Is The Playground 4 The Devil” seriously applies 2 me… If I don’t keep myself bizzy…, trust me…, I’ll fall into some mischief somewhere…

I know you will ask the question, why in the world would a reasonably intelligent (allegedly) man like myself do that??? It’s xtremely simple… 4 me…, I am a Thrill Seeker & a Risk Taker… The best parts of life 4 me R not when I’m resting, sedentary, & chilling… Although I make sure I get plenty of tyme 2 do that as I debrief, smell the roses, & take things down a notch… But it’s when my heart is pounding, my pulse is racing, & there is chaos/danger flowing all around me that I am in my element & thriving…

Last night was a classic… I got 24 coming on @ 9PM that I must watch, I got Tito from the Career Conference coming over 2 the house 4 the 1^st tyme @ 8PM so we could have some discussion, my cell phones rings just as he rings the doorbell, & we’re getting ready 2 have this dialog… Talk about your multi-tasking, prioritizing, fool… I had 2 push my call back…, get him in so we could have our discussion…, then get him out so I could settle in with 24!!!

Well…, how could I kick him out after we got started??? I invited him 2 the Conference because of his persistence… He shined while there, he gravitated 2 me, now I’m like his unofficial mentor, he is a bright, & likeable young man… He stayed until a lil’ after 10PM…, I missed ALL of 24…, so I had 2 get up early this morning, get myself 2gether in a hurry, & watch 24 on my PC this morning B4 work…

Cause you know I have 2 come 2 work this morning 2 have my 24 De-Brief Session with our custodian John (he loves me), just got off a 7:30AM Health & Safety Telecon, I have a 9AM meeting in Harrison, I’ll probably swing by Summit after that 2 say hello again 2 those folks because (yesterday my Boss formerly handed Harrison & Summit off 2 me), & I may have an opportunity 2 slide through Springfield 2 go C some of the folks I Really Love!!! Another Bizzy Bizzy Day!!!

Back 2 the message…, I am DEF trying 2 do a better JOB of staying connected 2 people in a more personable way rather than using technology… Hence the reason I let go & gave in so I could really absorb & spend Quality Tyme with Tito as opposed 2 just giving him lip service...

It is very hard 4 me because I am a Techy Type 4 Life!!! U know U can always hit me on the celly, shoot me a text, I am communicating 2 U now via email, so it’s ingrained into how I reach out & touch the world… But I’ve also learned I have 2 manage, value, & keep the synergies that real face-to-face dialog brings 2 us as human beings. Remember @ the end of the day we R “Social Creatures!!!” We require that interaction in order 2 B Holistically Whole!!! So don’t 4get 2 dive down deep every 1nce in awhile & truly immerse yourself in the Human Xperience!!! Peace, Love, & Blessings!!!

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