Category Archives: Loyalty
Sep 24, 2010
Honor and Sacrifice
09 24 10 Friday
Wednesday night; Melissa, Gloria and I went out to Bama Air at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport to welcome home the Honor Flight. We were not the only ones there by any means. I had no idea what I was in for.
We waited on the tarmac for about 1 1/2 hours for the plane bringing the WWII veterans back from Washington D.C. There were a lot of folk there, both young and old waiting just as we were. It was hot, I was tired, had to use the bathroom and so on. I wanted to go home! Then the plane finally landed. It was then that it really hit me what I was getting to see and be a part of. These men and women were heroes. These folk had sacrificed for me. In the prime of their lives they were taken away from their families and sent to places they probably had never heard of before. They were willing to give their life if necessary for me. It’s one thing to have a mindset that they sacrificed for the USA, but the mindset of they had sacrificed for me was something totally new to me. I was in awe of the men and women as they came by us. The looks on their faces was something I will never forget. I was so proud of them. The question I kept asking myself was, ‘what am I willing to sacrifice for someone else?’ “What am I willing to give up for another person I don’t even know’? I don’t mean the stuff we don’t like, but are we willing to sacrifice something we really like, such as our freedom for others? I haven’t yet wrapped my brain around all this yet, but I am getting closer. What are you willing to give up?
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Sep 1, 2010
Regrets
09-01-10 Wednesday
There are days when I do feel the regrets from my past. I remember the people that I have hurt, those that are uncomfortable around me and those that simply avoid me all together now. I believe that many of you feel similar regrets in your own way.
However, when these feelings try to bring us down; we have to know that we aren’t that person any longer. If there are those that we have done wrong then, by all means, do your best to make things right. I know that some folk don’t want to make things right. In that case, forgive and ask forgiveness and move on. There is no way that my past regrets are going to hold me hostage in any way. We are to make sure that we are not being lead by our past. We have to know that we are changing and making better decisions now than we were then. Know that no one can control you by holding your past against you; unless you allow them. I don’t know your past, but I have a glimpse of your future; of your destiny. Your future is looking good. Your destiny is starting to unfold. Your past does not disqualify you from your destiny. On the contrary, it qualifies you for your destiny. You are awesome! We got issues, we all got’um, but we are working through them, not avoiding them. Today is your day to shine!
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