Past, Present, Future

I have been reading this amazing book called "Reggie." There are so many ups and downs, it kind of reminds of my life in a sense. He is one of the best motivational speakers world wide. I saw him at YC (Youth Conference) which occurs every summer in Edmonton. I went for 4 consecutive years in a row. When he wrote this book it was/is an inspiration, bout his life and how he found his calling. He found it through listening. Hearing and listening are two totally different things. I think that is what one of societies or even maybe the problem between us and God. We are hearing but we aren't listening to what He wants us to fulfill.

It's the same with teachers or parents, people in authority. But, we also need to see that those who have nobody, they need someone to talk to. They can find anyone to hear them out, but it's rare for them to find someone who will sit down with them and listen, to encourage and give them advice.

Reggie loved football in High School... but, he wasn't floating around so well with the teachers. When an English teacher told him to write a poem about something he loved, this is what he said.

"I love football, yes I do. I love football, how 'bout you?"

The teacher didn't find it good, just found it silly. She wanted him to find depth, purpose underneath that poem. She gave him a second chance and it had to be handed in the next day. Like any kid who went to school doesn't like studying or homework and so he forgot to do it. He remembered right before his class and wrote the first thing on his mind, it went like this.

"I don't have to know your name to know your pain...
I have my own.
I don't have to see your home to know your shame...
I have my own.
But someone loved me just the way I am,
And someone loves you just the way you are."

It shows how much we over think, over analyze things. We as people just have to realize that it can be simple, yes simple. Simple little thoughts can show us what can lye in our future if we let God lead us with His strength.
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Love Always and Forever,
Cassandra Falun

Bits and Pieces

"You cannot change what has already happened. Good or bad, what is behind you is finished--you cannot take it back." ~Reggie Dabbs

We need to not worry 'bout what happened yesterday or way back when, or think 'bout our future too hard. We need to focus and live today as if it was our last.