Gratitude Seedlings: Unfurled Blessings: Beautiful Weed:(Unedited): 06 July 2016:

By doing more than expressing gratitude of your past. Your thankfulness Shall become those seedlings of a hopeful future to come. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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 it is easy to express thanks without actually feeling the gratitude within you. Especially, when cultural and social expectations almost force/demand you to express thanks for things or when an occurrence for your behalf has been finished.
Can you take gratitude to that next level above cultural or social expectations?
Can you take gratitude to that level where not only are you thankful for all of the good things which have come to you in life but for all of the bad things as well?
Because the good things can make you a stronger or better human being when it was you who had created your own trials and tribulations. What do I mean by this? The person who takes that very difficult class does their personal best with a huge effort and comes out with a "C-". The nonathletic or disabled person who takes a karate class and achieves their highest belt rating. Even if it is not a black belt. The adult person who has spent 10-20 years and finally learns the alphabet. The athlete who does their thing for hours everyday not because they have to but because they have to. Do you understand the difference. There is a difference.
Once you achieve your thing. You become better for it. Are you ready for the ugly.
Those who have been abused and tortured throughout their lives and becomes free of it. First is forgiveness and then the process of being thankful can begin. How can someone forgive a person who repeatedly rapes a young person over much time? That one is tough for me to fathom and yet I can and have forgiven my dead adoptive parents for what they have done to me. I have forgiven those who knew and yet did nothing. I have forgiven those who knew I was a waste of effort or time.
Forgiveness had to be first and more than just words. Even though I had to express forgiveness often and over many years.
All of the bad and sad which occurred in your life and in mine. Was our crucible forced upon us and we survived it all. Granted it may have been by the skin of your/my teeth or by an awful lot of lucky things which happened in unexplained timings. It was all of those unwanted and undesired things which has made you who you are today. Are you better for it? Are you stronger for it? Will you become better from those fires of living in virtual hell all of those years and decades?
Becoming north of 50 Years old. I can say I've become a better human being because of all of the abuses and tortures I have endured in my life. If it wasn't my body it would have been another body.
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Unfurled Blessings: (Unedited): 06 July 2016:

So what can happen when after you have genuinely forgiven and have genuinely become thankful of your unfortunate past? Those are two of your own seedlings in which you will have to grow, to cherish, to love, to nourish. Then just wait and see the blessings unfurl like a most beautiful of flower. 

C.J.MacKechnie

Beautiful Weed: (Unedited): 06 July 2016:

Even a unwanted, unloved, and abused weed which has been denied and poisoned from anything positive. Can yet show it's own beautiful flower if the weed just doesn't ever give up. Always show your wonderful beauty in-spite of those who only want to continuously trample you. 

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Personal Note: I do not believe in "Luck" in any degree. Unexplained spooky good things which is beyond physical and mental awareness can happen for your benefit. Which is reflective of an emotional intelligence behind the unexplained happenings. Which is why a phrase dumb luck can be expressed by unaware and unbelieving people.
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Thankful Hope: Memories Hope: Dark Absence: (Unedited): 20 Nov 2015:

All of the hope you will ever need in life, Is deep within the core of your being.

The hope you do have is more than sufficient for any dream you may have.

A good way to see, to discover the hope that is within you. Is to be thankful for what you do have. 

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For many people and many young people. They seem to know that they have no hope, never had any hope and never will have hope. If there is to be any hope then it will come from soon to be seen leader. Then when that leader is gone. Hopelessness returns. This is a false belief system. No one can take away your hope or even give you hope. All of the hope you have ever experienced no matter how small. Was all based in your own decision to have hope for that little moment in time.
All of the hope you will ever have is solely conditional upon your own mental decision and emotional desire to have hope. Your hope doesn't have to be focused but it is ok if it is for a time. upon one teacher, one leader, one famous person or even on one family member. It is OK to be excited and hopeful with other people as the hope being around other people seems to become magnified.
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2015 Thanksgiving approaches and as it does occur every year here in the USA. Thanksgiving does not have to be an only American holiday. Thanksgiving should be a holiday for the whole world and celebrated everyday. Being Thankful is a very good reminder of those things which began with hope.

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Memories Hope: (Unedited): 23 Nov 2015: 

The hopes of old become manifest in our memories of gratitude.

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 Search your memories for anything good. For some people this can be very tough. Like for me and my childhood. But, there can be some good ones. No matter how fleeting they may be. Playing baseball was good for me. Sleeping in the cradle of my Camphor tree in Clearwater, Fl. The hope of playing a game and of the hope of sleeping peacefully in a tree. Looking forward to a thing is basic hope. No matter how difficult life can be in your life right now. You can allow yourself to have hope. You can plan for yourself to create new and good memories. These are all in your hope. Then when you do create a good memory amongst so many bad memories. They shall always stand out in your own mind as good. The good thoughts/memories which shall begin to overpower the bad thoughts/memories in time.
I am thankful to my "former best friends family" (See Note) for allowing me to sleep over often and feeding me often. i am thankful for my Black Webco Motocross bike which game me freedom to escape.
I am thankful for the short time I played baseball. I am thankful for the few times I slept in the Camphor tree as a child. I am thankful for the few times I slept under the big pier 60 on Clearwater Beach. I am thankful for sleeping inside of Hwy 19 train track bridge. I am thankful for the pizza I ate out of the trash can for Shakey's pizza (Hwy60). I am thankful for the thrown out burgers from burger king in the green pickle bucket. I am thankful for the popcorn at the Clearwater 4 movie theaters.
Even in these awful memories which caused me to go to other places. I was thankful.
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Something happened when I was alone in the dark with myself and being completely distraught and crying into the Gulf of Mexico. All I want is a family. To be not alone any more. To be wanted. To be loved. Is that to much for any one person to have. No matter how worthless they are. No matter how dumb, stupid and retarded they are. No matter how less than they are to everyone else.  These were not words just deep emotions of personal truths of knowing. Even if they were my own lies and deceptions. Pushed into me by the world and of my adoptive family.
From there at this point in be young adult life. That from this point on this darkened lonely beach in Clearwater. I found hope. Even though I had no idea what hope was or was even able to recognize hope as something good. Hope was there. In that time of my life when I was darker than a secluded beach with no moon or stars. The glimmer of hopes light was ever present.
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Note: "Former Best friend" A person such as myself became so bad. That he and his family had to end the relationship with me. It was all my fault. I had become that bad. I had become dangerous. In any of my writings where I include some personal history. Do not assume that it was someones else fault. I was and had become that bad. When there is an absence of goodness in your life. I guess you become a part of that darkness. I had done that.
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Dark Absence: 23 Nov 2015:

Where there is an absence of goodness. You can become a part of that darkness.

C.J.MacKechnie

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The longer a person remains in the darkness the more they lose themselves to the darkness. Until, the life they had of their own is lost forever. Becoming filled with  worthless apathy of lonely meaningless absence. Becoming a darkened shell of nothing important within, with no control, no power, no hope. but, wait. Did you read above?
That is the one thing that I remember most in reflecting. How I started to become so bad that anyone who was good began to absolutely reject me. Shouldn't that be the opposite in life. When a child is in such a dark place that the light of goodness becomes like that life saving beacon of a light house?
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Curse Choices: Eternity Allowed: (Unedited): 13 Aug 2015:

The righteous spiritual blessings given to you. May also bring to you worldly curses.

The worldly blessings searched for and worked for by your free choice. May also, bring to you spiritual curses.

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Eternity Allowed:  (Unedited): 13 Aug 2015:

Worldly blessings will only last as long as the god of this world allows it. While the spiritual curses you freely bring onto yourself will last all of eternity. 

C.J. MacKechnie

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Righteous spiritual blessings should not be confused with worldly spiritual blessings. There are many spiritual powers which are not righteous or holy and yet still very powerful. These are from the god of this world and those spiritual gifts from him are usually given to those who have a selfish and self desiring heart and mind. They want for themselves and not for others. For them there is no sin, wrong doing or evil deeds. While they may help others from time to time. There shall be a direct line in which they benefit more than the one whom they are helping. Those whom they help may also become indebted to them for a time.
Those who are truly righteously spiritually blessed. Seem to do everything for everyone else while given much gratitude to the God of everything and above all. They seem to only direct all attention to God and never to themselves. They are wholly attuned from their own spirit, mind and heart towards the supreme divine being above all. Even from their own infirmities, weaknesses and ailments. They seem to maintain their humble heart while never accepting any attention for themselves and pointing everyone away from them. All thanks and gratitude is only for the Heavenly Father.
Those worldly leaders who pretend to be righteous by the edicts of other men. Their selfish desires can be easily seen with them asking for anything in which they are directly involved in and profit from directly.
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Gratitude Sign: (Unedited): 09 June 2015:

The loss of felt and expressed gratitude among the young generation. Is a definite sign that your civilized society shall end within your generation. 

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Gratitude it's one of those polite heart felt things that people express from their heart. In the young generation as their numbers of percentage increase. There shall be that tipping point when the heart yields to the urgings of the apathetic mind. Thus a heart becomes heartless. Then as one apathetic heartless person bares children with another apathetic heartless person. Their offspring shall become more so than they have chosen to become. Thus, the offspring have genetically become dehumanized and DE-evolved into a more base animalistic mammal.
The evidence shall be easy to see. Do a thing which benefits a young person. Smile. Then watch from a distance without actually paying attention. Usually a good young person. will smile and express gratitude in return. But, not so from a young person who has no heart. They will say nothing and may not even accept a deed for their benefit. Much like an animal in their response.
Why is that? Well in a reverse society anything which is genuinely good is actually known to be a weakness. Anything which is genuinely bad is actually known to be powerful and strong. To feed all of your physically based desires is purely animalistic. Anything that you do to be successfully capable of feeding all of your physically based desires is absolutely right for you. No matter what the religious values, social etiquette and laws of society are. what any animal does for itself is absolutely right for itself. That is why they are animals.
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Lost One Celebration: (Unedited): 28 Feb 2015:

The lost ones who find something that another has lost. Joyfully celebrates equally when the lost object is re-united with it's owner. 

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 I was at The Crab Shack last night. One of the regulars immediately went into action to find a lost ring of a non-regular customer. She found the large (to me) single stone engagement ring. The ring was returned to the searching customer who was trying to find it in the darkened parking lot. There was celebration by both. Honesty and excitement. Worry turns into confusion and then thankfulness.
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Some people who rarely see any form of honesty in their lives or even expect it. They may even become temporarily confused at the efforts made by strangers. Sometimes which should be all of the time. A simple expression of gratitude should all that is given. No monetary rewards should ever be expected to repay a kindness.
When the customer did leave. There were hugs. 
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The event was profound for the person. Her hands shaking as she put on the ring.
The event was even profound for the ring finder. She needed this feel good victory. It was awesome to witness. Even though I do not drink. I bought her a congratulatory beer. Hugged her neck as I left.
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Worthless Nothing: Emotional Murder: (Unedited): 04 Feb 2015:

The nothingness that YOU think you do. Is that all important lie that YOU have applied to that thing. Maintaining that worthless decision of YOURS. Will eventually cause you to believe that YOU to are a worthless nothing. Always, seek the meaningful truth in all that YOU do. 

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I have witnessed many people belittle themselves and anything that they choose to do in life. Forgetting that we have evolved into beings which do need meaning and purpose. For some being a janitor, a trash collector or a lowly construction helper is a fundamental source of their own inner self esteem and self confidence. While I have seen others who have that college degree or two and find little which is of any importance. But, I can say the same for many janitors, Trash collectors or even the lowly construction helper. Who fail to see that they are of any importance or that their duties is of any necessity.
I have also seen those incredibly intelligent people. Typically those who are not to be embarrassed with a MENSA card in their wallet. In other words. They do not belong to Mensa and consider that beneath them. Yea, a lot of pride for them. Who have dedicated their lives in those unspoken subjects and details. You know those things which everyone thinks they want to know which is so incredibly important to all of humanity. Fall victim to near absolute uselessness. Really. They lose their families and drown themselves within the drink of forgetfulness.
So how can all of these different kinds of people with many different kinds of backgrounds. Find themselves in a nothing job. While others thrive in a job of importance. There can be a variety of causes and events in any persons life.
I think what it boils down to is this. YOU have decided that your job is worthless and means nothing. It's your decision based in your own emotional negativity. Which has brought you to the state you are in now.
It is that simple and it doesn't really matter how or why you got to this point in your life. Maybe, You were to Kool for School. Maybe, you just failed at everything. Maybe, the party life was to important. Maybe, your parents beat you and told you bad and sad things. All of that Bravo Sierra doesn't matter in this here and now. What matters is your current state of negativity. The dark depths of your darkened depression of darkness. Yea yuck.

So what happens if the janitors of the world stopped cleaning? What happens if the trash collectors stopped picking up everyone's trash? What happens if all of the greasy mechanics stopped fixing your broken things? It is only then you see the importance.
But, you say I have sheep skin with my name on it on my wall. That is your accomplishment and now you feel like a trapped cat in some hopeless corner of the business world. You have to ask yourself. Really? While the majority of people like what they do and who they work for. YOU on the other hand think it all sucks. Can't you see it's all about you. You are the problem. But, But. Suzy says she hates it to. Is Suzy one of those friends with everyone kind of people who agrees with everything? Probably. People will agree to agree so that you don't feel so isolated and alone or to make you feel better. That is just basic nice people human nature. To console and to relate and to offer hope.

What do you do. Take time to think about yourself and your actions of recent times. Have you been on the wrong side of the donkey in the room with nice people? Do you even care? Which is the big question. Because, if you just don't care then nothing you do in life will ever cause you any kind of happiness or peace. You have to care. Not caring about a thing or anything is not self preservation of your emotional state. Not caring is the murder of your emotional state in order to protect your emotional state. Read it again.
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Emotional Murder: (Unedited): 05 Feb 2015:

Not caring (Apathy) is the murder of your emotional state in order to protect your emotional state.

C.J.MacKechnie

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If you don't care about your job. You will never be satisfied with your job. You may not realize this. But, everyone is empathic to a degree. So when you walk around with apathy. Everyone will know it and become emotionally harmed by your apathy. Do you care about others or even want to care about others? Even while most good people will care about you.
Yes, You may have been filled with apathy for a very long time. It is possible for you to regain your own full humanity. Although, it does mean you will have to go out of your way for others. In the beginning you will be annoyed and bothered. But, after seeing smiles and gratitude. You will slowly get your humanity back. If you smoke. Be sure to quit smoking as tobacco takes away your ability to care.
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Gratitude Glory: (Unedited): 14 Oct 2014:

Give all glory and gratitude for the breaking of the storm of demonic darkness for it is through your cleanliness, righteousness and holiness that God has protected and saved you. 

C.J. MacKechnie

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You of and by your own free will have chosen to live your life in holiness and righteousness as God has defined it. All without any threats, fears or intimidation's. By your own reasoning you live a free life of goodness. Because, you live your life in love, in peace, in harmony God shall protect and save your essence.
Fear not anything and stand firm at the coming storm of demonic darkness. It shall not touch you. It shall pass around you. Remain in prayer and meditation to your Lord on High. Continue to love one another as you have learned even during the storms of life.
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 Holiness and Righteousness does not come from any award given by man or even recognized by man. Having holiness and righteousness is not in the fine clothing you wear, the job you have, the cars you own or even a home to live in.
Holiness and righteousness comes only from God and to you through your divine connection to Him. This divine connection is based on the condition of your heart, mind and how you have freely chosen to live this life in which you were given. You automatically accept all that which is good and pure. While rejecting everything which is sinful and questionable.
There is much more to being righteous and holy. My note here only touches on the basic aspect.
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Here in Florida bats are not bad. In this description I am using bats are bad. I like bats. They eat those pesky pests. There should be bat houses everywhere. Instead of yucky chemical spraying.
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In your life there will always be those who desperately want to be righteous and holy. They even go as far as becoming members of your church or religion. Holiness and righteousness seems to always elude them for some unknown reason.
There is a great divine light within the righteous. Is light attracts everyone. Even the dark demonic entities which swoop in from time to time like bats. They do and shall pluck away those who are not divinely protected as you are. They shall be devoured.
You can see this from any wilderness camp fire. the insects and blood suckers are attracted to the light. Then out of nowhere the bats swoop in and their gone. Just know that while you attract the many. Only a few may respond and become divine lights themselves. The many you shall watch become stolen away.
Be sure you can discern the difference between those being stolen away, those who walk away and those who have been destined to continue on in missions. Mourn not the stolen for they have chosen their fate. Pray for those who walk away that they may heed their calling. Celebrate those who continue on in the missions with abundant joy.
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Separate Preservation: (Unedited): 06 July 2013:

A person who distrusts much. May separate and isolate themselves as a method of self preservation. 
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 What do you do when you have been hurt or have been hurt often? You tend to be more careful and you tend to be more self protective.
How old were you when you heart was first broken? Remember that first girl or first boy who promised everything to you and then discarded you when something better came around. Remember those friends who only wanted you around because you had a car or was a source for excitement/entertainment? Those were hard lessons as your heart was broken time and time again.
You can see this distrust within the lies and deceptions which keep the races separate and isolated. Even when it has already been scientifically proven that their is only one race and it is human.  You can see the distrust between the white collar and blue collar workers within business. There is even more distrust within business between those who are the shareholders and with the managers. There is nearly perpetual forms of division through the belief of distrust.
Distrust can also be a learned behavior. Taught to the new recruit at a particular level within any organization. Distrust is taught to the young children. Even parents teach distrust without even being aware. Governments teach distrust through active propaganda programs. Which then propagates through society via person to person.
Eventually you get a cat or a dog as your primary source of companionship. The dog is always loyal no matter what. We as a modern and civilized society have forgotten the importance of loyalty in favor of me and what about me right now. Selfishness in society can be measured in the stuff we own. Which the more stuff we have is a measuring stick for the depth of our own apathy. The lie is that you own anything. It doesn't even matter if you have some kind of legal document proclaiming ownership of those things. Those things own you. Because, when there is a problem with that thing you will go running with check book and credit card in hand. Then you will be concerned and worried over that thing which isn't even alive and will show zero gratitude. So who owns what or who?
The person with much distrusts the person who lacks. The person who lacks distrusts the person with much. One person believes one will take. While the other believes one will steal. The divide between those who have little and those who have much is created. The person who has much should not give to the person who has little. The person who has much should empower the person who desires to free themselves from poverty. Through conditional gifts of housing, food, educational grants and transportation. Some people require little while others will require more.
Beware of takers who only want for the now while manipulating you into their desire of free greed without the productive progression of works.
Honesty leads to being trustworthy. Being trustworthy during a persons times of trials and tribulations changes souls.
A free meal only makes for a happy tummy and changes nothing else. Even gratitude may only be spoken in order to get more free stuff. When you sense the illusion of gratitude. The heart and soul of that person is beyond your ability to assist with any transition into a more positive life free of curses. Give it to GOD and move on to those whom you can assist or help.
A person who expresses no gratitude is the worst kind of thief. They are not only stealing from you but they are stealing from those who need the most. 
Do not allow those who take advantage of you to spoil or persuade you to cease your activities. Trust and have faith that GOD will see this through. For every act of compassion and kindness your freely give away without any expectation. The greedy selfish and blackened heart who takes without genuine gratitude, will answer to GOD for every offense. Just wash your hands and move on to those who truly need.
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Sometimes it is interesting how some of what I write just evolves into something that I know not of. I had no idea when I sat down. Maybe this is for a specific person. It would be interesting to have a follow up story with non-identifying information.

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This is how you the individual change the world. Re-embrace honor, integrity and honesty as it was taught to our early ancestors. Cause no harm. Accept the Ten Commandments not as laws but as a reasonable path to perpetuate life. 

Love one another. Without exception.

Live in peace with your brother and sister.

Exist in harmony with all life.

So that life becomes worth living for all equally. 

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:The Lies and Deceptions of RACE:
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We are all one humanity, one species and one family. When all of the common peoples unite together to love one another, to live in peace with each other and to exist in harmony. Then we all can find a very rich life we all can live with great meaning.
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If you cannot separate yourself from the lies and deceptions of the separation and division of the races. Then you, your family and your entire church will/may not be one of the elect, protected, saved or raptured. You must begin to know and believe that we are a single race of beings called humans. We are all brother and sister to one another.

The DNA fingerprinting was established in 1984. Read it well. Believe the truth and reject the lies you have only known as truth. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_profiling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_%28human_classification%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project

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The history of humanity told by many different traditions. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Eve

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From about 8 minutes and 50 seconds to the introduction of the European leader. Listen good. This was in 26 June 2000. President Bill Clinton Library.

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Research for yourself the Human skin. learn how it is the largest organ of the human body. Learn about all of the primary functions of the human skin. Then learn about the minor function of the coloring of the skin. Learn how if you lose a primary function of the skin. You can die. Where as if you lose your skin coloring. You will just be uncomfortable, but still living with possible social ridicule. Now, after you have learned all about your human skin. Ask yourself this. Why do we not compare other organs of the body with other people such as the liver, kidneys, gall bladder and etc. How come there isn't racial stereo types for those who can drink much alcohol and those who cannot drink? Why? Race or the coloring of the skin is illogical and without any actual fact. 

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Prophecy is only probable, when a simple revelation can alter everything. Which must be followed with good and righteous works of prevention.

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Thanks and Gratitude to my readers

Thank you all for for enduring through my poor writing techniques. You guys/gals have figured out that the content of the message is more important than the writing style. I'm continually amazed at the countries represented.
It seems I'm in a new symbolic school. Symbolically speaking that is. It seems I've become a witness of sorts of the plights of certain peoples. How this will affect what I will be writing? I'm not sure. I really do not want to be one of those who points fingers and yell. There is enough people who only do that.
Those who are religious and who continually proclaim to others, are not themselves out in the fields tending to the crops or sheep. Especially, those who are in the most need. I'm not attacking any one religion. I'm attacking them all. 

Have I begun the school of witness? Yesterday, I discovered a woman. Who survived a terrible motorcycle accident. She has to pay $25 for a Taxi trip to the store in order to buy $50. worth of food. In her home was forgotten butter left out and a cheap pot pie. Her skin appear to have endured a forced cleaning. She was wearing unclean sweat pants in which she was unaware of. She hates God or does she really hate the religious who are supposed to be out in the fields tending to the harvest and sheep.
http://bible.org/article/seven-laws-harvest

It is really tough to continually help those who are in desperate need on a daily basis. So, what do you do? Do you simply proclaim that the care for the most needy is the responsibility of the government? Is that what was really said in the worlds most Holy documents? Here in the USA Adult children park there own parents in nursing facilities and then forget about them. I see helpless people who cannot care for themselves and are incredibly alone. Besides who wants to visit with a brain damaged person who is still dealing with the fact that she survived while her husband did not. How she had to be brought back to life 4 times. How her brains were opened up and exposed. 

How do you maintain your own insanity while visiting someone who has endured much more than you possibly could. If you ever want to meet a remarkable person. Befriend a person who continually has to endure the harshness of life. That is where you will find the most wisdom anywhere. That is where you will find the most strength and courage. You will gain more and grow more. You will discover their gift to you. A gift which is even unknown to them who give it. From their position of dire need, They cannot see beyond their life of perpetual tears. 

Think about this. How well can you see when you are physically crying tears of everlasting torment? How well can you spiritually see when your spirit is racked with enduring a life of living hell? and you are alone and forgotten. You have to pay $15.+ for a gallon of milk. Because, there is no one around. NO ONE. 

Yet, most of these lonely people who endure a life of suffering and pain. Will protect you from their life of misery and suffering. By telling you everything is OK and they are fine. They are protecting you and shielding you from the absolute truth of their lives. Giving you the opportunity to leave with any negative emotion. Not burdening your heart with any revelation about their life challenges. 

You want to avert the coming bad and sad prophecies as spoken and written about by prophets. Love your neighbor until they pass and then find another.

 Here is the current readership of Countries represented. Thank you very much.

USA                  Russia                   Ukraine                       Japan                       Latvia

Germany        Canada                   Netherlands             UK                            Poland

Denmark        Indonesia              Finland                      Andorra                  Sweden

France             China                       India                           Vietnam                   Italy

Australia         Bulgaria                  Nigeria                     Singapore                Mexico

Brazil                 Spain                        ........................

Thank you all for reading my quotes. Leave comments if you like. Question content  and intent of message. So that i may correct where needed.  Thank you.

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New to the Country list is: looks like a cool Country. Really....

My wife spent a night in Canillo while in her High School years abroad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra      
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I witness strong and remarkable people.

 

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08 June 2013:

Met a thirty something woman who suffers from a disease. She has lived in an ALF (Assisted Living facility) for 6 months. She has to sell her paid for home and surrender those funds to the State. She was meeting up with a realtor for the planned sell. She was alone.

Met a forty something man going to the dog tracks for a day of enjoyment. He never has had use of his legs and certain bodily functions. He smelled of urine and was either used to the smell or no longer cared. His urine bag was clearly visible. His family had long ago forgotten him. He went to school in Tampa, Florida. It just makes me wonder how many of those physically disabled kids we ignored in school ended up like this man. Living in perpetual unclean hell. The insanity of nursing homes and ALF's. While still having full brain function. 

Met an older man. Who was visiting his Alzheimer wife. He does this everyday. He is unshaven, clothes wrinkled and uncleaned. Yet, everyday he visits the love of his life and she does not know him anymore. He is alone. His tears in my presence of how his wife fell out of bed and broke bones twice. He was more concerned for her than his own suffering. He greets me all the time with a smile. He appears to have no support structure. How long will he last before he gives out? 

Met an older man in an ALF. He went to Barnes and Noble. Found a book and was loving it. His disability difficult to see. 

 Met a young woman with a toddler. Her boyfriend or baby daddy is taking pills. She is tired of her life and wants a change. She is from a broken home and wants desperately a genuine family. No support structure. Feels hopeless.

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Met a man being released from the mental hospital all nicely dressed in a purple suit. I tried to have a conversation with him. That is when he showed me the hole in his head. It looked like the skin was grown over with no bone or any other protection for the exposed brain. Then it occurred to me. He is the third one I have met in these last many weeks. I took him to a gated ALF.  

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Added on 10 June 2013:

 Met a professional software writer/developer who is blind.  

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Added on 11 June 2013:

 Met two older women who spent their day helping out our lady of prayers.  Met an angry and un-trusting man who did his best to hide the beer he bought. Met other people who were hurting in many different ways. 

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Added 12 June 2013: 

Met a small woman in her 90's. curved back and does things for herself daily. She always tips me 50 cent. For her it is very important to tip the 50 cent. For her that is why the 50 cents is more valuable than another  persons larger tip. 

Met an older woman who appears to have the Parkinson shake. Her family is from the other coast to fix up her house for sale. She will live with her daughter. A wonderful family unit. Especially when so many adult children park their aging parents in nursing facilities to be forgotten. 

Met an older woman with a walker who did not want any assistance from me. To help her takes away her freedom and weakens her. She went to the eye doctor. She is alone.

Met a young man (27Yrs.old) who struggles with life. A multiple felon (4). Leaves work with hard driving boss. To visit an ailing aunt in hospital. How does a guy like this suddenly have loving compassion when it was so easy for him to cause harm? Yet, he ignores his hard driving boss who made sure he had a way home. The false teachings of his culture still drives him to do his will. His anger for living this limited life options because of his former crimes. Going to jail no longer is the end of your punishment. The ease it is for anyone to obtain any and all information about your perpetuates your punishment. In a society with much apathy there is no room for forgiveness. His woman sends a message to stay in his motel room. So he can keep his job. His hard driving boss gives money for his departure. The hard driving boss seems like a caring boss. To bad he unrecognized the hard driving boss's kindness and refuses the advice of his woman. The mother of his child. He goes home losing his job by his choice. He seemed so excited by the success of his $3000 a week crime over Lowes and Home Depot. The only reason why he stopped his crime is because he goes to prison if caught again. 

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13 June 2013: Met an old Cowboy on his way for a blood test. He had his tag along nurse with him. He even opened the door for her. Even though it is her who is supposed to make sure he stays upright. I wasn't going to argue with the is old coot who is/was willing to break his own old  bones in order to be respectful to a lady. She was smart enough not to argue either. He even had the kind of cheap Chinese wooden cane with the small flask of liquor inside of the handle. Apparently the son took the flask. We had our manly jokes about that.

Think about this for a moment and when is it appropriate to be respectful to a woman. What are you willing to risk?  Yes, he was very frail and probably really sick. Maybe, even to the point where a fall would kill. I was moved by his intent. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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14 June 2013: Met a young autistic woman working a regular job. She seems satisfied with the work that she does. An everyday victory experienced. She is becoming self confident.

Met a man leaving the hospital. He had been in their for 5 days. His gate unstable. Blind in his left eye. Right eye stitches. Broken arms. I then realized he wasn't just in there for 5 days. There were no casts on his arms. All that was on his mind was revenge. All of his belongings were on the sidewalk. He was evicted. His small house condemned. He has nothing and no where to go. I hope the thoughts and feelings of revenge were a part of the strong and multiple pain medications. But, I think his will is stronger than the medications. 

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15 June 2013: Met a young couple saying their goodbyes before her flight back up north. Both are teens. Both at odds with their parents. He has finished high school and she had not. Neither are working. Neither in school. His current turmoil with his parent is because he ran over a cat. Maybe, on purpose. The girl was talking with her mom about sex and it's consequences and her reply was I'll just go back to the clinic. 

Met an older woman. Who is suffering from a degenerative disease and taking some very controlled medications. She also went to a hair salon so her hair could be washed as she was unable to lift her arms above her head. 

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 16 June 2013: Met three older women who are unable to get to church on their own and have to depend on a paid stranger to get each of them to their specific churches. 

Met an older gentleman excited about a date with a lady friend. 

Met a drunk Latino who  has hopes and plans for his life. But, is unaware that the bottle has already put a stop to them all before they can even begin. 

Met a fighter who is willing to use a financial supporter for his own physical gains (Used a car as the reason to see a girl). He has apparent very real skills, But his apathy for others and the lawyer who wants to support him. Will be a knock out blow to his very possible progress towards fame. Those who get knocked out are uncertain of what had happened until, they go over the tapes to ascertain what had happened. He won't know that the demise of contractual support will have been his fault. He will blame the lawyers and everyone associated. He won't know that  he should have been the first one to arrive. The last one to leave. The one considered the hardest and smartest worker. The one with zero daily excuses.

  Met an older woman whose journey towards self extinction is filled with excitement and anticipation. While those unsavory people she nearly runs to, are only excited by their abuse of her. A complete circle of an apathy in works. A person who no longer cares and people who do not care. Both only wanting for themselves.

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17 June 2013: Met an older woman with a drinking problem. She was lawyered up. Court day tomorrow. Psychological examine completed today with favorable words from the shrink. So, what does she do. brag about all of the money she has to buy justice for herself. Bad mouth the AA group and etc. While proclaiming herself a good person for helping another person who was in jail with her who was poor and unable to obtain a good lawyer and a fair trial. 

Became re-acquainted with an older mentally disabled man who can only visit his failing mother in a nursing home. He was happy last week she was responsive. Once she dies he will be alone being blamed by his siblings for causing her elderly mothers condition. He will eventually become one of those who receives no visitors. The family secret easily maintained in the sanctuary of a nursing home. 

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18 June 2013: Met a woman who just got out of prison. Obtained a great job making loads of money. She told me how much she changed. All of the drug use. Loss of husband and children. Became a Christian and was a part of Calvary Chapel of Countryside, Florida. How her old friends tried to get her re-involved with their drama. Met a new man who she plans on going on vacation with real soon. Nothing about marriage. She forgot that I found her drunk outside of the bar and needing cigarettes. I was proud of her for making the correct decision of not getting involved with the old friends.

Met a woman stupid in the wrong kind of love for a man. 2 deputies were keeping her at bay. 

Watched young drunks at a bar risk everything by driving home at closing time. They do not know all it takes is a simple mug shot to ruin their careers. Our society is now guilty until proven innocent. Then a DUI costs about $10,000 and a possible loss of career.  

Met a young mentally disabled man who had a job that he was ready to go to. He seemed to be the first one there. Of course he was. 

Met a shut in woman who lied to me so that I would feel good about her and not suspect anything is wrong. She has to pay for someone to take her shopping. Her conversation with me seemed forced, positive and upbeat with hope. 

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Will be included in future volumes of "Musings of an American Truck Driver".
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Life Quality: (Unedited): 19 May 2013:

The quality in how you live your life after traumatic events. Is evident in the unbelievers eyes. When your history has been revealed. C.J.MacKechnie

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When your friends discover that your history has been less than desirable. They're unbelief in the story of your ugly life is the proof that you have made the right and correct decisions in your life. 

Just smile and express gratitude.

Re-assure them that it is OK. Because some who may hear may not be able to handle with this new information about your past. You may have to help them through with the living with those old memories of yours. Keeping your history of abuse, torture and abandonment a secret may be a wise thing to keep in order to protect the innocent from re-living your life.
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Reverted Blessing: (Unedited): 26 Feb 2013:

A blessing received by a selfish heart may become a curse. C.J.MacKechnie

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A selfish heart seems to always count their blessings received, while not becoming a blessing for others.
C.J.Mackechnie
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Verbally spoken thankfulness is not good enough. Genuine gratitude from a caring heart is a blocking mechanism from any gift becoming a curse. There are of course many other pathways in which a gift/blessing can become a curse. The first one is the lack of genuine gratitude.

The love and compassion from a giver will always be rewarded by God because their heart and their intention were correct and true, no matter how the gift/blessing was received or it's end result.

For instance, A giver knows of a single woman with children. The giver is a witness to her struggles and plight. So, the giver gifts her a car as a blessing for her and her children. She expresses her thanks and wonderment of the gift. But, in the eyes of God she is only a member of the church in order to get what she can. Yes, she is desperate and she is in great need. For some reason she cannot get past her desperation and a life which seemingly is full of perpetual curses and set backs. The gift of the car will become that which is intended for her. The complete lesson from God, which is a great mystery novel. Will the desperate mother become a genuine Christian or will she remain like she is? We or you can only watch and witness. Maybe she will surprise you. Maybe the gifted car will become a financial burden or curse. Maybe the gifted car will remain that gift which becomes the catalyst for life changing miracles to come for the mother and her children.
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