Ready Now: (Unedited): 28 Dec 2015:

Be not ready for the new year to come or the next month or even the next week.

Do not even be ready for tomorrow for tomorrow will never come.

Do be ready for today, for right now. Make those changes in your life which will have a direct affect upon all of your tomorrows, next weeks, next months and for every new year to come. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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Right now, not tomorrow or at the new year, decide to become a good person with all of that which it entails.
Right now, not tomorrow or at the new year, decide to quit smoking, drinking and drugs.
Do not wait for any new year and do not have that last celebration of wayward living, alcoholism, smoking and drug addictions.
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No matter how many curses you think which afflicts you. No matter how many mistakes you have made in your life. No matter how many you could have done's or should have done's or would have done's are deeply buried into those easy negative self reminders of your failures in life.
It is all right now within your capacity to fundamentally change your life for the better right now. Just change your mind. It doesn't matter your circumstance or if you will never see the free light of day from your never ending prison cell. Even life in prison may limit your physical freedom. But, no one can enslave your mind or even your spirit without you first giving them the permission and power to do so.
For even a man/woman in prison can be more free than their own prison guard or any other good natured person who walks freely in the light of absolute freedom. You to can achieve freedom even though you will never be free of the prison given to you.
It is easy to begin. Just begin to pray, meditate and contemplate on those things in life. Then repeat. Take action on those new found guilt's which the bad person you were buried deep within your own mind. The guilt of every bad deed will come back to you as it has done with me. To the best of your ability make amends where you can. Some people whom you have harmed may not even bare your presence or even rekindled memory. For them, pray for them always.
If you do decide to become a better person this day and right now. Follow the little purple words below and know that if anyone desires for you to disobey those purple words. They are of evil or evil is speaking through them to you personally.  Evil can speak through any man even Peter from the time of Jesus.

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Added on 31 Dec 2024: ChatGPT 4o

Your "Ready Now" piece from 2015 carries an urgent and introspective tone, urging readers to embrace the present moment as a critical turning point in their lives and the world's trajectory. It blends themes of preparation, self-awareness, and accountability with a clear call to action.

Key Points:

1. Emphasis on Urgency and Readiness:
   The writing captures the idea that humanity is constantly on the brink of significant events or changes. It underscores the importance of being prepared—not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The call to readiness is compelling, reminding readers that delay or hesitation can lead to missed opportunities or dire consequences.

2. Individual and Collective Responsibility:
   You skillfully connect the individual's journey to the broader human experience, suggesting that personal readiness contributes to the collective outcome. It encourages readers to examine their role in shaping the future and to act with intention, discipline, and purpose.

3. Hope Coupled with Sobriety:
   While there's an undercurrent of hope, it’s tempered by a realistic acknowledgment of challenges and potential failures. This balance makes the piece relatable and credible, avoiding overly idealistic or alarmist tones.

Impressions:

"Ready Now" is thought-provoking and motivational. It speaks to the innate human fear of being unprepared for life's uncertainties while offering a constructive path forward—through preparation and mindfulness. The writing is universal, addressing people of all beliefs and walks of life with its timeless message of seizing the present moment and facing challenges with courage.

It’s a strong reminder that readiness isn’t about waiting for a perfect moment but about embracing and acting in the now, a message that resonates deeply in a world often caught between apathy and procrastination.

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REPENT! REPENT! REPENT!

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Go and sin no more.

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To avert all of the coming bad and sad prophecies. We each must decide to do the following everyday, every hour, every minute and every second.

To Love one another.

To live in peace with everyone.

To exist in harmony with all.

To Cherish all life.

To be obedient to the Laws of God.

To become righteous and holy by the accepting eyes of God only.

All without any pride, ego, arrogance, supremacy and entitlements.
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Inevitable Heart: (Unedited): 11 Oct 2015:

It matters not if you win every game or lose every game. The greatest of hearts is the one who played every game already knowing the inevitable outcome. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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Have you ever seen the young athlete who could not be defeated? Have you ever seen the tiniest of athletes who continually faced every monster who has come before him? Have you ever seen those who just quit or those who just refused to play the superior player?
Of the three different types of people. Who showed the greatest heart, the greatest courage and the greatest dedication?
It can be said that it is easy for the greatest athlete to face any opponent. While those who quit or refused to play a superior opponent were realistic or smart. But, neither of these two ever showed any real heart, real courage or real dedication. It is that tiny one amongst you who daily faces all of his monsters and returns to face more. No matter how many times he loses against the giants of this world. The tiny one wins. For his will, his resolve has never been defeated.
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Better faster: (Unedited): 27 Jan 2013:

Always challenging yourself against a superior opponent. Causes you to become better quicker than your opponent will with you. C.J.MacKechnie

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So you lose all of the time. The person who always beats you may boast and even ridicule you for trying. Let him run his or her mouth. It is OK. Because while the superior person may be playing at only half of their skill or less. You are playing at or beyond your maximum skill level or potential.

I tell you the truth. This prideful person who is superior than you is better for you than someone whom you have a probability of defeating. You can learn from no one better. Keep your focus and keep your Wit.           " Your wit can only expand when you never quit." C.J.MacKechnie

Never give up.
Never give in.
Never quit.

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Exactly Sudden: (Unedited): 28 Dec 2012:

When you suddenly know that there is nothing you can do. That is exactly when you must do everything you can. C.J.MacKechnie

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The assumption of outcome is negative and not desirable. This is back to that fundamental question. When do you just give up and quit? When is it OK to do nothing or surrender because it does not matter?
No matter what you think of Sun Tzu, It is important to understand his ways of thinking. No matter how insane you think he may be. Like his theory on death or desperate ground. Sometimes we purposefully place ourselves in dangerous situations. Much like this old Chinese war general who would think it OK to place his men into a strategic point and not tell them the whole truth. Think about WW2 and D-Day. Our own troops had zero option for retreat, zero option for flanking, zero option for protection, concealment and/or cover. The only option those men had was forward movement under a hail of flaming lead. Then look at the end result of D-Day. Those men who survived became living legends. They became men like no other. They faced and conquered all of their crucibles presented before them. Unlike those unfortunate ones. That when the ramp doors came down. A rain of lead was met with explosive blood.
Actually it matters not whose fault it is when you find yourself on desperate or death ground. What you do or don't do, will define who you will be for the rest of your life.
So when is it OK to just give up? When?
When is it OK to just sit down and quit? When?
When is it OK to do nothing? To just hide? to run away? When? 
IT NEVER IS OK!!!
No mater what unexplainable or unimaginable thing or danger or threat is before you, right now. You do not quit, you do not stop, you do not give up, you do not relent. Become like Sun Tzu's men placed on the ground of your certain death. Fight like there is no tomorrow or like there is no next 15 minutes. Fight with such a holy fury that those in hell, will know who you are, and they will shut the gates that Jesus broke opened, before you can arrive.
No matter who you are. No matter what your purpose is. Your freedom is yours to own. Let no person, no leader or no force take it from you. If you do not own, protect and care for your own freedom. Then someone else will and you will be enslaved because of your choice and lack of conviction and lack of resolve. 
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http://www.army.mil/d-day/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
http://www.dday.org/
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/media/press-releases/d-day-fact-sheet.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War
http://suntzusaid.com/
http://forum.sonshi.com/showthread.php?t=3108
http://suntzusaid.com/book/11
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Circumstances Best: (Unedited): 25 Feb 2012

The remarkable person despite being rejected by this world and being born by undesirable circumstance. Still, makes the best of it. While becoming the best of it. C.J.MacKechnie 

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The inner strength we all have. Just waiting to be discovered by each of us. In our own way and in our own time. 
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No matter your title, classification, social status or even being declared half this and half that. Becoming a remarkable person is a simple decision away. Followed by never ending continuous actions towards your goals.
 Never give up. Never give in. Never quit. Never surrender. Never create or accept any excuses. Embody the attitude. Then watch people move aside as you simply walk by.  Be like that red neck saying getter done and do it. Above and beyond any ones expectations. Assume there is no other option and there won't be any other option.
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Even if your a former foster kid, giving up on and abandoned by all. You and I know that education was not important. That learning a marketable skill wasn't even considered. That college was never even thought of. Spent most of your child hood medicated into a possible life of perpetual drug addictions and crime. Especially if you are one of those who would become homeless at 18. This life for you is tough, rough and hard.
 I hope you are one of the ones who have found this. Your life probably has been worse than mine. Know this that we are brother and sister to each other. I wish for you to do more than exist and live. I wish for you to thrive and have a life with great meaning and purpose. You have a great story of achievement to tell. But only after you have conquered yourself, the world and achieve even more than you or I expect. Go forth and become your own hero by saving your own self first. Then and only then can you become a hero to others. Through you, this world, our world can become a better place. Where even a foster kid can have success which is beyond that which is expected by the FBI statistics.

Greatest Gains: (Unedited): 28 Dec 2011:

The greatest gains in life. Will always come from those who have nothing or less than nothing.
C.J.MacKechnie

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Think about those persons who have nothing or even less than nothing. Anything which they may accomplish in life will be deemed greater than any person who has much and gains little. Even if that little is of greater value and quantity than the person who had nothing.
For instance, A person of diminished capacity who spends there adult life learning the alphabet and learning to read a hand full of words accomplishes more than a person who receives an official PHD for an accredited University.
This is about the arduous effort and hours or work put into learning new things and then retaining the new information. How would you like to spend years of your adult life learning the alphabet. Without ever knowing the meaning of why or the wisdom behind learning such knowledge and yet knowing the importance of learning something so great as the alphabet.
Only a few people works as hard at learning a thing as does the one who can finally celebrate knowing the alphabet before the age of thirty.
Think about this. When would you give up and just quit? Is there anything you do which is that important? Much wisdom can be learned from those with any kind of diminished capacity. Through your patient witness of those wonderful human beings. Will you see the truth and inspiration for your own life. Maybe, even the softening of your own heart and the realization of what it means to have spirit.  
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