Rose Part: Infinite Beauty: (Unedited): 23 June 2016:

Infinite Beauty: (Unedited): 23 June 2016:

The rose does not cry when her last flower is plucked. Rather she rejoices for in her beauty is in the infinite. More flowers shall come with their due efforts and in their due time.

C.J.Mackechnie

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Those that do. May be the ones who needs the most compassion, consideration, love and forgiveness. As they may think of themselves as not worthy of any compassion, consideration, love or forgiveness. In doing so and without any expectancy of any return. You show the world just how beautiful of a rose you truly are even though the whole of the world will want to pluck you from the branch. This is OK. Because you being the rose is just a part of who you are. Which will grow a new. The rose is just a part of you and not the whole of you. The roses which come from you is like your love, mercy, compassion and all of the other good qualities of you. They are all limitless and without ending. True beauty is within you and from the spirit, mind and heart of who you truly are. The physical part of you is just the part of you which emanates that which is from within you.
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Who are those that do? What have they done or continue to do? 
Some people have spent their entire lives making mistakes and errors in judgements for almost forever as it may seem to them. Their never ending bad living state to them seems impossible to get out of. They are in that downward spiral which seems to be going no where and they are out of control. They may have even given up trying to be in control over their own lives.
Maybe the those that do are your parents? Or just your dad or just your mom. Maybe, the person is a grand parent or both. It doesn't matter. You were born into the family and each persons history is not your fault. Nor can you fix them and their problems. They may never be who you want them to be either. So all you can do is love them and continually give unto them you compassion, mercy and consideration. That is all. Is it fair for you? Of course not. Those thoughts of fairness and unfairness are weeds which will choke the beauty and love out of you. So fight all negative thoughts out of your mind daily.  
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You can only do all of this when you are clean, sober and pure. 
Without any pride, ego or arrogance on your part. You are the humble gift to them. You are their renewed hope if they can ever choose to open their blind eyes and closed off minds to see and know something beautiful within them all still exists and is still among them. 
You are their fruit which is good, sweet and wonderful. Even though their vines are now barren of any fruit sweet or sour, healthy or sickly. You are a gift to them from a God who wants them to return to His family. 
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Mind tattoos: (unedited): 03 Jan 2015:

The errors, sins and wrong doings of your life are like tattoos upon your mind and spirit. You may forgive yourself and God may even forgive you. But those tattoos will always remain on your memory.

C.J.MacKechnie

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The representation of the tattoo can be anything. It can be that permanent disease. It can be loss of limbs. It can be brain damage. It can be that unfortunate birth of a child who has to start life addicted to your drugs. It can be that child born as a FAS baby. http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/fas.html

Your tattoos of mind or even spirit can be those bad awful things you have done and are not those tattoos which burn your mind and soul. This can happen after you have that wide awakened feeling that good is necessary and badness should be avoided.
Have you ever seen the meanest of the mean or baddest of the bad. Just cry after having been spiritually awakened? Well, It's a sight. The life change is instantaneous. For those types of persons. The spiritual and mental tattoos cannot be bleached away or covered up.

God can wash away all of your sins which burdens your spirit. It seems like in every case God leaves the memory alone as well as any physical ailments which resulted from your poor choices. As that reminder, to you, for you. Possibly enabling you to become that real life teacher as to why other people should not ever do as you have done. Yes, You may suffer and endure daily. You have that choice to internalize it all daily in a very dark and negative way. OR you can be positive and be a teacher to those young ones. Sure it is most likely very embarrassing for you to go out in public and reveal all of your deep dark secrets. In doing so. You may find that unexpected healing or even a spiritual awakening. That is between you and God.

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Important You: (Unedited): 27 Nov 2014:

Happy Thanksgiving Brother.
No matter how great the distance.
No matter how little time we have had.
No matter what has happened or what should have happened.
I can look beyond all of that former junk and see the importance in you.
We are still brothers and family.

C.J.MacKechnie

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I wrote this for my brother as I was viewing a personal picture of his. This is an inspired write for him. As well as for my sister, Niece and those other family members who know not of me. 

I have some cool relatives in some states who do some cool things in their lives. Yes, I am being vague as they deserve their privacy.  I wish I can say more and brag a little. But, cannot and should not. 

My brother and I have not had a fair opportunity to share each others lives. In which we have missed so much from each other. I can also say this about my other brother and my other sister. As well as the rest of my biological family whom I know and do not know of. We have missed out and are now strangers to each other. There is no blame just the ways things have come to happen. which have been beyond our own decisions or even fore knowledge. Yes, I was a secret. Although personally I did not accept but do see why the decision was made in order to hide a potentially embarrassing problem in the 1960's. That is just how things were done back then. I am sorry that I was a secret kept from any of you and hope you can find it in your own hearts to forgive those who created this secret.

Family is important and I am thankful for the family I do have. That is what Thanksgiving is all about and not just a "Turkey Day". To be thankful and to acknowledge gratitude. Which should be done more than one day a year. Even despite the errors of your actions or of others. Which includes those unfortunate things which were and are beyond your control. This is where forgiveness comes into play.

Life is precious and is way to short for us mortal human beings. Life is even made shorter by sicknesses, diseases, conflicts and accidents. We should all celebrate what we are allowed to have with our loved ones. Never hold onto your anger, unforgivable heart and/or other negative emotions in regards to your family. In the end all of your negative feelings do, is harm you and steals joy from your life. 

I have always had trouble with time. For me time is not constant. Time is never consistent with it's linear flow. I can almost see how time moves even though it doesn't move. It is the fluctuating frequency which moves as a linear wave. Time has no emotion and thus is never forgiving and also never plotting against you. So it is up to each one of us as to live how we are aware of what little time we do have. Once we each decide that every day is important. Then so to is every hour, every minute and every second of each of our living existence in this reality. 

I hope each of you can forgive me of my actions or from my words of the past. Especially, If they have harmed you in any way. I am truly sorry. John

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Sloppy Intimidation: (Unedited): 26 Oct 2013:

Psychological Intimidation may cause your opponent to create more errors and to be more sloppy. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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The fear of another can cause you to make many sloppy mistakes.  When you become more concerned with the better player than you are for how you are playing. Your defeat is more assured as well as the long lasting psychological affects of the defeat. Which was made worse through your own unprepared and undisciplined mind.

Prior to the game. Improve your power and speed. Improve the perfection of your skills. Improve your ability to focus and your ability to pay attention to the details. This is the best you can do. So do the best you can do.
Even if the predictions are that you wont score even a single point. Score that point and then the next. In doing so. You have attained victory by doing that which was formerly impossible for you.

All was Impossible,

 is what you were,

 as you begin to think about yourself as

 I'M POSSIBLE

99.9% of every game played is spent in the gym, on the track, in the pool, in your study of the game,your meditation on game play, Your perfected perfection of the game and your love for the game. 

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Got Released: (Unedited): 06 July 2013:

The unrepentant ex-convict will always declare to others that they got out of jail instead of being released. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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 Being in control even if you have to lie and deceive others is important. Even when your speech is the same as other ex-convicts. Still the lies and deceptions persist in that particular culture. Each of the men and women who have been in the various forms of imprisonment cannot grow beyond the errors of their ways when that entire ex-convict culture seems to ignore and or silence any kind of admission of guilt, fault or blame.
Healing can only come when the illusion of being in control is admitted as non existing. Honesty, integrity and honor must come from a renewed heart and mind. From that place of helpless loneliness can something new and good grow with their hearts and minds.
Until, that happens. No change in the quality of life will come.  No real jobs. No real quality housing. No real opportunities.
So as long as you embrace a culture where lies and deceptions is the normal. A great everlasting fog will always remain enveloped around you and around those whom share your presence. Question everything with respect. Seek out the truth at the source. Do not trust the words of anyone who desires to lead you. Because, they are probably a better liar than you are. When you discover their lies and deceptions. Now, you will know that they only wanted to use your body until it was of no longer usable.

To free yourself from the ex-convict culture or from any other culture which is based in lies and immoralities. You must educate yourself from the source. You must search for the truth in all of your own thoughts. Which means you have to unlearn all that you may have thought as truth when in fact it all has been a lie. There lies your freedom, hiding behind the numerous veils of lies and deceptions. Behind the last veil. Is not only your freedom but a life worth living.

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Permanent Change (unedited). 12 March 2012

Learning from your errors made. Makes the correct logical change within you more permanent.

C.J.MacKechnie

NOTE: Learning from your errors also means not repeating those errors. Such as from addictions and sins.
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Conquered Scars (unedited). 06 Feb 2012

Celebrate your scars. That are both seen and unseen. These are the real evidence of conflicts, hardships and adversities. Which you have faced, endured and conquered in your life. C.J.MacKechnie

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Scars are not unsightly nor are they ugly. They are the permanent reminders of your errors and mistakes. They are reminders of your selfless sacrifice. They are proof that you went forward by choice in harms way to conquer evil or to be evil. Either way the sadness you endure from your scars can be a positive emotion instead of a negative emotion. The logical choice of deciding which emotion to place upon your scars is all your. Even if your scars were a result of youthful stupidity. Ask yourself are you the same stupid person today? have you grown and matured into someone more positive and respectful? Has your scars led you to GOD who became your Heavenly Father? Can you now love everyone equally as your brother and sister? Even if they wish you harm? If you can answer yes? Can you answer yes? even while sitting in a chair with lifeless legs? Even while needing assistance to eat, drink or go to the bathroom? Even if your alone is some forgotten hospital?

I can tell you this as a truth. This is a blessing. This is a gift. This life in which you must endure is the crucible of your resolve and humility to be the son or daughter of GOD

Peace be unto you my brother and sister. C.J.MacKechnie

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