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power and the use of it

aug 31, 2014 power and the use of it we all have personal power. we all have the ability to use what power we have to either further our own gain, to further other people's gain or to let it lay dormant. In using it for our own gain, there is an element of an evil or good use of it. Using our own personal charisma and charm to get what we want from people and it is a win/win this is good. To gain from someone and it is a win/lose this is often how our power is used. We use our influence to make a person come close to us and we take something from them while convincing them it is of mutual benefit, but in the end we leave them feeling more broken. perhaps our own brokenness provokes us to mistreat someone. We all wish to be treated well and respected, but out of our own brokenness, sometimes we take advantage of a person of lesser means in this moment, they see the hope of something better, but we leave them feeling more broken and more lost. Or we see something happening, and we hold the power to make it stop, but we choose not to use our personal power to stop it. Maybe we cannot stop the evil from happening but if we fail to act then evil prevails. It is said, Evil flourishes when good people do nothing** So the next time a person seems frail and vulnerable and you want something they have but it would leave that person in a worse position, more damaged, perhaps you can instead come alongside them and bring hope to their life. In the same way you would want a person to come alongside you and to not take advantage of you also.

I hope you find what you are looking for

aug 29, 2014 I hope you find what you are looking for People along the road have wished me many things Perhaps the oddest is that they say-"I hope you find what you are looking for." what makes people think that I am adventuring to Find something. That I have something that I am looking for and that when i find it i will be content. I guess the flip-side of the coin is that the presumption is that they have found what they are looking for or they believe they are on the track which will end them up where they believe they will get this imaginary pot of gold. Maybe they have done everything according to societal rules and are looking for the gain at the end of delayed gratification that they can retire at ease after a life of strain, but too often life intervenes with plans not working on schedule, catastrophic illness, unexpected losses, financial difficulties and even premature death of a loved one or oneself. The dreams do not become realized and all the strain and restrain from enjoyment becomes for not. So this path of seeming plotting for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow does not come true, possibly for most people. but yet, if one takes time in life to travel, and to have the most marvelous time of meeting strangers and getting a lifelong friend out of the deal, of seeing wonderful places through chance opportunities, of having the great fortune of learning to sing and play a little guitar and this opening doors to peoples home and hearts! wow amazing. I feel unbelievable grateful for the opportunity to be able to really spend genuine time with people and really see them and really know them and speak some kind of acknowledgement and peace into their life. This for me is the most wonderful thing. Seeing someone lost or not noticed and being able to speak and say I see you, keep going, there is hope out there. No I will not be with you each step of your journey, but I am a sign of hope to you, that better days are ahead. That the wonderfulness of you that is unfolding is for some unique good in this world. That the pain and difficulties you have experienced that you felt might kill you have instead the potential to soften you and to make you a superb person. To use the shit of the world as fertilizer in your life for a beautiful harvest. So am I looking for something? Will I find it? I am looking to bring comfort, to bring hope but most of all love. In some measure to be a symbol of hope in a world that pretty much tries to kill all hope. Somedays I think I see glimpses that I have made a small difference.

life and movement

have been in peru again since march 4th, 2013. Have been thinking of where to go next or what to do next. with a world of possiblities it seems daunting to select where to go next. i have seen a vision of a line from lima peru to europe. no place specificially so i will head that way july 16th. i have heard many great things of lovely places algorves, turkey, and such that i still will be finding a way to see what there is to do. it seems there is no wrong way to go and no wrong time either. pros or cons exist but really just following what is in your heart to do seems positive and i can{t wait to get started. sunshine seems a wonderful thing now that it{s getting cooler in lima also. here{s a pic of me and my 2 friends freddie(s) one from colombia and the other from england on a recent trip to the zoo in peru