Love, Passion, and Pleasure
It took a long time to get here today. It took being homeless, it took being alone, and it took hating myself, not liking the person I saw in the mirror to make it. I have no regrets about it, in fact going through the worst, and being on the bottom helped mold me into the man I am so proud of today. I'm at a point in my life where I want more, and I will do what it takes for me to complete my journey. I have my health, I have my happiness, and I have a positive stable of friends and family by my side, pushing and kicking my each day to keep moving forward. By putting myself around positive people, and doing positive things will yield positive results. It is this same positive approach with my own life that I will inject into the lives of the young men and women that I encounter on a daily basis. I have many interests that I will use along with my work. I love to fish. I like the peacefulness it provides. I am in the process of looking into doing some volunteering at a shelter, or perhaps a food bank.  I'm all about helping people in anyway I possibly can.
By continuing my education, and getting the proper training, I will be able to make my passion a reality, more of a reality than it already is. Right now I'm still in the learning stages, taking each day and each opportunity and learning from it. There is nothing like that hands on experience. It makes the process and transition much smoother. I go to work each day, and end up doing in some capacity what I go to school for. It's more rewarding and more fulfilling for me. I am going through a career change right now. I do enjoy my work, but it's working with the young people that does it for me. It's where I want and will be. Everything is still a work in progress, but I am where I need to be to make this happen. It's the passion that keeps me coming back, It's the belief that I have in it that keeps me coming back. I have plans, many plans and ideas that I will follow through with. 
There is this passion that burns deep within me that wants to reach out to the young men and women that are plagued with disappointment, failure, and have no sense of direction with where they want to go in life. I used to be one of those people. It is that reason that I must be there for them. I've been there, and I know how it feels. I KNOW I can, and will make a difference. Call me the one man army it you must. I feel good at the end of the day when I talk to the kids, when I can offer some advise, and when I know I had an impact on that young person's life. This is my calling, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. We as adults owe it to the young people to help them figure this life thing out. I like to do many things, so I won't limit myself or my capabilities of what I can and like to do. This is not about me though. It's about the young men and women that struggle with their lives. They struggle with knowing who they are, and how powerful they can become. It does something to me when I see that troubled, confused person smile, and is happy at that moment. That lets me know that there is a chance for that person to become a different person, and that they want to be a different person.
Love, Passion, and Pleasure
Move when I move
Come dance with me
Let's make it our own dance
Call it "Come Closer"
Come Closer 
So I can grab that dream
Grab that opportunity
Hold it tight
Protect it
Can't let nobody else have it
You belong to me
I love loving what I am doing
There is no better feeling
When I see that smile
I smile back 
High Five, I'm so proud
The passion is all over my face
Googly eyed and all
I'm acting all silly
I just can't help myself
You make me feel good 
Stroking my ego like that
If you are pleased
Then so am I 
Feel my energy
It's electric
How are you feeling?
I'm confident you will be content
With what I'm bringing to the table 
Check it out 
Call my references
Make sure I can deliver
If everything works out 
Leave a message 
Set up an appointment
Monday-Friday 7-3   
Patrick,
ReplyDeleteAnother week, another great post. I'm glad that you have so much positive insight... this career change, this transition... the hope that it brings and the assurance that it may provide... it's all in your tone. It's awesome.
It's bright.
Keep up the great work. Your poem this week is very good. Very creative, and then it even gets funny with it's ending with leaving a message.
Very clever.
But where are the pictures? Don't forget about your design!
GR: 85