Lessons Confirmed

Ok, ok. Enough writing ALL about how life finds us even if we don't look. Today I felt necessary to get right down to the nitty gritty. I know why this is, besides it being time, and I have dual emotions about it. It makes me recall the lessons learned and now at a later point in my life lessons that are confirmed.

 During my corporate career I experienced many different things and to best many different people. Although most of it didn't look to be favorable it was truly working in my favor. The most notable thing I remember though is my last subordinate "relationship". I use quotations because I found it increasingly difficult to relate to this manager towards the demise. Nonetheless, I gained a great deal and the memory is indelible. It added to me something, that I feel, no other opportunity will ever be able to justifiably add. Integrity above all things and professionalism even when I didnt want nor had a desire to be so.

When I moved to Houston I was ecstatic about the novelty of it all. It all seemed so enchanting and wonderful but of course I know it was just that the novelty and I hadn't allowed reality to set in. When I did, I was sorely dissapointed but not so much in what I witnessed but what I would yet to witness.  Don't label me wrong, I have had some priceless encounters here and am looking forward to building on those to create what Marcus Garvey talked about.

Here is the deal, good people. We live in a "world" where we are unfortunately judged by much less than character. Most things appear valuable that really are liabilties to us and our families but we buy into them anyways. Instead of investing in the things that propel and solve us we adopt those methods and things that very often worsen our conditions.

I was taught when there is something up for grabs that I should show up and talk to people about it. To me it sounded like