As Time Goes On

Time waits for no one ....

As time goes on.....

I hear
I see
I feel

New and different things.

As time goes on....
I learn
I converse
I reflect

As time goes on.. I know how truly blessed I am. Blown away by how much I have.

As time goes on.. I'm more aware of Jesus and what He has done and yet to do.

As time goes on.. what will Jesus reveal to you?

Time.........

The Culture Of Your City

Every city has it's own culture. In many ways, each city has it's own unique culture. From the restaurants to the special parades, and professional teams. People are very much part of the culture as well. There are a lot of elements that play into the culture of cities.

For every city I've been too. I always, try to get a sense of the culture. For example, in Los Angeles great weather, super expense, overwhelming traffic. Not to mention Kodak theater, Lakers, all the celebs that call LA home. All these elements make LA, LA. From the Venice beach to Rodeo Drive. LA is unique in its own way. LA is huge, a great city to visit. Lots of culture and a sought out vacation for many across the global. I could go on, but one blog could not explain all of LA.

For certain cities I have a better grasp of the culture, like my home San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio is a city that is often forgotten. A city that is spread out, has a rich Mexican culture. Also you get some European culture outside of SA in the hill country. The Spurs are part of culture as well, how can I forget the Alamo, the River Walk. SA is also the most visited city in Texas. Its a big city with a small town feel.

The point is all cities have a culture that they are know for.....

Los Angeles- Land of the celebs.
New York City- Capital of the world.
New Orleans- Mardi Gras.
Miami- South Beach.
San Antonio- The Alamo City.
Washington D.C.- White House.

Culture is all around us, we see it, feel it. Every city presents something different...

So what's the culture of your city?

The Wait

We all are waiting for something, someone.

Maybe its a event of great importance... like a wedding, graduation, or even moving on to another place.

Maybe its a certain someone that you, deeply care about. Maybe a friend who is suffering through cancer. Parents fighting and there seems to be no end. Waiting for resolve, a solution, or time.

We all have to wait .... Waiting to me, is a great equalizer, a great teacher. A time to really see who we are..

We could be waiting on a joyous moment and can't wait. Or we could be waiting for moment of grief, sadness, and don't want the wait to end.

Waiting, Waiting.....

What are you waiting for?

When it happens, how will you respond?

Our response is all we can control....

Cherish The Moments

All of us, have moments that we deeply cherish. Moments that we are thankful to have had.

From basking in the hugeness in the middle of Tokyo. To enjoying the breeze from the Pacific ocean, while watching ships pass through the Panama Canal.

Seeing a good friend say I do, to the love of his life.

Graduating from any level of school.

Spending time with the family.

Moments come and go, we must cherish each and every moment. We all have different experiences and moments. One thing I love to ask people, who I meet is, what moments define them, changed them?

You can learn a lot from people from that one question.

So what are the moments you cherish?

Humbled By Injury

For those who know me well. I love to be active, play sports. But above all, I love to play basketball. I grew up playing soccer for 12 years. But once I picked up, a basketball, soccer was an afterthought.

Recently, I haven't been able to play basketball, due to injury. But when I play, I play very physical, very aggressive and I talk trash. I try to get into the opponents head. I've had plenty of confrontations and altercations, because of my feistiness. Needless, to say I play with passion. I exert a lot of energy physically, mentally, and emotionally.

I use to think I could play through anything. Since the injury I push myself to play, telling myself, that I could handle it. I was sadly mistaken, if anything I aggravated my injury. My physical therapist scolded me, and said no basketball for at least a month. The key word at least.

So since, the injury I've had ample time to reflect on many things. First, that many us, have this ego problem that propels us to over extend ourselves. Which in time, will lead to failure. For example, if a student who is a A student. Butthinks they don't need to study, because they are so smart. In result, they will eventually receive an B or lower.

So in my case, I pulled something and thought it was okay. It got worse and worse, but I remained stubborn and played. There comes a point in time that, we must be humbled to be able to sit down and see what we are really doing. It was only a matter of time. My attitude was I'm not going to get injured, because I've never been injured playing basketball. And it happened.

The thought that still lingers in my mind is....... Do we hurt ourselves, people, and things we love by doing too much?