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They remind me of what's important in my life, what I need to focus on. I'm drawn to them when change is in the wind.

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4 years 4 months ago #340300 by Carlos.Martinez3
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The week celebration is over. I sit in a room full of food clothing and things that need put away. A week to celebrate my birthday with the 5 friends I have in a cabin by the river... what a joy. We each recharged one another. Some how some way. Scratch on the back - random hug- story shared and songs sung... drinks dranked and morning coffee poured. What a time. We all need a re charge. We all need those folk - real folk to touch - to see - to yell at to cry with to laugh with and at and to laugh with at ya some times.
As Jeddist it is WISE to keep a special circle of folk in your pocket but at the same time - give back like they give you. Love em and LIFT em as well. Ha -that’s - a balance that also is as difficult as having a balance it self... taking the turn to be the giver.
Be the giver some times. Be the light- it’s almost always a benefit some how some way.
Force be with your week !

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4 years 4 months ago #340319 by Carlos.Martinez3
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Bump for today !!!

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4 years 4 months ago #340411 by Carlos.Martinez3
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It’s Monday and another chance to share with my Temple some thing encouraging.

The Hero or the Hermit

When Han begins to remember and reminisce about times past in the most recent beginning of last trilogy the question is asked by F.N. “the General or the smuggler? “ Now- for the sake of copyright and franchise purposes- all rights and credit are due to the writers directors and actors. What got me is that saying ...

A student said to his Master;
"You teach me fighting,
But you talk about peace.
How do you reconcile the two?"
The Master replied;
"It is better to be
A warrior in a garden
Than to be a gardener in a war."
Sun Tzu

Some times we will be seen as ... well - as one or the other ... rarely both or in some cases for us modern day Jeddist... all we truly are. Let’s face it - some times we just don’t fit and probly won’t be taken seriously. Some days the Generals are just smugglers but ... some days those smugglers remember ... they remember they were generals. Either way ... it’s always up to us to make sure which shows up and is present - the hermit or the hero or .. a mix of all that is present .

Happy seeking my Jedi !
Pastor Carlos Jedi Knight

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4 years 4 months ago - 4 years 4 months ago #340564 by Carlos.Martinez3
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Semper Paratis

It’s like Hakuna Matada - or even still it's like a banner for me in our home. In Latin it means “Always Ready”. As a US Coast Guardsman- this is programmed into our hearts than more our mind. The song itself we sing as USCG members is like 8 lines long - not even long.
You could say I cheated and joined the USCG and this idea got made into my mindset.
As a Jeddist the idea of being ready - of being willing and able at any moments notice - is one i often try to share with others. To be ready - often means to be prepared. To have done all the training and what is necessary to be able to act - well in the case of the modern day Jeddist - ready to take on life and the Force on a every day basis. By what we sing - read- speak and practice - this can be achieved. Are you ready for the week? Are ya ready for today ? As Jeddist it is my hope that as we share and love and practice - we hone. We make as we serve - we grow as we live - we pick and choose as we try.
Happy seeking my Jedi and as always - May the Force be with y’all!
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Thank you for the Monday motivation, Carlos! You truly have a servant's heart and I'm glad to be part of this community with you :)

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