V-Day

I know there are a lot of guys out there that got the disappointing look from their girlfriend on Valentines Day. You know what?? I DIDN'T!!!

These are the same guys that are like I don't understand why she wasn't all that happy. I got her a rose, a chocolate bar, and took her to eat at Applebee's. I'm not ragging on those if that's all they could afford to do, but plenty of guys do what they think is right and fail miserably. The main problem is that you're not listening. 

Did I give my girlfriend flowers, chocolate, and take her to eat? Yes. The difference between me and other dudes out there is that I paid attention to the things she likes and I knew what she wanted already. So I got her a dozen roses, a plush heart shaped box of chocolates with a rhinestone studded Princess logo, a t-shirt by Mark De, and took her to see Confessions of a Shopaholic at Alamo Drafthouse. We had an awesome dinner which included appetizers, drinks, and desert.  Then had a pretty awesome rest of the evening together. 

It was an awesome day because she means the world to me, and I want to do nothing but make her happy. I know you're reading this my baby, and I love you. 

Been a minute

It's been a minute since I've posted something. I've been real busy with school, RCIA classes, making it happen with my music business associates, and working with my Pops. Believe me when I say that I'm not complaining about what I'm doing because this kind of busy is the absolute good kind. This is the kind of busy that leads to great rewards. Which are the only type of rewards I expect out of life. I enjoying learning whether it be academics, life, success, spirituality, and love. 

I love the fact that things are always looking up even when I'm feeling down because when you get down you can only go up. Schools getting easier which is a first. I think it's because I got all the booboo classes out the way already, and now I'm learning things that I'm actually interested in. The basics aren't bad because I did learn some useful information. How to write correctly, I learned persistence with College Algebra (I only wanted to take it for one semester and I put my all into and made it my first and last semester with College Algebra), I learned how to argue in Government, learned how to make an impact in History, and how to speak with confidence in public speaking.  Now it's basically all music with the expection of some electives like Philosophy. I used to hate school, but now I feel like greatness is right around the corner and I can make it happen. So keep a watchout for me.   

Law of Attraction

There are times where I'll get in my giving mood, and I'll be real talkative to random people. This is never a bad idea. Someone could be having a really horrible day, and you could be the one to lift their spirits. You could call it karma, or you could call it the law of attraction but the same principle applies.

Today I was walking over to HEB to pay my cable bill, and on the way over there I talked to the Goodwill guy about what's okay to donate and what isn't. You could tell he was bored out of his mind because it's not a very active job. They give these guys a comfortable chair, and a small tv set of the work pace. At the end of our conversation I shake the man's hand, and this may not seem like a big deal until you realize how many people in these times don't really make physical contact with one another. I'm talking about people who don't know each other, and probably will never bump into each other again. For a stranger this shows you have a certain amount of respect for them without really even knowing them. That in itself may boost some peoples spirits.

I made my way across the parking lot, and there was this old man putting away groceries one at a time because at his age strength is a hard thing to come by. So while he was putting things away I offered to take his cart to put it away. He was greatful for what I had done, and he left with a smile. That made me feel good because being old must be pretty hard at times when people are yelling at you for driving to slow or taking too long at the bank. He was probably surprised that there were still people out there that would take the time out to help a complete stranger.

I paid my bill, and I bought a drink out the vending machine before I made the walk home. Drinks were 50 cents, and when I paid with a dollar bill I expected to get 50 cents change. Low and behold I got back a dollar in quarters. I got a drink for free. It may seem like a small gift, but I'll accept any gift given to me. I know I was given that small gift because I did something for others without expecting anything in return. Karma or the Law of Attraction, whatever you want to call it is for real.

Philosophy Paper

I have a philosophy term paper, and my instructor gave us(the class) a list of different types of philosophy to choose for our papers. Of course, there's Epistemology, and that's the type of philosophy that's brings up the questions such as what is truth? Then theres, Metaphysics, which deals with our worldview and our nature of being. Then there's my favorite, Philosophy of Religion, and I figure it would be a good fit for me to write my paper on this type of philosophy since I've always asked so many questions about God, and different religions.

I remember asking my parents when I was 5 or 6 years old if God was real, and they had a shocked look on their face because no one in the course of their lifetime had ever asked that question. That's when it started because after that I went on a questioning spree about God and Jesus. It got to the point where people would tell me that if I kept asking questions like that God was going to punish me. Now I know it's because they were and probably still are like the majority of people in this country who are ignorant when it comes to religion. They made me feel like I was doing the Devil's work when I would ask hard questions like that, and as I got older I found out it was good to ask those types of questions. I talked to a Pastor during my teen years, and he said that it's a sin to follow blindly. So I felt like, damn, I'm ahead of my time. He told me that everyone should question their faith because you find out if you know what you believe in or why you even believe in the first place. This way you know exactly how far you have to go in order to get right with God. 

Of course, many religions will just tell you to have faith, and bringing up those questions will get your hand slapped with a ruler. Let's say you have strict parents who are devoutly religious, and they hear you ask questions about God's existence and it's time to get beat. They beat Jesus right into you when in all reality they're beating Jesus right out of you. I think Scientology was birthed by parents beating the Jesus into their kids. Now those kids are Scientologists, and that's okay if you're trying to be a thetan.

I went off on a tangent I know, but I'll be doing my paper on the Philosophy of Religion.  

Philosophy

I'm currently taking this course as part of my degree plan, and I'm wondering why I hadn't taken this class sooner. I'm usually one to over analyze things, and finally a class that praises just that. I love asking hard questions, even the cliche ones like "What's the meaning of life?" Not many people sit back and philosophize about their surroundings or situations in life. The majority of people in this country don't feel the need to think critically.

I would recommend anyone to take a philosophy class. There are a lot of questions that make you sit back and really wonder why you think the way you do. There are a few that I think anyone should ask themselves such as, "Why do I believe in God?", "What is truth?", and "What is the meaning of opinion?"

They may seem like simple questions, but when you really sit back and think, the answer becomes less and less clear. It's because we've accepted since were young the mindset of our parents, and the society around us. I didn't raise those questions to prove or disprove anything, but these are the questions that really had me searching for answers. Come to find that there really is no concrete answer to any of those questions. This is why I love the subject of philosophy because there are a lot of questions that are open ended, and will never be solved. Of course, some people will see these questions, and will get upset because it questions belief in God. Yet if you were to look in the bible St. Augustine questioned the existence of God, and Martin Luther questioned many of God's creations and doings.

All I'm saying is just think deeply about everything. Whether it be religion, the universe, politics, or any subject that provokes thought. Just think.

School

Today I had class. Yes, I know, class on a saturday morning, but I'll tell you what, I'm getting it done. There's a lot of people who've never had the privledge to go to school. So I'm taking advantage of an opportunity to better myself. 

I go to a community college (Northwest Vista) right now, and I'm determined to transfer to a major university after I'm done earning my associates degree. I was originally going to UIW (Incarnate Word), but I'm going to speak with a counselor and change my transfer program to UTSA. I want that Music Marketing degree. 

I've been in bands, I've made beats, and I'm jumpin' into the business side of music without any prior training. I can't wait on the degree to make music dreams happen now so I figure learn the business side of music now, and get the degree along the way. Any job I land or business I start can't take away that experience I gained through all this.

Work

Work was good today, and I used to hate working for the family business. We install and fix Air Conditioning by the way. I've never stopped and really appreciated it until today. 

My Pops is a go getter, and even though the economy ain't what it used to be he went out and got us some work. I didn't realize until today that I could've learned a lot from my Pops. Yeah nobody's perfect, and my Dad is far from perfect. His disorganized which makes the work vehicles really messy, people may say that a lot of things he does is wrong, but he gets things done. He's an entrepreneur, and he doesn't take no for an answer. He's worked for other companies but couldn't do it. He saw that he was losing money buy working a regular job. I don't blame him, and now that I've shown him that I have the desire to do great things he's starting to give me incentives at work. It's a good learning experience, and I've always seen it as a drag. After today I feel like an idiot, but I know what to do to make it right. Maybe I could show my Pops some things?

I remember being pissed when I was a young kid because my Pops was always working, and I had to learn to do a lot of things on my own. We're talking about playing basketball, working out, and figuring out life on my own. Time that could've been spent with my Dad, but what I didn't understand was that he was trying to make our lives better. He didn't know about leverage back then so he felt that he to work as hard as his employees to make it happen. Now, over years of experience he knows the power of leverage, and he uses it to it's full advantage. Now he's able to really make money, and he does everything in his power to make it happen. 

I've learned to forgive him in the past for things he's done, and that's part of growing as person.