*** LATE BREAKING NEWS REPORT ***

Greetings Citizens!
I felt it imperative to share this late breaking news development (in a cool format):

"TIME MARCHES ON NEVER ENDING
TIME KEEPS ITS OWN TIME"

This week has been constant and unrelentingly crazy. By Friday, I was at my wits end with the chaos at work and personal disparity with my here and now.

Here we stand at the beginning
as THEN goes passing us by

While talking to one of my buddy's, John, who is 20, suddenly my spirit QUANTUM LEAPED into my dad's body (anytime 1998-2002) and there John was me and I was my dad. At 20 or anytime therein, I had an incredible list of things I was going to do with my life personally and professionally. What son wouldn't want his father to feel excitement when his boy is planning for his future? In virtually every case, my burning fiery passions were dowsed with a sincere, yet "youthful ignorance" sigh, followed with a helping of his "truths" of reality.
OH NO! I realized, I was my dad. In my 20's, I vowed never to discourage my future children with my dream-crushing "wisdom". Granted, life will offer lots of examples to learn from, this was one I'm still conflicted about, but with certainty I can share that parents are not always masterful with the art of timing, so forgive them later - you will see as time continue marching on, keeping its own time.

I hope I'm in a better state
When HERE and NOW crumbles and falls

Once returning back from the Leap, I offered an abrupt apology. Silent and confused, John didn't understand what just happened. Perhaps he'd never heard some of the things I've heard, or maybe he is 20 and bursting with wide-eyed possibilities for the future. My soul was not going to permit my mind from raining on his parade with my version of reality. Doing so would be completely unfair. So, instead I insisted he continue and ejected any predetermined thoughts as to maintain an open heart and mind. Afterwards, I felt GREAT - like I was 17, again.

Where do we go from here?
Tomorrow means nothing at all,
If we don't hear the line when TODAY places its call

Today is Sunday and I spent the last couple of days desperately needing to regain my happiness. So after a couple of conversations with close friends, a few prayers, and sincere desire to return the high energy that was around yesterday (i.e. in my 20's), my solution is to reject the wrongs you cannot change, and celebrate the rights you have created or been given today...because tomorrow may or may not come.
I know that many believe this is an easy fix situation and would have come to that conclusion immediately, but it's not so easy for me. I'm sensitive to a degree. Self discovery and development are real priorities to my being. I actively use my emotions. I have never been able to perfectly manage my feelings.

****** Further developments in our Late Breaking Report ***** Mike Jones says, "YES, I admit to the everyone and everything that is, was, and what will be...I AM A MAN WITH FEELINGS!" After the initial announcement he asked, " You wanna hug it out now?" Ending with a suggestion "Let's hug it out!"

Morning will never be the same and
I won't make the same mistakesTIME and TIME AGAIN

So my message to everyone today and tomorrow is not of self-loathing or my incessant need to to bore you with my personal craziness, but a offering of hope and support. Simply a reassurance that you  can overcome your feelings of disappointment with a refocus on the bigger picture and getting yourself in the right frame of mind again. They say, God always forgives us, but we can't seem to forgive ourselves?

No matter where this life's journey takes you
You gotta keep moving on
You gotta keep fighting on
You gotta keep staying strong
OVER and OVER again

One Love,

MJ