Start With A Blank Page

   I had an 8:30 AM appointment in north Dallas last week. If one lives in Fort Worth the only way to get to N Dallas at that time of day is to leave early. I stopped at a Denny's on highway 75 an exit or two south of loop 635 and having a lot of time for a leisurely paced breakfast I took my notebook inside. It was 5:29 AM on a Friday. I ordered breakfast and turned to a blank page in my journal.

   There was a local AM station on in the background which was playing oldies. I mean oldies- "Rock Around The Clock", "Whole Lot of Shak'en Going On", "The Great Pretender", "Summertime Blues", "Hit the Road Jack", and of course these brought back many remembrances to mind of my past life.　
　　
   My life started with a blank page. I have slowly filled in the pages of my life’s story. Some of the entries are fading away. Some of the pages are very pale. Some are a firey red to indicate an area in my life where I made bad choices and decisions. Some I would be very embarrassed and ashamed to let anyone read. Some pages are Golden in color to show victories and successes. These entries represent the whole of my past life. The next page in my life book is blank.

   What will I fill it with? How many questions do I have about the future and the road ahead? How many of life's lessons of my past will I use to guide me into a positive tomorrow?　 Do I have the guts to stand and fight? Do I have the stamina and fortitude to charge forward into a new day, a day full of new light?

   A paragraph full of questions. An eternity in which to answer them.
　　　　
I will now ask some obvious questions.

How are you doing? How are you really doing?
Where are you in this journey we call life?
Are you living in a fiction or in a documentary?
Are you proud of your family and loved ones?
Are they proud of you?

Remember,

"Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it."

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How’s your ole page looking ‘bout now?
　
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Ok, I'll get off the soapbox but I’ll leave you with two enlightenments-

Be true to yourself and

Be true to God.