Billy At The Bus Stop

If you live in West Palm Beach and have ever taken the bus or walked around, you may have met Billy. Billy is a very nice guy who walks around Palm Beach and takes the bus from place to place.  Some times you might see him driving his lawnmower around in Lake Worth.  Billy was a surfer and though I am not in the know about surfing or the Salt Life and all those things that go with it, Billy is very awesome person. He likes to chat with anyone who will listen. He always introduces himself and he will ask you your name if you engage in conversation with him.  I first met Billy at Haverhill Baptist Church when my friend Julie started bringing him to church. 

Billy won a surfing competition in the eighties, yet he doesn't remember it.  After this he had an accident that left him with memory loss and depletion of motor skills.  Billy is very inspiring to me.  He gets out and meets new people everyday.  He travels fearlessly around the county and engages in friendly conversations with all types of people.  In my own life I know I get down at times because of struggles and set backs I have.  I miss people that have left my life and I miss people I can't be with. But I am grateful for all the memories I have. Billy lost his memories of this great accomplishments. The surfing competition, houses that he built and other memories that he can't retain or just find in his bank.

We all go through things and we get down and sometimes we go through physical trials too. I wanted to share this because if you are going through it, don't stop, keep going.  And remember Billy and take a lesson from him, stay positive and look for the good things.  You have a choice you can lay down and die or you can get back up and live this life, like today might be it. Go big!

Thoughts About Lessons

So have the day off today and I am sitting here going stir crazy.  Football game on at 7:10 and I can't wait.  I am so in love with football right now.  Fantasy Week One is not the best.  I was not pleased with my line up and I benched Sanu and played Stills.  So a little frustrated. But it's only week one. So I am not a fan of being alone. I love people and hanging out.  Granted I prefer to hang out at a house rather than a bar or a club but I like to be with people.  But I am not that person to push my way into anyone's life. I am content being alone in my room and doing my thing.  Now I don't like being alone. But I have realized that I am not really ready to have a relationship.  I think in the past I have jumped in to relationships too fast in hope to get rid of the feeling of what I thought was loneliness; when actually it was contentment that I was lacking.  I am embracing the things that make me happy.  But I must always remember that my joy (which is different than happiness) lies in Christ.

 
With that being said I try to keep myself in check.  I understand not everyone is going to believe in the same things that I do and everyone sins different.  I am on a self mission to love people.  It has been brought to my attention by my very good friend Tim that I used to be a "holier than Thou bitch". Now those are my words and  he put it so much nicer.  He also brought this to my attention after I had realized it.  I went through and still continue to go through life lessons that keep me in check of this reality.  I have been through some shit.  Also at this point allow me to introduce my mouth. I am not exactly a "sailor" but I do use the f-word (amongst other words with equal value) and I am sorry but it is just who I am. Again everyone sins differently, so if you don't approve of my language, I understand. 

I am a very understanding person. I used to be very judgmental and thought everyone should be a certain way and held them to an accountability level that I didn't even hold myself to.  Enter the hypocritical Christian.  So I checked myself.  Shout out to my church at this point.  My church loves me.  They took me in and embraced my imperfections and loved me anyway.  They know I am who I am they never judge me and I am sure they shake their heads some times. You know like my mom does all the time.  But hey I'm me, I am who I am and I am 100% real. My point in this is you may not agree and you don't have to agree to disagree. Just understand that we need to be more loving and accepting, instead of condemning and judgmental.  Also my other point is pay attention to your line up because it could cost you major needed points. Happy Football Season All! Hockey is coming!!!!

Well Hello There

This is my introduction. So if you are reading this you found me.  Nice to meet you.  If you follow this lil blog there are things that you will learn about me real quick.  Now I could ruin all your fun and list them all out for you but what fun would that be?  However there are some things you do need to know before you go telling me about myself.  It took me a while but I am completely comfortable with who I am and who I am not.  So I am not the best speller or proof reader and I am not always good at punctuation.  However I am very accepting and I always take my time to respond rather than react.  I made this blog to say what I got to say. And you can say what you have got to say. Remember though this is my platform and all I ask is that you be respectful.  In turn you will get the same from me. Happy reading!Facebook Followers