Notes from the Neighborhood – A New Start

Everything is new now. Then again, everything is always new in the morning.
Nothing is the same.

Nothing will ever be the same again –

I remember thinking this. Throughout my life, I remember feeling this way at different points too and for different reasons. At one point, this was the way to think and feel. Keep it new. Keep it fresh. More accurately, keep it wild so life will never get old.
Only, I grew older – I suppose.

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Notes from the Neighborhood – Operation Destination

My next chapter is opening up in ways that I had not expected. I have not seen too much of my new neighborhood. However, I am learning the streets now. I’m finding my way around and carving a new path as well as a new daily routine. My trips into the City are somewhat easier and quick too, which is good in the morning.
Still, there’s more to come. There’s more to a move than just “moving in,” so-to-speak. There’s more for me to handle and learn. But that’s fine.
I don’t mind learning. I don’t mind the growing pains as much anymore either – because I know they can’t hurt me forever.
(Whomever “they” may be.)

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Notes from the Neighborhood – The Sunrise, Up and Coming

I’m the new kid in town. And that’s fine.
I’m in a new place. I’m in a new station in life and my position is not what it was, but then again, nothing is what it was and for me. I say that’s a good thing.
I can’t believe what took place for me to get here, which is not to say the ride was spectacular; however, in either case, I’m at where I’m at which is here –
pleading for something, hoping, waiting and openly confessing myself without ego or the fiascos of senseless pride. So, here it is, me, abandoning an old version of “Self” and with all my heart, I only want one thing.
I want to be crazy . . .
How about that?

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Notes from the Neighborhood – Words

And words . . .
We use them all the time. We speak them and we often forget that words have meaning. We know this. At least we know this is true from an intellectual standpoint. But sometimes, either haphazardly or unintentionally or perhaps in a moment of frustration or anger, we say words which we might not see as stinging or painful; however, we tend to forget that our words do have an impact.
This is certainly true when talking about the people we love the most. Yes, I am guilty of saying things that I shouldn’t have said. I am guilty of putting my foot in my mouth, so-to-speak. I am guilty of hitting below the belt or saying things in a fight without thinking and later on I have to face the aftermath of what I said. 

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Notes from the Neighborhood – Popularity

Before we move on to understand why life moves in full-circle, first and foremost, we have to look back at what brings us back to where we came from.
What is it?
Are my reasons to circle back to a familiar place to find some kind of comfort?
Is this something that can help restore an inner peace? Or do we revert back to an old or more comfortable setting so that our surface mind can think about greater tasks at hand?

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Notes from the Neighborhood – Home

Home . . .
What a great word this is.
Home. This is a word worth saying again.
The dictionary says that home is a place where someone lives. I say there is more to this. I say there’s more to a home than where we live. I say home is more than where you hang your hat. Then again, the dictionary also says that home is a place or institution for people in need of care or professional supervision.
Well?
Guilty as charged.

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Notes from the Neighborhood – Introduction

This has been a long time coming, I suppose. These journals of mine have grown into a collection and, to me, these collections are maps, details and descriptions of changes which have taken place in my life. This is something which has taken shape and grown, just like a child who grows from an infant to a teen and from a teen to a young adult
This has become my baby as well as a piece of my heart.
This has become an outlet to me or a porthole that allows me to escape from the bullshit and the everyday norm. But there’s more.
These journals have become a way to reach you on a daily basis and keep me safe in a place which I have created, especially for us. 

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The Rebirth of Sanity – Phase Seven: Finally, Why?

Why?
This will be my last entry in this journal. What better way to finish this journal than with a look back on the birth of our greatest freak outs and meltdowns and
think about why they happened.
In fairness, I do not always know why we freak out. But at the same time, if we think about this and look at this honestly, we know exactly why we freak out. We know why we run or why we hide or fail ourselves. It’s true . . .

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The Rebirth of Sanity – Phase Seven: When

When?
This is a great word. It’s a great question as well and a hopeful one at that.
Now that we are facing the close of this journal and since we have been talking about the rebirth of sanity, the question “when?” is an important one to ask. When is a pivotal word in a sense and a word that I have been on either side of for a very long time.
When?
At what time or at what point?

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The Rebirth of Sanity – Phase Seven: Answering the “What?” Question

I asked a question yesterday.
If you remember, I asked “where are you?”
Today, I find myself asking another question
What are you doing?

What did you do?
What have you done?
In answer to any of the above, was any of this loyal to you? 

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