6/2/08

Wichita, Kansas - Interesting!

My Sitemeter readings regularly log a visitor from:

Latitude 38 Degrees North;
Longitude -97 degrees West

575 miles from Houston
(Wichita, Kansas is the closest city to this location)
I often wonder who this WindowsME, AOL visitor could be that visits "One Man's Dream?"

I guess I just want to say "Thank You" for checking in so regularly. Please let me know what Web 2.0 conquests are most interesting to you.

THE FUNERAL

My friends,Several years ago my friend M.Crespo was able to present something like this to achieve a powerful impact with some young people.  As I received this email, I realized that in written form it may be similarly useful in bringing focus to a team of individuals. I was able to glean a kernel of Truth from it for myself.  I give you –

THE FUNERAL  

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big sign on the door on which was written: 
   
Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym. 
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.   

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.  

Everyone thought: 'Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!  

One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless.  

They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.  There was a mirror inside the coffin; everyone who looked inside it could see himself.  There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:  There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth: IT IS YOU!!!!! 

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife change, when your company change, when your church changes, when your location change, when your money change, when your status change...  

Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs.  

Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses. Be a winner, build yourself and your reality. It's the way you face Life that makes the difference! 

-anonymous author-

A Tale of Two Brains


Mark Gungor's Tale of Two Brains is a site I stumbled across while I was (my wife says) thinking about - nothing.




ARCHIVE: Fiestas Patrias 2006

Radio interview [9/17/06] with Alicia Alanis, KSBJ Radio in Houston, Texas [ksbj.org]. Our discussion related to the influence of Latin American cultures in the United States.

I was just thinking... with Hispanic Heritage Month being celebrated in September, our Latino heritage students are at a disadvantage for any cultural celebrations highlighting student participation.  Many of our students wait until after the Labor Day weekend to come back from Mexico and their Summer of Fun in 'Su Tierra'.  That leaves precious little time to pull together a nucleus of culturally proud students with time and focus to prepare a presentation for a school assembly.
One of my summer goals will be to keep an interested group of students in a state of readiness so that they can be ready to go in the first weeks of September - and have rousing time of celebration of Hispanidad!
Let me know if any of you actively promote cultural expressions within your students, and how they react to the opportunity to honor their forefathers and the dedication they gave to making a better life for their families.  (FEEDBACK below)

5/29/08

Course Correction... It's Your Call

You may have heard the illustration told before... I enjoyed the video version as well.

In the impetuousness of free-will, I have seen children and adults alike refuse to make corrections based solely on their self-perception. I often quote the tribal adage, "If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together." There is wisdom in counsel. (read that somewhere in a very old book) Let us not be misled by our own self-deception.

5/27/08

Prayer Zone


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Originally uploaded by Paradise 2008.
I have yet to see a news report on Paradise '08.

Please leave links in the comment section below.... thanks!

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Paradise08_334
Originally uploaded by Paradise 2008.
I wondered if anyone had gone to Kansas during the inclement weather this past weekend. I found their Flickr account today.

Q: Did you have go, or have any plans to go?

Beware of God


5/22/08

Latina Expo '08

The event was phenomenal!!
My pictures don't do any justice - I will post another link as soon as I get access to better shots.


www.flickr.com





5/17/08

Your toolbelt to Successful Community-Based Youth Ministry




This Saturday at UYWI08 in Azusa was encouraging... exhausting, but well worth the investment of time.
My session was at 8:30am, and only 2 people were in there at the gate - but then about a dozen people were taking notes and dialoguing by the end of the 80 minutes. Some even shared later that this was dialogue was exactly what they were looking for and came to the room only after being turned-away at another classes overflowing session.
I wanted to put this overview of the 40 Developmental Assets (QT version) from the (Search-Institute.org) that I feel is a great framework for our society to wrap around the developing lives of children today.
Stay in touch with the UYWI site for the upcoming downloads/podcasts/sessions that will be available for free (others available as a purchase).
Put it on your calendar for next May, 2009 if the Lord says the same!!
as L.Acosta would say, "Peace Out, Dog."