Encounters --- by Ray Hart
"ALL THAT I GIVE IS GIVEN TO MYSELF"
Today is John's
birthday! "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUANITO!" (From
This is a momentous occasion
for me. And for a lot of reasons. John is Joy's son.
He is bright, intelligent, and plays a mean keyboard. His father lives in
Australia and on a few occasions I have called the local Jazz radio station
(KLON) to ask them to play something by John's father, which they do and it is
always "simply marvelous, Darling!" John obviously has the musical
genes that make Joy and Gordy the melodious beings
they are. No wonder John is an excellent musician too!
Another reason I happily
celebrate this birthday for John is because he and I have been through some
harrowing experiences together. Thank God I don't drink anymore! When I did and
John was in my life I wasn't very pleasant. The combination of alcohol and John
drinking too, (HE doesn't drink anymore either!) made life in
Now John is doing just fine. He
has recently settled in an apartment of his own and has been helping Joy get
her web site together again. (John is an expert webmaster. He is good at
whatever he does whenever he puts his mind and heart into it,
and for Joy his heart is really there!)
Being happy for John's
well-being is easy. He, like you, deserves the joy of his Higher Power. And
right now John is happy. My well wishes for him are not for just his birthday,
but also for everyday of his life. He has learned, as I have, that not every
day goes as we want it to go, but our attitude adjustment is ready and able to
make all things easier from inside ourselves - not from what happens outside
and around us. I thank God for John in my life through all we have shared
because I have learned that peace comes from my Higher
Power too!
Mahalo, John, and again
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Love,
Ray
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--- © by Ray Hart
http://www.sfpnn.com/ray_hart.htm
God has not
promised us a quiet journey, only a safe arrival!"
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© Author Unknown, Thanks to Jan K.