No problem Pam,sorry I didn't respond sooner,just a lot going on right now,not all bad either,we are working our way through it all though,I recieved a call from Jimmy the other day,so touching to know Friends are there for you UNCONDITIONALLY,and just when you need a lift,
Thank you jimmy for thinking,caring,and especially taking the time to let others know how grounded and connected you are to us FORTUNEate friends & Fans who follow your progress ,watching you live out your dream and making the most of the talants GOD has so richly blessed you with.
below is a little something Johns(HOBO) now known as COWBOY John,as he said before he passed he wants to be remebered as a cowboy,not a Hobo ,His best friend Larry sent me the following,like Jimmy he is always lifiting his friends at just the right time and shared this with me as John would if he where still here to do so,I hope you get the lift I did as I read the contents of Larry's e-mail,We LOvE you all and will need some prayers as we have yet to do this last trip to Maine for John,laying him to rest beside our dad,here is larrys message to me,Enjoy.
The Buzzard, the Bat, and the Bumblebee
THE BUZZARD
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top,
the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner.
The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet.
Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly,
but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
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THE BAT
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air,
cannot take off from a level place.
If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and,
no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air.
Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
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THE BUMBLEBEE
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out.
It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out
through the sides near the bottom.
It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
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PEOPLE
In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee.
We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up!
That's the answer, the escape route and the solution to any problem...
JUST LOOK UP!
sorrow looks back,
Worry looks around,
But faith looks up!
Live simply,
love generously,
care deeply,
speak kindly, and
trust in our Creator,
who loves us.
