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By Anthony Douglas Gere
You see no one becomes what they become over night. It may seem that way when your
introduced to it, but it was in the making long before you became involved with it or them. And
usually, the fall of a empire or system is the same way. It just doesn't happen all of a
sudden, there are many other factors that play into the final results. Each can be a
learning tool, and what is inevitable, is that you will begin another path. It just depends on
how you left the last one, and what impact it left on you. It also deals with your foundation,
your experiences and knowledge of self. How honest you are, how receptive you are to your
own reflection and how you retain what elevated you for the now, the future and how long. I
learned and often tell people, " If I treated you the way you treat me, would you associate with
you if you were me?". Its my foundation for being productive, and assuring a high level
of quality in all that I attempt to acquire.
Now I don't wanna bore you with my first house, but what I was and am trying to explain is that
each situation, has many avenues within them. It only takes a step back sometimes, to go
forward when you access the tasks at hand. Maybe that's why I want to sometime write to
my parents in one of these theories to thank them for the brutal punishments they put me
through as a youth. Well honestly, they seemed harsh back then, but now I completely
understand why they did what they did, and what it instilled in me now as an adult. I'm not
really sure what I would or could say, because there's so much I owe them. Why they made
me do my homework, didn't let me stay out late or grounded me when I would talk
back or rebel against them for no mature reason. Why the moment, though important, is a
conception of the previous, and how the next would put me in a position to win if I
understood what I could lose if I'm not focused and dedicated to life and others. How I
can't possibly love anything or one on any level, if I don't love myself unconditionally.
How to openly respect others choices and selections even if I don't agree with them
because the world of respect is much greater and more important than the opinion.
How not to just follow my heart, but include it in where my mind goes, so that passion
and knowledge can be a team, not separate individuals taking on a monumental
challenge.
Maybe the best lesson I learned from them is this. How there is a difference in being
wrong and making a mistake. Now yes, the results may be the same in doing both,
but the outcome in what transpires will be different because of the intent. You see
when you make a mistake, your initial intentions are to be good or solve a problem for
a better good. When you do wrong, you are going into the situation with anterior
motives that are being manipulated by negative elements. I found this to be true in
many things I have encountered. Those that know me, work with me or just know of
me, know my morals and ethics are to be productive in a win-win result. If I fall short
or mis-calculate anything, it was not to selfishly benefit, but a judgment that was out
of my realm of thinking. The response in nearly everyone of my mishaps has been
positive, because my intentions were admirable and for the better good. They were
not for me to just profit because if so, I would lose a client and my name and work
would not be used again by them or their colleagues. Now I will admit, this has not
always been true, because like when I was a child, I thought I was slick and tried to
test my abilities against the system, just like my parents. The things is, your parents
might ground you or punish you with a spanking or whatever, and in business, you
go to jail or worse, out of business and branded. My parents in business were my
mentors. They brought me up, and taught me things I needed to know to live, not
just survive. In every situation, we have "parents". People that are there to teach us,
guide us and prepare us for, "life". You have them in the work place, sports and
whatever. So the next time you rebel against someone, think about what they
represent to you, and you to them.
So yeah, size does matter I guess. It matters because once you find out what's
important and comfortable to you, you can learn and relay what it is like to those affiliate
with you with the same interest. It does come from experience and knowledge, but it
also comes from your heart and mind. It comes from your teachers, your adventures
and how large or small your project is. How you handle it, break it down, delegate and
assume responsibility. Its perception, and how you perceive it. What it may mean to
you, others and what your intentions are. So to my parents and mentors that taught me
the things I now am living as an adult, thank you. Thank you for caring, showing me the
way and punishing while praising me for my endeavors. I'm doing my best to carry on
your teachings, and just know that when I was young, I may have missed the boat, but
now my ship has come in. And we all are sailing -
By Anthony Douglas Gere
You see no one becomes what they become over night. It may seem that way when your
introduced to it, but it was in the making long before you became involved with it or them. And
usually, the fall of a empire or system is the same way. It just doesn't happen all of a
sudden, there are many other factors that play into the final results. Each can be a
learning tool, and what is inevitable, is that you will begin another path. It just depends on
how you left the last one, and what impact it left on you. It also deals with your foundation,
your experiences and knowledge of self. How honest you are, how receptive you are to your
own reflection and how you retain what elevated you for the now, the future and how long. I
learned and often tell people, " If I treated you the way you treat me, would you associate with
you if you were me?". Its my foundation for being productive, and assuring a high level
of quality in all that I attempt to acquire.
Now I don't wanna bore you with my first house, but what I was and am trying to explain is that
each situation, has many avenues within them. It only takes a step back sometimes, to go
forward when you access the tasks at hand. Maybe that's why I want to sometime write to
my parents in one of these theories to thank them for the brutal punishments they put me
through as a youth. Well honestly, they seemed harsh back then, but now I completely
understand why they did what they did, and what it instilled in me now as an adult. I'm not
really sure what I would or could say, because there's so much I owe them. Why they made
me do my homework, didn't let me stay out late or grounded me when I would talk
back or rebel against them for no mature reason. Why the moment, though important, is a
conception of the previous, and how the next would put me in a position to win if I
understood what I could lose if I'm not focused and dedicated to life and others. How I
can't possibly love anything or one on any level, if I don't love myself unconditionally.
How to openly respect others choices and selections even if I don't agree with them
because the world of respect is much greater and more important than the opinion.
How not to just follow my heart, but include it in where my mind goes, so that passion
and knowledge can be a team, not separate individuals taking on a monumental
challenge.
Maybe the best lesson I learned from them is this. How there is a difference in being
wrong and making a mistake. Now yes, the results may be the same in doing both,
but the outcome in what transpires will be different because of the intent. You see
when you make a mistake, your initial intentions are to be good or solve a problem for
a better good. When you do wrong, you are going into the situation with anterior
motives that are being manipulated by negative elements. I found this to be true in
many things I have encountered. Those that know me, work with me or just know of
me, know my morals and ethics are to be productive in a win-win result. If I fall short
or mis-calculate anything, it was not to selfishly benefit, but a judgment that was out
of my realm of thinking. The response in nearly everyone of my mishaps has been
positive, because my intentions were admirable and for the better good. They were
not for me to just profit because if so, I would lose a client and my name and work
would not be used again by them or their colleagues. Now I will admit, this has not
always been true, because like when I was a child, I thought I was slick and tried to
test my abilities against the system, just like my parents. The things is, your parents
might ground you or punish you with a spanking or whatever, and in business, you
go to jail or worse, out of business and branded. My parents in business were my
mentors. They brought me up, and taught me things I needed to know to live, not
just survive. In every situation, we have "parents". People that are there to teach us,
guide us and prepare us for, "life". You have them in the work place, sports and
whatever. So the next time you rebel against someone, think about what they
represent to you, and you to them.
So yeah, size does matter I guess. It matters because once you find out what's
important and comfortable to you, you can learn and relay what it is like to those affiliate
with you with the same interest. It does come from experience and knowledge, but it
also comes from your heart and mind. It comes from your teachers, your adventures
and how large or small your project is. How you handle it, break it down, delegate and
assume responsibility. Its perception, and how you perceive it. What it may mean to
you, others and what your intentions are. So to my parents and mentors that taught me
the things I now am living as an adult, thank you. Thank you for caring, showing me the
way and punishing while praising me for my endeavors. I'm doing my best to carry on
your teachings, and just know that when I was young, I may have missed the boat, but
now my ship has come in. And we all are sailing -
