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Once upon a time...

Boy called girl "ugly" and that sucked!

Once upon a time, girl got sick!

Once upon a time, boy got sick!

Once upon a time, they got sick!

Once upon a time, time just stood still!



Once upon a time, this story must of happened! But there is hope. There is remedy. There is destiny. There is a way out, and it is in the sun. A new sun is rising. No more cursing. I mean, for the record, I must flee this. The story is about me, once upon a time. If you know me well then you could be like,



"That is ok, I understand that you are like being honest. And that is good. I know you have a good heart. I know where you are coming from. I know how you are feeling. And I know that you have done that before. I know that you have called a girl a "dog" once. I know that. I know that it will happen, again. But it is ok. You better apologize. You better say that you are sorry. But do get over it. And move on. And maybe learn from it. But do not worry about it. We all make mistakes and nobody is perfect. Your bad. But that is ok. But understand that people will take it the wrong way."

Ok, that was a long quote. Of course, you would not say all that to me. No matter how well you know me. For the record, this story is quite simple. I am not sure if I am suppose to be sharing this story with anybody. I told her not to tell anybody. But once upon a time, I started writing all this.



Once upon a time, the boy turned around!

The boy stopped the lava!

The boy changed his fate!

The boy saved the girl from her fate!

The boy was her angel!


How does this relate to my work? Since I work with the youth and homeless in Hawaii (until Jun of 2008). I say that relates in the concept of revolution. Of recovery. Of reconciliation. Within visibility. And love. And care. And loyalty. And friendship. But let me tell you more. But I do not have time. But I would start with talking about who I am. About what I want to do. About how I want to make a difference in this world. With each breath that I have. With each coin that I possess. With living a simple lifestyle.

In other words, if I talk bad to girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I talk bad to you. And to your mom. And to your brother. And to your dead uncle. And to your cat. It is a bad habit. It is pathetic. I must get back onto the path of destiny. I must help people. But I was talking to Rob Noland, my director, about helping people. He understands that I want to help people. That is good. We talked for over an hour, last Monday. It is good, do not get me wrong. But you cannot always fix people. And it cannot always be the focus. I mean, what ever happen to the heart of love. Of true caring. Of true sincerity. Of true genuine helping. Question mark? Spend time with people. That is where it starts. You cannot just tell +people what you think. I mean, I hope I am communicating this... so much to say. I mean, while in Hawaii, I have always wanted to fix my team members. I mean, this is the story of my life. Not that it is bad, in a way. But it can become bad. Because I have been busy a lot. I have been distracted with too many ideas and such. I pray for clarity. I pray to be a friend for others. I pray for friendship. I pray that I can heal from many wounds. I pray that I can simple be there for other people. I pray to be sincere and honest with others like never before. That is for the record. I am ready for so much more. I am ready. I am ready. I pray. And you pray. Life can be good. But you must look for it. You must look for those opportunities. There are so many books out there. There are so many things out there. There is so much knowledge. There are distractions. And headaches. And complexity. But there are not a lot of living people. But go live life. I need to learn to really live life. Laugh with dogs. Go hiking. Go camping. Go rock camping. Never say the word "clown," maybe. Ah. I mean, live life. That is tough. But I must do it. I can do it. I will hop on the rainbow of life. And live for destiny.

Once upon a time, for the record,

The boy met the girl!

But the girl was the angel!

The girl stopped the lava!

That is how the dream went!

And that is how dreams start!

It starts with waking up!

I tell myself this story. I wake myself to the dream of focus. Learn from the past. But do not let the past stop you. Stop and pause. Learn from it. Reflect from it. That is my story. And you know that there are so many stories. And there are so many things going on. But my direction is clear. I want to see people succeed. That is my motive. That is my passion. That is my calling. I want to see the youth of this world succeed. That is why I work with them each day. That is why I pour my heart out to them with each ounce of strength that I have. That is why I cry sometimes. That is why I regret ever hurting people. Because I care for people. I could tell you what I do each day in more details. And I have my schedule somewhere. But not online. But that is besides the point. the point that I am trying to make right here is of visibility. It is. I did not say a lot about that in this blog. But it is a heavy issue. But how blind am I. I am so blind. i cannot see what is coming before me. Lincoln Hawk dares me to pursue destiny. That is why I am going to California. Something might happen. He sees me becoming a children's book writer. That would be sweet. I could also be a counselor, he said. I see that, too. But bottom-line, before I get there, I must focus on the tasks of today. I have learned so much during the last several weeks. I am more ready to live life. Maybe pray with five people a day.

I am telling myself, starting now, the following:

"It starts with a smile. Learn to focus on confidently walking down the street. While on the bus, tell your bus driver, "Aloha" and then while you get off, "Mahalo." Learn to smile, no matter what. You do not have to tell everybody your life story. You do not have to start up a conversation with everybody. But you must start somewhere. Just gently smile. You might even want to daydream while walking through Honolulu, the big city of Hawaii. You might want to hold on to the destiny that is coming. Do that. And learn from your past. But let it go. Whatever that you may have said to anybody. And not to just the girl. Everything. Learn from it. But do not let it stop you. Remember that you can be confident in the Lord. He is your strength. You are nothing without Him. You are a monster without Him."

Pray for visibility!

Seek to be the encouragement!

Never call a girl "ugly!"

And be an angel to somebody, today!

Before it is too late! Before you lose destiny! Yours truly, Joey Arnold: Wed: 4/23/08.