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Showing posts with label Food For Thought. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food For Thought. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Food For Thought
Why do people start a sentence with "I'm not going to lie" as if it's an option? Truth is not based on perspective. #FoodForThought
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Friday, June 19, 2015
Real Life Angel 0.5- Joshua's Insight
In my youth, there were many signs that I would have health issues to the degree that I have now, but were overlooked. As far as parents/family are concerned, some of the problems that I had endured throughout my young years should have been noticed and acknowledged as they were quite abnormal. But in these years, you assume these are natural occurring events. We all have aches and pains and many of us deal with some type of health issue throughout our life.
Being an All American athlete in four sports, though basketball was my passion in my youth, when I went to college, ultimately football was the sport I chose to play. When deciding a major, while attending the University of Michigan, I decided on Medicine. My minor was in theology. By the time I was attending college, the emphasis of God and Christianity was sorely lacking in this field. As I accepted Christ at the age of eight, I had had an understanding through the years of having a wonderful doctor, until he died when I was at the age of twenty two, of how faith and medicine go together.
I graduated very early from medical school. Did my residency, and practiced medicine for two years. During this time I had received a calling. That calling was and is music. I also had seen the corruption in medicine and knowing that I would make a career out of music that financially would be quite beneficial, not only to myself but to others as well; I had realized that my degree, my understanding of medicine and through the financial means that I had attained through music, I would be able to help those in need moreso than I could ever do as a personal doctor.
As I have gotten quite ill and have been mistreated throughout the years medically, it has taken away many of my gifts and normal every day activity. I have had several opportunities to sue for malpractice. My heart has always detoured me from this course of action. I have always had so much faith, I have believed that God would take care of this. As I can not understand His way of doing things, for I am not God, I left this in His hands. Throughout the years I have realized that the simple kinetic energy that builds from good words and actions snowball effects a hundred times more severely with bad words and actions.
When dealing with someone's health there comes a time where you reflect through the years and as you look back you realize that there are many occasions where you needed to stand up. And that yours and anyone else that is part of your life, is now dramatically affected by what I call passive behavior; which has taught me how to be convicted and assertive. With my life being on the line and with having a wonderful wife, who as far as the world is concerned, is very young at the age of 26, I can not let what is happening to me stand any further.
As this is now not just about me, but about my family. When people use their title to coerce, intimidate, or jeopardize a person's life, how long do we stand by and let this happen? I have seen and been through horrible circumstances that no man should ever endure, but I believe could not endure. As I try not to question, as most of my days are filled with horrible suffering, I become confused. But yet, I fight with as much patience and grace as possible.
I have always lived my life honest. Righteously. I find it interesting that in many professions and specifically the medical profession, that malpractice to the degree of the possibility of someone losing their life is less important to the law than me leaving a message stating that you are all fucking sick, damn you, and I'm going to fucking sue. Somehow, that has become more important as this doctor and their office have milked, playing the victim, more than I have ever experienced in my life.
I have seen throughout the years how title, money, clout, power, has allowed people to have a better quality of life. But this is something I have not seen my entire life. As everyone's life is worth the same. We are all human beings. We are all valuable, not only to ourselves, but each other. And our lives all contain the same value. We all need the same things as everyone else does. And health is the first. I have learned so much in my life. I have been given so much, as far as gifts, talents and opportunities. I have never been able to apply this or use these opportunities to better myself or the world the way I could if I was healthy.
I have an incredible understanding of human nature. We have all been given opportunities to better our lives and others, but do we do just that? As these opportunities are passed down from God to human hands, as people we give ourself the credit and acknowledge ourselves as the beneficiary of our own hard work. But whether we look at it as a God given gift or done simply by ourselves there is always someone that had a part to play in our life's success. But have we given the same in return? As time goes on I see less and less of this. Every man deserves health. Every man deserves help. There is room for all of us to succeed. As we should take pride, not in ourselves for how we have helped another man, but in the opportunity we have given them to succeed themselves; hence Pay It Forward.
The contradiction that comes with me is that I have seen that money, clout, etc. may have no affect on how you are treated, yes even medically, in this world. Though I am not shocked by what happens. Everytime something like this does, I can not find the ability to understand it. Ignorance is not a lack of understanding. Ignorance is a lack of responsibility to do just this: to simply understand.
To elaborate, on the story that had been told on what happened recently with the doctor and the law, the officer who had called my home based upon the message that I had left, and my wife's, that the doctor and his employees, had stated to the officer, were in fear for their lives. But who should be in fear for their life? Though my message was not threatening, other than the fact that I was going to sue, even if it were I give you this analogy: If a man is standing 100 feet from me holding a baseball bat and I threaten to harm him if he attacks me; is that a threat? As opposed to the man who is swinging the bat and hitting me, is that a threat? Or is that a specific action, as they are currently doing bodily harm to jeopardize my life? So as this doctor's actions, as with all doctors, they will put a narrative (which by the way is illegal) in my medical records, not only hurting me directly from his lack of treatment, but furthering the harm by influencing the future actions of others as colleagues always stick together. The way that people manipulate, con, and straight out lie is horrific. Taking more time on a lie to cover their butts, than even giving the thought or having the heart to care about another human being's life.
Daily we walk by as we see this happening in our world. And we stand by idly. Many times the word evil is used. Evil is often associated with television and movies. An example created in horror, derived from this media, as we all have the same conception of what evil entails. But when wrong behavior can cost another person their life, do you determine if this is ignorance derived from any basic human emotion, or do you determine that this is pure evil?
With that being said, I would like to state this. For the last ten years the number one percentage of murderers and serial killers come from one profession: The medical profession, specifically doctors. No I am not talking about medical malpractice. There are two categories I am talking about. Doctors who are so sick that they kill people while in their office or hospital overdosing them and using other means for their own pleasure to murder. Also, in the category of murdering people outside of the office or hospital.
When talking with the officer who is a foolish man at best, and obviously had no idea who he was talking to, as his words were child-like, as even though I am very ill I still have never allowed myself to be bullied or intimidated. This has never come through my sheer size and strength, especially when I was healthy, but through the gift of articulation throughout my words; which sometimes are followed by action. In this situation I have found that people use bullying to validate their importance. As something is missing in their life. So they try to intimidate to make up for their unhappiness. Their loneliness. And the empty feeling that comes from having no morality or faith in anyone or anything, especially themselves. I had told this so called officer of the law that the doctor and his employees had left several derogatory messages to me via phone/letters (which by the way makes their actions a federal offense), and as I had offered him proof, wanted nothing to do with it, as this was outside of his jurisdiction. Yes, a contradiction within itself, asked me why would a doctor's office would do something like this or leave something like this. My reply was as opposed to what or whom? As I continued to state, just because they work in the medical field does not mean they are infallible and do not live in the same moral ambiguity as the rest of the world. And because they take an oath, as the first statement in the Hippocratic oath is thou shalt not harm, when they do this, it is far more serious because of the oath than someone who is outside of the medical profession.
As far as this lowly would be officer, who is living his life passive aggressively, which does not go over on someone like me, he also had to take an oath. And the first statement in his oath is to serve and protect. Yet, I ask you whom is he serving and protecting?
We in life, do not get to choose who is more important, rather whose life is more important than anothers'. Most of us go through life judging. And many years ago I learned something. An epiphany or revelation I suppose. We may have our opinion, but we must not place judgment. Our opinion must be formed by gathering enough information, which usually comes through time and education, along with instinct and discernment, before we should come to a conclusion.
There's an old statement that is never used anymore. People used to say simply before making a decision, so that it was not rash, to sleep on it. No matter how much we know somebody, we will never be able to completely understand them, as the way they understand themselves. Though we sure like to think otherwise and believe we know what is best for others. You may be fifty years old, and even your parents do this very thing. But by doing so, people spend more time focusing on others and less on themselves. They are contradicting themselves within their own words and actions. But life is about responsibility. We must hold ourselves in contempt, and take responsibility for our own actions. Actions have always spoken louder than words.
Somehow we have gotten to the point in life that if we wrong someone so badly and back them in a corner, that when they defend themselves, we consider them to be wrong. We all live with instincts. It is called discernment. We all know the difference between right and wrong. What I have seen in my life is that people have chosen to decide what is right and wrong based upon what is right and wrong for them and them alone.
We have the right to live our life accordingly. But if our life choices negatively effect the lives of others, personally or from afar, to where their life could be altered so dramatically where they can lose their life, when will people find the humility to know that what they are doing is wrong? To change their ways and make it right?
Frankly, I have put how I feel about these types of incidences in a kind manner. I have learned that ranting, while having anger within your heart, not only accomplishes nothing, but turns people against you.
Though we all do it. We must all walk softly on each other's hearts. If we don't do so, people like this doctor, this office, hence employees, and this officer, cause human beings to approach life with this attitude. But we must not be easily offended, as each person's definition of offensiveness is left up to their own mind. So we must learn enough about another person, as I just stated, to walk softly on their heart, but never walk around it. The attitude of hatred and contempt, having no love, no responsibility for what they are doing. Having none of this for any man. Though we are not a result of our circumstance, we make this choice on our own, of our own accord.
So in ending, I put it simply: When we are in a profession to help others, the people in need, no matter what they do, no matter what you think of them, even if they have destroyed their own health, it is the helpers' responsibility to help fix and treat the problems with their health. It is our responsibility as human beings to support those in need as I guarantee you this, there is not a person on this earth that lives their life in sickness unrighteously. Sickness may change people in many ways. In many negative ways. Real sickness, untreated, suffering to the point of torture. I have found, with myself, that hatred is one of these emotions that comes with being mistreated. But hatred is a powerful emotion. It drives a person to survive. But hatred must not lie in our heart. What must be in our heart and never contain for ourself is love. But if we know that an action is in the category of evil, does it come down to hating the action? Yet still loving the person. I do not believe that we can love evil. Love is a gift to be given and accepted. A person who lives their life doing evil should not be given this gift because it would never be accepted, and obviously would never be given back. So as I am slightly remiss in stating this, and I know there are few who can understand it or relate; if I am to find purpose in how I've been wronged, I must do what every man does when they have an understanding about something that no one else could. This is how we destroy hatred, anger, vindictiveness, and everything that is entailed in the destruction and unappreciation of human life.
So whether you live your life righteously or not, we must still strive for righteousness in our actions and words as we expect this from others. We must appreciate the people who are there for us in our personal lives, but as multimedia has consumed this world, we must appreciate those in this aspect of our life, the friends that we acquire through sites like this one. We must share the burden.
Words can change the world. I have found that the negativity within words need no action to destroy the world. But words with Positivity MUST need action to better the world. And in the case of what is happening to me and others, the one thing we must give is our time. It is the most precious thing we have for we can never get it back. But when we give it, our moment of help can allow a person to live.
So I refer to a statement that I have spoken of repeatedly: Without selfishness, there is no need to be selfish, for we will always be getting what we need. And I add this: Without humility, we will never serve the gift of responsibility. And without responsibility, no man will attain the gift of humility. For that's what it is. But with all gifts, it is a choice to accept it. As the gift of responsibility can only be handled with the humble hands of the responsible. Take Care and God Bless.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Post Script: I am so fucking profound. So I leave you with this, sensibility is derived from a sense of humor. Not a sense of doom-er.(I mean doom) For those who do not know me, I threw out the Fbomb for a purpose. A word that can be used for destruction to cause pain. A noun. A verb. An adjective. Or I can use it as I have now to emphasize a point. Of course, a humorous example of arrogance not humility. Are you in fear of your life now? Point made. I believe enough said. Buhbye.
Being an All American athlete in four sports, though basketball was my passion in my youth, when I went to college, ultimately football was the sport I chose to play. When deciding a major, while attending the University of Michigan, I decided on Medicine. My minor was in theology. By the time I was attending college, the emphasis of God and Christianity was sorely lacking in this field. As I accepted Christ at the age of eight, I had had an understanding through the years of having a wonderful doctor, until he died when I was at the age of twenty two, of how faith and medicine go together.
I graduated very early from medical school. Did my residency, and practiced medicine for two years. During this time I had received a calling. That calling was and is music. I also had seen the corruption in medicine and knowing that I would make a career out of music that financially would be quite beneficial, not only to myself but to others as well; I had realized that my degree, my understanding of medicine and through the financial means that I had attained through music, I would be able to help those in need moreso than I could ever do as a personal doctor.
As I have gotten quite ill and have been mistreated throughout the years medically, it has taken away many of my gifts and normal every day activity. I have had several opportunities to sue for malpractice. My heart has always detoured me from this course of action. I have always had so much faith, I have believed that God would take care of this. As I can not understand His way of doing things, for I am not God, I left this in His hands. Throughout the years I have realized that the simple kinetic energy that builds from good words and actions snowball effects a hundred times more severely with bad words and actions.
When dealing with someone's health there comes a time where you reflect through the years and as you look back you realize that there are many occasions where you needed to stand up. And that yours and anyone else that is part of your life, is now dramatically affected by what I call passive behavior; which has taught me how to be convicted and assertive. With my life being on the line and with having a wonderful wife, who as far as the world is concerned, is very young at the age of 26, I can not let what is happening to me stand any further.
As this is now not just about me, but about my family. When people use their title to coerce, intimidate, or jeopardize a person's life, how long do we stand by and let this happen? I have seen and been through horrible circumstances that no man should ever endure, but I believe could not endure. As I try not to question, as most of my days are filled with horrible suffering, I become confused. But yet, I fight with as much patience and grace as possible.
I have always lived my life honest. Righteously. I find it interesting that in many professions and specifically the medical profession, that malpractice to the degree of the possibility of someone losing their life is less important to the law than me leaving a message stating that you are all fucking sick, damn you, and I'm going to fucking sue. Somehow, that has become more important as this doctor and their office have milked, playing the victim, more than I have ever experienced in my life.
I have seen throughout the years how title, money, clout, power, has allowed people to have a better quality of life. But this is something I have not seen my entire life. As everyone's life is worth the same. We are all human beings. We are all valuable, not only to ourselves, but each other. And our lives all contain the same value. We all need the same things as everyone else does. And health is the first. I have learned so much in my life. I have been given so much, as far as gifts, talents and opportunities. I have never been able to apply this or use these opportunities to better myself or the world the way I could if I was healthy.
I have an incredible understanding of human nature. We have all been given opportunities to better our lives and others, but do we do just that? As these opportunities are passed down from God to human hands, as people we give ourself the credit and acknowledge ourselves as the beneficiary of our own hard work. But whether we look at it as a God given gift or done simply by ourselves there is always someone that had a part to play in our life's success. But have we given the same in return? As time goes on I see less and less of this. Every man deserves health. Every man deserves help. There is room for all of us to succeed. As we should take pride, not in ourselves for how we have helped another man, but in the opportunity we have given them to succeed themselves; hence Pay It Forward.
The contradiction that comes with me is that I have seen that money, clout, etc. may have no affect on how you are treated, yes even medically, in this world. Though I am not shocked by what happens. Everytime something like this does, I can not find the ability to understand it. Ignorance is not a lack of understanding. Ignorance is a lack of responsibility to do just this: to simply understand.
To elaborate, on the story that had been told on what happened recently with the doctor and the law, the officer who had called my home based upon the message that I had left, and my wife's, that the doctor and his employees, had stated to the officer, were in fear for their lives. But who should be in fear for their life? Though my message was not threatening, other than the fact that I was going to sue, even if it were I give you this analogy: If a man is standing 100 feet from me holding a baseball bat and I threaten to harm him if he attacks me; is that a threat? As opposed to the man who is swinging the bat and hitting me, is that a threat? Or is that a specific action, as they are currently doing bodily harm to jeopardize my life? So as this doctor's actions, as with all doctors, they will put a narrative (which by the way is illegal) in my medical records, not only hurting me directly from his lack of treatment, but furthering the harm by influencing the future actions of others as colleagues always stick together. The way that people manipulate, con, and straight out lie is horrific. Taking more time on a lie to cover their butts, than even giving the thought or having the heart to care about another human being's life.
Daily we walk by as we see this happening in our world. And we stand by idly. Many times the word evil is used. Evil is often associated with television and movies. An example created in horror, derived from this media, as we all have the same conception of what evil entails. But when wrong behavior can cost another person their life, do you determine if this is ignorance derived from any basic human emotion, or do you determine that this is pure evil?
With that being said, I would like to state this. For the last ten years the number one percentage of murderers and serial killers come from one profession: The medical profession, specifically doctors. No I am not talking about medical malpractice. There are two categories I am talking about. Doctors who are so sick that they kill people while in their office or hospital overdosing them and using other means for their own pleasure to murder. Also, in the category of murdering people outside of the office or hospital.
When talking with the officer who is a foolish man at best, and obviously had no idea who he was talking to, as his words were child-like, as even though I am very ill I still have never allowed myself to be bullied or intimidated. This has never come through my sheer size and strength, especially when I was healthy, but through the gift of articulation throughout my words; which sometimes are followed by action. In this situation I have found that people use bullying to validate their importance. As something is missing in their life. So they try to intimidate to make up for their unhappiness. Their loneliness. And the empty feeling that comes from having no morality or faith in anyone or anything, especially themselves. I had told this so called officer of the law that the doctor and his employees had left several derogatory messages to me via phone/letters (which by the way makes their actions a federal offense), and as I had offered him proof, wanted nothing to do with it, as this was outside of his jurisdiction. Yes, a contradiction within itself, asked me why would a doctor's office would do something like this or leave something like this. My reply was as opposed to what or whom? As I continued to state, just because they work in the medical field does not mean they are infallible and do not live in the same moral ambiguity as the rest of the world. And because they take an oath, as the first statement in the Hippocratic oath is thou shalt not harm, when they do this, it is far more serious because of the oath than someone who is outside of the medical profession.
As far as this lowly would be officer, who is living his life passive aggressively, which does not go over on someone like me, he also had to take an oath. And the first statement in his oath is to serve and protect. Yet, I ask you whom is he serving and protecting?
We in life, do not get to choose who is more important, rather whose life is more important than anothers'. Most of us go through life judging. And many years ago I learned something. An epiphany or revelation I suppose. We may have our opinion, but we must not place judgment. Our opinion must be formed by gathering enough information, which usually comes through time and education, along with instinct and discernment, before we should come to a conclusion.
There's an old statement that is never used anymore. People used to say simply before making a decision, so that it was not rash, to sleep on it. No matter how much we know somebody, we will never be able to completely understand them, as the way they understand themselves. Though we sure like to think otherwise and believe we know what is best for others. You may be fifty years old, and even your parents do this very thing. But by doing so, people spend more time focusing on others and less on themselves. They are contradicting themselves within their own words and actions. But life is about responsibility. We must hold ourselves in contempt, and take responsibility for our own actions. Actions have always spoken louder than words.
Somehow we have gotten to the point in life that if we wrong someone so badly and back them in a corner, that when they defend themselves, we consider them to be wrong. We all live with instincts. It is called discernment. We all know the difference between right and wrong. What I have seen in my life is that people have chosen to decide what is right and wrong based upon what is right and wrong for them and them alone.
We have the right to live our life accordingly. But if our life choices negatively effect the lives of others, personally or from afar, to where their life could be altered so dramatically where they can lose their life, when will people find the humility to know that what they are doing is wrong? To change their ways and make it right?
Frankly, I have put how I feel about these types of incidences in a kind manner. I have learned that ranting, while having anger within your heart, not only accomplishes nothing, but turns people against you.
Though we all do it. We must all walk softly on each other's hearts. If we don't do so, people like this doctor, this office, hence employees, and this officer, cause human beings to approach life with this attitude. But we must not be easily offended, as each person's definition of offensiveness is left up to their own mind. So we must learn enough about another person, as I just stated, to walk softly on their heart, but never walk around it. The attitude of hatred and contempt, having no love, no responsibility for what they are doing. Having none of this for any man. Though we are not a result of our circumstance, we make this choice on our own, of our own accord.
So in ending, I put it simply: When we are in a profession to help others, the people in need, no matter what they do, no matter what you think of them, even if they have destroyed their own health, it is the helpers' responsibility to help fix and treat the problems with their health. It is our responsibility as human beings to support those in need as I guarantee you this, there is not a person on this earth that lives their life in sickness unrighteously. Sickness may change people in many ways. In many negative ways. Real sickness, untreated, suffering to the point of torture. I have found, with myself, that hatred is one of these emotions that comes with being mistreated. But hatred is a powerful emotion. It drives a person to survive. But hatred must not lie in our heart. What must be in our heart and never contain for ourself is love. But if we know that an action is in the category of evil, does it come down to hating the action? Yet still loving the person. I do not believe that we can love evil. Love is a gift to be given and accepted. A person who lives their life doing evil should not be given this gift because it would never be accepted, and obviously would never be given back. So as I am slightly remiss in stating this, and I know there are few who can understand it or relate; if I am to find purpose in how I've been wronged, I must do what every man does when they have an understanding about something that no one else could. This is how we destroy hatred, anger, vindictiveness, and everything that is entailed in the destruction and unappreciation of human life.
So whether you live your life righteously or not, we must still strive for righteousness in our actions and words as we expect this from others. We must appreciate the people who are there for us in our personal lives, but as multimedia has consumed this world, we must appreciate those in this aspect of our life, the friends that we acquire through sites like this one. We must share the burden.
Words can change the world. I have found that the negativity within words need no action to destroy the world. But words with Positivity MUST need action to better the world. And in the case of what is happening to me and others, the one thing we must give is our time. It is the most precious thing we have for we can never get it back. But when we give it, our moment of help can allow a person to live.
So I refer to a statement that I have spoken of repeatedly: Without selfishness, there is no need to be selfish, for we will always be getting what we need. And I add this: Without humility, we will never serve the gift of responsibility. And without responsibility, no man will attain the gift of humility. For that's what it is. But with all gifts, it is a choice to accept it. As the gift of responsibility can only be handled with the humble hands of the responsible. Take Care and God Bless.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Post Script: I am so fucking profound. So I leave you with this, sensibility is derived from a sense of humor. Not a sense of doom-er.(I mean doom) For those who do not know me, I threw out the Fbomb for a purpose. A word that can be used for destruction to cause pain. A noun. A verb. An adjective. Or I can use it as I have now to emphasize a point. Of course, a humorous example of arrogance not humility. Are you in fear of your life now? Point made. I believe enough said. Buhbye.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Funny Food For Thought 56
I find it curious when I turn on the Oldies station and I hear the song Toxic from Britney Spears. What a golden oldie. Song's not bad either.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Funny Food For Thought 55
Someone please help. No I'm not referring to my health, I am referring to my cable provider. I would really like someone to respond. I have come up with only two explanations to what I am about to tell you. One, we are so in tune with each other that what I'm about to tell you, well this could be one of the options. Or Two, Which is more likely, my cable provider has bugged my house. So now getting to why, rather what this is all about. Every time I will mention a movie, within a minute to a day that movie appears on my television screen. Now yes, you could say Joshua, think about it, there are a multitude of channels, so the probability of a movie showing up that you just spoke of could happen, well I say bullshit. Yes, if it happens once, twice, coincidence. If it happens fifty times, we are all in tune with each other. But if it happens every time, they're bugging my house. But apparently I have delusions of grandeur that the cable company would put on a movie that I have not seen in a while just because I mentioned it. Wow this has went on a lot longer, I suppose this would be called a few meals for thought. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but think about this jewel of brilliance. Is it a conspiracy if it's true?
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Funny-Food For Thought 54
Everybody is so easily offended. I have found as of recent, even inanimate objects are. As I was watching the movie The Internship, which by the way is a great movie for how we should come together and have a little fun, yeah yeah, I turned away for a moment to talk with my wife. The pixelation on my television went all screwy and haywire. As I'm turning back and forth, clarity, messed up pixelation, clarity, messed up pixelation. WHATEVER. Needy bitch. Like OMG!
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Post Script: a brilliant mind at work.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Post Script: a brilliant mind at work.
Funny-Food For Thought~ 53
What's good for the goose is good for the gander. WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN???
Actually, I know what it means. Many times we understand the meaning without knowing the actual definition. But if we have to look up the definition, doesn't the meaning get lost?
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Actually, I know what it means. Many times we understand the meaning without knowing the actual definition. But if we have to look up the definition, doesn't the meaning get lost?
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Funny Food For Thought 52~Who the Heck is Joshua and Who the Heck does he think he is?
As many people read my blog, through many different emotions, I have a great understanding of human nature. I have had much time to learn about it. Some people are inspired. Some are offended. Some laugh. Some cry. Some it may cause to love. Others it may cause to hate. But I know, very well, that people sit there and say, Who IS this guy? I don't know him. Who does he think he is?? The all knowing all mighty Joshua? My reply to that is yes I am. My cape is on the way. No actually, in all seriousness, I'm a man. And no matter what emotion you feel, you are still reading this page. That is the point of this page. Whatever you think about it, whatever you feel, the cause is to make you think, the effect is to make you feel. You will go through a myriad of emotions from one event that happened in your day. The larger the quest, the more the emotions. But eventually you will find your way. For it is a process that must not be ignored, but embraced. I did not say I am just a man, I am a just man. I suppose the reason I am stating this is more than just the obvious, that some of you reading this were actually thinking this. But my point is, to look through that emotion. To get to the point before a bad thought even enters your mind, it passes straight through. How can that be done? Well that is for you to find out, but I promise you it can be. Each man has a quest, and obviously I am talking about women as well. It is just the way I speak. What I have to say is very important, but understand that what you have to say is just as important because our words stem from the spirit, but our actions are a choice/ decision that correlates from our thoughts, through our words, into the divine interaction. So to answer the question who does this guy think he is? I don't think anything, I just know, and when you know that about yourself, you will never ask that question of anyone again.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Funny Food For Thought 51
I've always wondered who they are. For example they say inventions always reflect their inventors. Apparently when they say it, you have finally made it. One last note, no one ever says I would like to thank they for this award. They is us. Take your voice back.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 50
When you influence through positivity, it's the one time your reach should exceed your grasp.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 49
The people you hurt may never forget. The people you help may never forget. How do you want to be remembered?
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 48
Sometimes the truth may hurt, but a lie is Always damaging.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 47
It takes less strength to hold someone up, than it does to pull them down.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 46
Many think that the more time they give to others, the less time they'll have for themselves. But the more time you give to others, the more time you'll have because they will give back. The more you give to someone who needs, the less they need and the more they can give to someone else. The end result is when you are selfless, there is no need to be selfish. If you look at it simply from your heart, if you are giving you are never needing for no one should ever have their basic human needs not met. That is the world we want to live in, and that is the world that we are going to live in. You can either wait for the world to change or change it. (There are two songs we will post. Waiting for the World to Change and Change the World. Which song do you subscribe to?)
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
The Wrong Way to Think
The Right Way To Live
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
The Wrong Way to Think
The Right Way To Live
Support through Acceptance Without Exception
When I think about life, I many times use analogies, metaphors and parables. Sometimes it is very hard for people to get beyond their own thoughts, so they simply can open up their ears, which stems from the heart. So that they may listen and feel. Many people reach success. In today's world, it has become a necessity to be recognized. As fame has been overshadowed by infamy. We all want to be recognized, in fact we need it. And biblically speaking it is a part of life as God said to Abraham, for you will be famous amongst all the nations, knowing that this is of human nature. Often I think how people get lost in the shuffle. As we have forgotten the smallest gestures that have helped us succeed.
When I think about this, it immediately takes me to the game of chess. Though just a game, what an incredible metaphor for life. Starting from the pawns, to the king. Yet, one piece must always start, and in life, one person must always start the process. No move can be made without another move to deflect and/or protect. As people are willing to sacrifice in the smallest to largest ways. But in the opposition of chess where the goal is to win the game, counting on each and every piece to achieve success; in life the goal is not only to beat your opponent, but many times to use every person you can to do so. In chess, we simply pick the pieces back up and start over. As it is known that without every piece on the board, ultimately there is no possibility of success. Yet, we pass this over hour by hour, day by day, year by year. As we look down upon people.
I always wonder what pain others are feeling and what brings joy to their life. Going through a life full of illness and torture. I have truly reached deep inside for a greater understanding. As we are involved with ourself, we forget about others and then we pass judgment. An example of this: if a man is trying to make a meeting, a career opportunity that will change his life, his family's life, on the way to receive an advancement, a promotion in his life, he stops at a gas station. The gas attendant pumps his gas, helps him to get to his opportunity faster, yet that man or woman is overlooked and never appreciated for the hard work they put in. This man has a small wage, yet could be providing for a family, struggling to succeed and reach their dreams and goals. Yet no credit is given to them because they are simply doing their job. And most of the time we look down upon these people. Yet this person that is helping you could be the next Martin Luther King Jr. or Albert Einstein or could end up being your best friend and supporter. Yet, how different it is and how the blame is twisted if your dreams and goals are not met because of your own irresponsibility. Please stay with me here.
If the night before your tank runs on empty, causing you to rush the next morning. As you pull into the gas station, you are not greeted. You pump your own gas, you tried to pay with your credit card, it doesn't work. You go into the gas station itself to pay and there is a long line. you expect mountains to be moved because of your irresponsibility. And as your opportunity passes, there are only two things that happen. You blame those people or you pity yourself.Taking responsibility, accepting responsibility. You must do so for yourself, but also for others. Some people wake up with such extreme struggles and torment. We judge them for we feel that it is impossible for this to be happening without them causing it for themselves, so we assume the worst. Oh! The rose colored glasses that we see ourselves through. We give no one the benefit of the doubt, and we bare false witness. Most people who live their life in health go through struggles of their own. Everyday, the importance of one individual outweighs the importance of the other and this happens billions of times every day. It is very easy to look within yourself and give others the credit that you'd do so for you. But we choose to drown in our own bottomless pit. Most people spend their life wading. Yet, someone has already built a bridge for you, not to have to push through the water and muck with all the weight that is slowing you down. Many times we take the bridge, but as we walk across it, we often burn it so that no one else can come across. Every second of every day, it is the opportunity to set the perfect example for someone else. But to do so, we must be a positive example for ourself. We must support everyone. In my years on this earth, I have seen people come together for many different reasons. Yet, somehow they all end in tragedy for the need to be a part of something, whether good or bad, will be accepted and taken advantage of. For in these instances, the cause seems to have no effect.
As I have layed in the hospital many a times, faced with death, but worse than that was mistreated and left for dead in horrible suffering. I can not even remember the number of times I have been asked by a doctor, what would you like me to do, as my reply was simple. Please help. Please make me well. Through years of people hurting me, years of suffering, what no man should have to endure, I have built up a strength. Yet, that strength, no man should have. If I were healthy, that strength would be worth something. It could be applied. As I have never been weak in my life, I have found that the stronger that I become, the less people want to help. Again, I will use analogies to explain as I have done so for my family and for doctors. Less than 50 years ago, people were enduring incredible sufferings. Finding strength to survive, yet the help was there. A hundred years ago a man could suffer a gunshot wound to his leg. As part of my schooling, when I became a doctor (and though it has been years since I practiced) we had to learn the history of medicine. Which by the way is derived and structured from Christianity. Continuing, men would be bludgeoned over the head with a hammer or have to drink whiskey as their leg would be sawn off. It was expected for men to be tough. Some of them died. Some of them healed. Getting up everyday, working and helping, providing, supporting. Til their body gave out yet suffering the whole time. Dying at the age of 35.
A person's strength now seems to be a sign of a lie. It is impossible, in the eyes of man, to believe that somebody could be dealing with something so horrific, but pick themselves up everyday and just do. I have seen people go into a hospital crying, screaming, which is a normal reaction to pain. Coming down to something as simple as indigestion. Yet, there comes a time in a man's life to be capable of enduring torture.They suck it up. They adapt. And as my body is riddled with cancer and every other disease possible, I many times am told that I am too large of a man, too well built, and too strong. As I was told once that I can not be that sick because I was crossing my feet. As I was recently in the hospital, my white cell count was 250,000, my red cell count was 2. I should not be alive. But yet, here I am. Though doctors refuse to do surgery, because of liability based upon the fact that I will in most likelihood die. Somehow the common sense and logic that I am a walking, talking miracle surpasses their common sense. Their humanity and the oath that they have taken. It is not normal. As I receive no peace. But yet my heart remains the same. As there are so many things I want to do. but I cant. But what I can do, I do not try I just do. I just take the action of doing. And with that I have a hard time keeping up. I have lost many of my gifts, and I do not know if they can be fixed. I look at the people along the way in my life, The people that are supposed to be the closest to me and I have had little or no support. Yet, people that I have not physically met, some through social media have supported me more in one day than my family has done in their entire life. Is it out of sight out of mind? Or is it that the people that do care and support do so because they love. And they love without consequence. It is just who they are. I surely did not have to go through these sufferings to be this way. We are all born with the same heart and the same spirit. I believe there is a point in every person's life where they truly are in need. And how easily that is passed over when the problem/problems become so great.that their life is turned into worthlessness.
People are worthy. When they are in need and want the help, please do not deem yourself worthy of helping, for it is easy to come to the rescue, please do not throw people away. Many people state that they will die for someone, but will you live for someone? When we are in great need, we often turn our back on those who need. When they are not and we come back into their lives, we are leaving those people with a feeling of worthlessness. Whether people support me or not, I still support them. People have hurt me along the way. Yes I am not infallible, it angers me that they keep living their life in blessings without realizing what they have done as most continue on hurting me and of course, others.. But I understand that those that do the hurting are miserable, but I do not want this for them. As I suffer, I seek out joy, and I want those people to find the same. Not for me, but for themselves. Happiness comes and goes, it is fleeting. Joy is derived fro love and it sustain indefinitely, infinitely. It can not be taken away, it can not be lost and it will never have to be searched for again. But I must add that we shall always long for it. So when I state that I search for joy daily, it is not that i and searching for the the feeling of joy as it is constant, it is for the fact that I do not take it for granted and just like any virtue and everything in life, it can become greater and better. Searching for that one day that you are so filled with joy and love, there s no room for anything else. When I look at doctors, when I think about marriage. You take an oath, a vow. You have given your word. We must take care of each other, love each other, I promise you this; if you hold out your hand in support, the person that latches on will never let go and you will have their support for the rest of your days. And through a chain of events, as we all have heard the term 6 degrees of separation, that does truly exist. Yes, we have used the term pay it forward. I do like that term, but it is slightly contradicting in itself. Meaning don't wait for someone to do good for you for you to do good for someone else. From the smallest to the largest gesture of love, the person you give it to will always remember. Your life has no meaning or purpose without God, without Christ, without the Holy Spirit and you have no discernment. And it will have none without others. As much as we would like to fool ourselves to believing that we don't need anyone, we are degrading ourselves and others in that thought. I wonder what life would be like if you were the only person on this planet. What it would feel like to have no one. No one to talk to. No one to listen to. No one to touch. No one to laugh with. No one to care. And no one to love.
As I have lived my life seeing people make excuses for their behavior, going down to my own experiences, the two questions that I come up with to ask myself and others are simply this: Why and How? If you know the answer to these questions then you have done right by your own life and others, and in my last example. If you are to win a million dollars, no one asks why or how, why did I get this, how? Why did I deserve this? But if your neighbor does how you will quickly say why and how? Why do they deserve this? Why not me? But it must start with you. For what you want for others must come from what you want for yourself. And if you want greatness for yourself, you surely should want it for others. If you live your life in pity, crave, want that, then obviously, you can truly not want a healthy successful life for others. So let's stand up, walk tall. Unite! Support each other! Take Care of Each Other! Do Not take for granted what your savior has said. As Jesus Christ spoke, very clearly, you ARE your brother's keeper, and there is no exception.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
When I think about this, it immediately takes me to the game of chess. Though just a game, what an incredible metaphor for life. Starting from the pawns, to the king. Yet, one piece must always start, and in life, one person must always start the process. No move can be made without another move to deflect and/or protect. As people are willing to sacrifice in the smallest to largest ways. But in the opposition of chess where the goal is to win the game, counting on each and every piece to achieve success; in life the goal is not only to beat your opponent, but many times to use every person you can to do so. In chess, we simply pick the pieces back up and start over. As it is known that without every piece on the board, ultimately there is no possibility of success. Yet, we pass this over hour by hour, day by day, year by year. As we look down upon people.
I always wonder what pain others are feeling and what brings joy to their life. Going through a life full of illness and torture. I have truly reached deep inside for a greater understanding. As we are involved with ourself, we forget about others and then we pass judgment. An example of this: if a man is trying to make a meeting, a career opportunity that will change his life, his family's life, on the way to receive an advancement, a promotion in his life, he stops at a gas station. The gas attendant pumps his gas, helps him to get to his opportunity faster, yet that man or woman is overlooked and never appreciated for the hard work they put in. This man has a small wage, yet could be providing for a family, struggling to succeed and reach their dreams and goals. Yet no credit is given to them because they are simply doing their job. And most of the time we look down upon these people. Yet this person that is helping you could be the next Martin Luther King Jr. or Albert Einstein or could end up being your best friend and supporter. Yet, how different it is and how the blame is twisted if your dreams and goals are not met because of your own irresponsibility. Please stay with me here.
If the night before your tank runs on empty, causing you to rush the next morning. As you pull into the gas station, you are not greeted. You pump your own gas, you tried to pay with your credit card, it doesn't work. You go into the gas station itself to pay and there is a long line. you expect mountains to be moved because of your irresponsibility. And as your opportunity passes, there are only two things that happen. You blame those people or you pity yourself.Taking responsibility, accepting responsibility. You must do so for yourself, but also for others. Some people wake up with such extreme struggles and torment. We judge them for we feel that it is impossible for this to be happening without them causing it for themselves, so we assume the worst. Oh! The rose colored glasses that we see ourselves through. We give no one the benefit of the doubt, and we bare false witness. Most people who live their life in health go through struggles of their own. Everyday, the importance of one individual outweighs the importance of the other and this happens billions of times every day. It is very easy to look within yourself and give others the credit that you'd do so for you. But we choose to drown in our own bottomless pit. Most people spend their life wading. Yet, someone has already built a bridge for you, not to have to push through the water and muck with all the weight that is slowing you down. Many times we take the bridge, but as we walk across it, we often burn it so that no one else can come across. Every second of every day, it is the opportunity to set the perfect example for someone else. But to do so, we must be a positive example for ourself. We must support everyone. In my years on this earth, I have seen people come together for many different reasons. Yet, somehow they all end in tragedy for the need to be a part of something, whether good or bad, will be accepted and taken advantage of. For in these instances, the cause seems to have no effect.
As I have layed in the hospital many a times, faced with death, but worse than that was mistreated and left for dead in horrible suffering. I can not even remember the number of times I have been asked by a doctor, what would you like me to do, as my reply was simple. Please help. Please make me well. Through years of people hurting me, years of suffering, what no man should have to endure, I have built up a strength. Yet, that strength, no man should have. If I were healthy, that strength would be worth something. It could be applied. As I have never been weak in my life, I have found that the stronger that I become, the less people want to help. Again, I will use analogies to explain as I have done so for my family and for doctors. Less than 50 years ago, people were enduring incredible sufferings. Finding strength to survive, yet the help was there. A hundred years ago a man could suffer a gunshot wound to his leg. As part of my schooling, when I became a doctor (and though it has been years since I practiced) we had to learn the history of medicine. Which by the way is derived and structured from Christianity. Continuing, men would be bludgeoned over the head with a hammer or have to drink whiskey as their leg would be sawn off. It was expected for men to be tough. Some of them died. Some of them healed. Getting up everyday, working and helping, providing, supporting. Til their body gave out yet suffering the whole time. Dying at the age of 35.
A person's strength now seems to be a sign of a lie. It is impossible, in the eyes of man, to believe that somebody could be dealing with something so horrific, but pick themselves up everyday and just do. I have seen people go into a hospital crying, screaming, which is a normal reaction to pain. Coming down to something as simple as indigestion. Yet, there comes a time in a man's life to be capable of enduring torture.They suck it up. They adapt. And as my body is riddled with cancer and every other disease possible, I many times am told that I am too large of a man, too well built, and too strong. As I was told once that I can not be that sick because I was crossing my feet. As I was recently in the hospital, my white cell count was 250,000, my red cell count was 2. I should not be alive. But yet, here I am. Though doctors refuse to do surgery, because of liability based upon the fact that I will in most likelihood die. Somehow the common sense and logic that I am a walking, talking miracle surpasses their common sense. Their humanity and the oath that they have taken. It is not normal. As I receive no peace. But yet my heart remains the same. As there are so many things I want to do. but I cant. But what I can do, I do not try I just do. I just take the action of doing. And with that I have a hard time keeping up. I have lost many of my gifts, and I do not know if they can be fixed. I look at the people along the way in my life, The people that are supposed to be the closest to me and I have had little or no support. Yet, people that I have not physically met, some through social media have supported me more in one day than my family has done in their entire life. Is it out of sight out of mind? Or is it that the people that do care and support do so because they love. And they love without consequence. It is just who they are. I surely did not have to go through these sufferings to be this way. We are all born with the same heart and the same spirit. I believe there is a point in every person's life where they truly are in need. And how easily that is passed over when the problem/problems become so great.that their life is turned into worthlessness.
People are worthy. When they are in need and want the help, please do not deem yourself worthy of helping, for it is easy to come to the rescue, please do not throw people away. Many people state that they will die for someone, but will you live for someone? When we are in great need, we often turn our back on those who need. When they are not and we come back into their lives, we are leaving those people with a feeling of worthlessness. Whether people support me or not, I still support them. People have hurt me along the way. Yes I am not infallible, it angers me that they keep living their life in blessings without realizing what they have done as most continue on hurting me and of course, others.. But I understand that those that do the hurting are miserable, but I do not want this for them. As I suffer, I seek out joy, and I want those people to find the same. Not for me, but for themselves. Happiness comes and goes, it is fleeting. Joy is derived fro love and it sustain indefinitely, infinitely. It can not be taken away, it can not be lost and it will never have to be searched for again. But I must add that we shall always long for it. So when I state that I search for joy daily, it is not that i and searching for the the feeling of joy as it is constant, it is for the fact that I do not take it for granted and just like any virtue and everything in life, it can become greater and better. Searching for that one day that you are so filled with joy and love, there s no room for anything else. When I look at doctors, when I think about marriage. You take an oath, a vow. You have given your word. We must take care of each other, love each other, I promise you this; if you hold out your hand in support, the person that latches on will never let go and you will have their support for the rest of your days. And through a chain of events, as we all have heard the term 6 degrees of separation, that does truly exist. Yes, we have used the term pay it forward. I do like that term, but it is slightly contradicting in itself. Meaning don't wait for someone to do good for you for you to do good for someone else. From the smallest to the largest gesture of love, the person you give it to will always remember. Your life has no meaning or purpose without God, without Christ, without the Holy Spirit and you have no discernment. And it will have none without others. As much as we would like to fool ourselves to believing that we don't need anyone, we are degrading ourselves and others in that thought. I wonder what life would be like if you were the only person on this planet. What it would feel like to have no one. No one to talk to. No one to listen to. No one to touch. No one to laugh with. No one to care. And no one to love.
As I have lived my life seeing people make excuses for their behavior, going down to my own experiences, the two questions that I come up with to ask myself and others are simply this: Why and How? If you know the answer to these questions then you have done right by your own life and others, and in my last example. If you are to win a million dollars, no one asks why or how, why did I get this, how? Why did I deserve this? But if your neighbor does how you will quickly say why and how? Why do they deserve this? Why not me? But it must start with you. For what you want for others must come from what you want for yourself. And if you want greatness for yourself, you surely should want it for others. If you live your life in pity, crave, want that, then obviously, you can truly not want a healthy successful life for others. So let's stand up, walk tall. Unite! Support each other! Take Care of Each Other! Do Not take for granted what your savior has said. As Jesus Christ spoke, very clearly, you ARE your brother's keeper, and there is no exception.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 45
When you hurt someone and do it again, is it a mistake or is it a decision? It's always a choice.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Food For Thought 44
Your growth as a person is derived from learning from the mistakes that you have made. Remember, a giant leap usually takes two steps backwards.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Monday, March 9, 2015
Food For Thought 43
Love is an inspiration within itself. You can only inspire love through love.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Food For Thought- 42 Balance
There can be no up without down, front without back, left without right, hatred without love, good without bad. For we would have no understanding of any of these without the opposition. Bringing us to the greatest of understandings. Without doubt, faith could not exist.
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
~Joshua Jet Vaughan~
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