OUT & ABOUT: DAY TWELVE WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?

This is a question I ask people when we first meet. It allows me to connect to them in a deep and cultural way. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE TOMORROW TO A PLACE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DISCOVERED, WHERE WOULD YOU EXPLORE AND WHY? The answer shows me passion, curiosity, creativity, desire, interest, and the ability to seek beyond the eye can see. The reason why allows me to understand the depth of that person's soul. For example, many people have told me, "I want to to go to Italy since I love Italian food," an answer that is flat one dimensional/sensational and lacks passionate drive, but when someone told me, "I want to go into the desert of the Middle East to Petrus, Jordan since it is ancient and full of amazing unknown history" NOW that grabs my attention since that is someone who takes risk, desires knowledge, and is an energy that inspires me to know more about them and encourage them to get there. Remember the world has unlimited opportunities for all of us to endure/pursue. The Earth has vast lands, rivers, seas, forest and jungles for us humans to explore and interact with all the inhabitants. There is a place for all of us for all the right loving reasons. Everyone possesses their own unique path, but we shouldn't deprive one another of sharing those paths with each other. Just last night I was traveling through downtown on the bus with a homeless man from Boston, Massachusetts swapping traveling stories. He had seen the United States through the big open windows of a Greyhound bus and kept saying over and over again.."Keep Doing, Keep Traveling, since there is no one else out there like YOU...Have to keep moving." It is an amazing thought and gesture with a little re-assurance that what I am doing does bring out the best in ME, it allows me to share, inspire and bring joy to someone else's heart. Even if its inside a METRO bus. Remember that we are all hungry, or at least I sure am, for learning something new that grabs our interests, or sparks ideas, but we can not bring more into our lives from the outside until we break down/face our fears. Our fear of commitment, getting hurt, feeling guilty, being let down, taking things personally, failure, unknown, and many more. Life is so grand and rewarding if you believe in your own message/beliefs/aspirations, and create a plan to take the proper strong focused action to bring all that you desire to Light. I have spent many a years dreaming, visioning, talking, writing things, but WITH NO FOLLOW THROUGH ACTION. That MUST and WILL stop NOW..or else? Or else I am not leading the life that I was put on this Earth to create. A life of true abundance, a life of celebration, a life of open heart free loving, a life bringing out the best in others, a life that makes a difference, a life of the arts, a life where my passions can be explored by all that desire to KNOW and ALL that want to improve and develop a growing path. But it takes patience, reasoning, understanding, listening, and striving towards a Light I believe is right for me and all that surrounds my world. So when I speak of all the travels I have been on, a glowing matter builds inside of me as I want to travel more and more and some more, but I have to take a step back and realize my reasons for my trips. School, Work and Play I always respond, but honestly sometimes I would travel to run from responsibility, pass time within another year and just go to a new land and have this great plan to write, but I would fall into a living environment similar to the one I am currently in fixated on the TV, exercise, eating, and just being RVB. No more, my passions will continue, but I HAVE to put forth some fierce action of responsibility and accomplishment when I go out beyond the eye can see. I have to take a vision of creating this film, with intentions in mind, and discover my true self. I am so so overdue of building a life for myself. I have to put an end to this OUT & ABOUT attitude and live up to my dad's CONQUERING HERO son. Not for anyone else, but for the sake of me. It was just an example of where I want to lead myself. Out of the lally-gagging world of talk talk talk, into a universe of immense dedication and positive results. Another great day under the sun. Always grateful and thankful for this body and mind of mine. - RVB