My Blue Suede Shoes

Good morning.  I am in Memphis today.  I am at the home of my baby sister, Cynthia, and her husband, Herbert.  On Saturday morning my wife, Eddrenna, David and Eddrenna's mother, Ms. Dorothy, hopped in the SUV and rolled on over to this fair city.  We always enjoy our visits here. Not only is the hospitality of our hosts always above measure, but there is so much history here.  Today we will visit the Lorraine Motel; the infamous site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. met his end.  I anticipate the visit there to be solemn, yet impacting, to me emotionally.  Graceland, the home of Elvis Presly, is also on our tour; along with the legendary Beale Street and perhaps lunch or dinner at the restaurant of B.B. King.  Lucille!  
I have the feeling that my life is beginning to move into a fast paced episode.  Again, I have the unction that something awesome and fantastic is about to occur and I must be prepared to meet it so that I may rightfully react towards it.  I thought about so many of my friends last night.  It has been a whirlwind of a week for some, others have been concerned as to whether they are on the right path because of the unhurried pace of their lives.  I would only advise that you take advantage of your down time and rest during these periods.  Read a good thought provoking book; the type that makes your seek to aspire to a higher calling.  To those who have been exceptionally stressed, busy, and pre-occupied; know that this, too, shall pass and that each and every trial only comes to strengthen you and to add maturity to your spiritual side.  You are special, but you are not exclusive.  You have not encountered anything new under the sun.  If you look you will find a plethora of examples that have occurred before your situation; and also a means to make it through.  The fact that you are still here is a sure sign that there is still much for you to do; still many mountains to climb, gifts to give, hope to pass on to others, and dreams to be realized.  What you choose to do with your new lease on life is totally up to you.  I encourage you to imagine larger. believe for more, banish your timidity, and step out into areas that you, and others watching you, never thought you would go.  Sure, we shall all live again, but we only live this life once.  Don't waste it and don't blow it.  
Have a great day.  I love you all.
Dennis