This doesn't take away from any of the love and support I have received from anybody else. In general, I am facing many tough obstacles, so, yes, this does give me quite the needed boost. Right now as I type this, I am teary eyed and listening to Sade. lol Typical me.
I don't want to type too much about myself before I ruin the moment...however, I want to say that relationships are what keep your soul alive. Whether it be with yourself, religion, friends, lovers or whoever makes you happy, make it a point to let them know how important they are to you. Its powerful stuff.
Gratitude is a gift that you should give to the people who sustain you.
Rob Herring, we really have grown a lot and have watched each other become men. No words in this post can contain the love and appreciation that I have for you. You have been my cheerleader at every corner, milestone, low, and high since we have met. I have never ever had to ask you for anything..it has always been automatic.
thank you for your friendship.
This is the post that Rob wrote for me:
"Much can be said for the way today's communicative mediums have eroded the interpersonal engagement - but about a decade ago that's how I met one of my closest friends. I guess something can be said for fate as well - but through the course of years we have managed to work & maintenance quite the friendship. New aged city mouse &
Recently I watched Mikey brave through one of the toughest periods I have seen him endure to date - & then I watched the inevitable bounce back, phoenix from ashes, Britney Spears "Stronger" & shit. Now I see Mikey settling into his routine & being reminded again - of how much more he wants from this life, from it's passions, & from its wealth of teachings & opportunities. It was a message I wanted to offer to my friend, as a friend - especially now in this season where it can be received & in effort to prepare him for his next obstacle. Someone imparted this to me recently & I thought to pass it on, because as complicated & layered as we are, this antidote was from a simple perspective endowed by wisdom which can only be garnered through trial, error, age & or experience. I was at my job one day, fatigued with the routine, unsettled by the direction of my life as of late & frustrated trying to snatch back the reigns - It was there lamenting & discussing this stalemate dilemma with a colleague, that's well over twice my senior, that I was given this a caveat that she received from her life coach - "...my dear, this is just a lily pad for you." She fleshed out for me this theory of transition & she started with telling me that I was preparing to take my next leap - & when you leap, you need somewhere to land until the next leap - another lily pad.
Each stage in life is this transitional building block that gives you some haven, or teaching point - to better equip you for the next stage. Depending on your growth in this life there can be tons of these transitional periods - but no matter how good or bad, they are always - temporary. So back to Mikey, even now coming into everything with the new job & the website (www.streetwalkersnyc.com) *shameless plug* there's still this hunt for more. We have even discussed this, its like there's this invisible hour glass somewhere guarded by ninjas hyped up on meth, & where racing against time, running over glass in stripper heels. Even still, even this season - yea the one we're currently in where we are waiting to breakthrough to doing whatever it is we love - yea, its just another lily pad as well. So let's take some time, slow down, learn what were suppose to be learning & build for the next leap so that we when land its somewhere worth building.
Ten years strong - love you Mikey."
you can also see the original post on his site: http://royalrhetoric.blogspot.com/2010/10/life-lillies-for-michael-rivera.html
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