Note to self..

If I can just get my organizational skills to match my ambition, I would be unstoppable!

I am whoever I want to be.

Full Plate

The ball with LEA is finally rolling and fast.

Today I had a meeting at the congresswoman's office to discuss a community forum, Veteran's Rights: Panel on Don't Ask Don't Tell. Gotta get some work done on that.

Finally set up Thursday's as my shadow day at Zonal, the methadone clinic.

The tobacco program is launching fairly nicely, just need to work out this referral system and fine tune the internal working of the system.

Trying to put the movement back into civil rights teaching...waiting for the book to come so I can start my project.

Fund raising is a bitch.

Time management works.

Having incredibly deep discussions with people this week has made me realize how many people rely on me as a motivator and as an inspiration.

Love for yourself
the ability to inspire oneself
to realize the power we all are capable of
self worth
brings shivers down my spine

Iam on Fire

FIRE.

The Richest Man

I refuse to be a victim of my own condition. I tackle my problems as they come with the end in mind, knowing that they will be overcome. I look forward to the people in my life who I know, as well as to those I have yet to meet, to aid me in achieving interdependence, because I recognize not all battles can be fought alone. I learn from the past to avoid making the same mistakes twice. I read to learn from mistakes which are not my own, and to learn of real and imaginary people who live in worlds beyond my own. I talk with others to empathize with humanity. No excuses for the things I can't change while understanding that some things cannot be changed and that's OK too.

I am the richest man alive.

Angel Chavez

I feel like I'm chasing my own tail here. I've had to laugh at the things life has been throwing at me recently because it's the only way I can cope. My patience for normalcy is being tested and I'm being as proactive as I possibly can be. I can't wait for things to settle down.

Today Maria, Joaquin, and I finished our Cesar Chavez service project and it was a huge success. We went to an elementary school by South Gate, the neighborHOOD by Compton. At the school, we taught the students about farm work and planting. They had the opportunity to plant a few seeds themselves, and we educated them on Cesar Chavez and his struggle for farmers rights by reading to them. One of the books we read from was an illustrated picture book which made Cesar Chavez's biography sound like a story of legends. I began to think of my own story. If someone was to write one about my life up until this point, what would my heroic tale say? How has my past shaped my life purpose? What is my goal? What is my journey?

For me to know, and you to find out.

Big things poppin'

What an amazing week. I'm glad that the March horoscope my roommate read for me was accurate. Spending time with a really close friend made stress at work and the general life stress bearable. I'm so incredibly appreciative that she was with me. It was the first time someone from back home on the east coast came to visit me and it led me to realize the extent of the differences of life in LA compared to NYC. Once she left, I was struck harder with the urge to just leave to NYC right now. At the same time I thought about how established I am here in LA. A great social foundation, an extensive list of business partners, amazing amounts of growth in learning about the world and about myself, and suddenly it made me appreciate how good LA has been to me, and how good I've be in LA.

I'm doing big things, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. No matter where.

Chavez and Tats

“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the person who is not afraid anymore. We have looked into the future and the future is ours.” César E. Chávez