The Journey of a Thousand Miles...

     The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with 1 step.  For most, this step is a step taken out of desperation.  The need for "something" bigger than themselves.  My first step was taken back in 2005.  I had a few occurrences in my life that put me in places that I thought I'd never end up.  I didn't have anywhere to go.  I was out of options.  It just so happened that a good friend of mine turned out to be a preacher at a baptist church.  I know I know, you're asking yourself right now, "isn't this guy a Taoist"?  Yes I am but I'll go into that a little later.  I'm back home in Indiana and it's roughly May 2005.  I had myself in one of THOSE situations I mentioned earlier.  I was down and out.  I had absolutely no excuse as to why I was in the situation I was in.  I questioned myself on one late night, debating about whether or not I deserved to go to hell for eternity.  Now I should mention that I had actually picked up a Bible and was reading it somewhat daily.  I was spiritually lost. 

     A few hours after beating myself up and reasoning why I should go to hell, because I honestly thought I deserved it really, my heart opened up.  It felt as if my heart literally had double doors that burst open and I was flooded with a sense of love and happiness that I cant really describe properly with words!  After that first step I was buried in my Bible daily, for hours and hours.  If I wasn't reading I was praying and most of the time I was multi tasking.  I had prayer on top of everything else.  My second step, and this step was my first real substantial experience to things that I would have thought impossible was on July 28, 2005.  I knew that I wanted to be baptized.  I HAD to be baptized.  The day it came I was beyond ecstatic!  As I approached the trough I started to feel detached to my body.  I was down in the water, waste deep, legs extended in front of me, holding my nose as she recited a prayer and then as she uttered those famous words " I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost", she guided me down into the water...  As I broke the surface my body became a power plant!  I was struck with straight electricity!  I should also add that as a former construction worker, I have experienced very painful electrical shocks.  The electrical explosion I felt was on par with a stove that I had gotten zapped by, due to ignorance and haste of course lol, but this electricity didn't hurt.  The current was just as strong but deeper and without that sting.  My mouth was on the juice too.  The buzzing went through my teeth, on my tongue, everywhere.  This was by far the most life changing experience I've had to date.  The only problem however is that my biggest strength is also my biggest flaw, and that's being human.  I moved to California later that year.  I held strong until 2006.  I know, it wasn't very long.  I stumbled, which led to me falling flat on my face.  My weakness was women and alcohol.  My Journey however, didn't end.  I got back up and dusted myself off.  I've taken more steps since my fall and I'll touch on those later.  Thank you for reading.

Blessings