I have this aversion to status quo, so I’ll just stick some famous ‘abouts’ in here…
About face: I’m mostly Italian, so the nose is big
About to change: my mantra, my daily prayer that begins when lucid thoughts begin to churn even before my eyes are open: “I trust You today, Father. I surrender to You and I choose to not be the judge. I want to love today as I am loved by You.”
About that: that prayer, that is…It’s something that I need because I’ve witnessed what I’m capable of when I choose to judge others and myself, when love is not what I’m rooted and grounded in. It ain’t pretty. I’ve gone through some pretty rough waters which were a culmination of years of misguided piety and the good ‘ol Protestant work ethic.
About to blow: well, not anymore, it already did. And when it did my world fell apart, crumbled and I found myself in a post-9/11 ground zero pile of debris where everything I knew had changed. The past was gone and irretrievable, the future impossible to see through the thick dust of destruction.
About a horse: if you don’t get it, try this. For me it has been a leave of absence in which I had a very big choice to make. I was the betrayer, the traitor and the failure. The choice was what I was going to do with all of that. Do I become the Judas or the Peter? The only difference in these two men was what they chose to do with their failure: be restored or be hung.
About last night: Before I climbed in the covers with my beautiful wife (Linda Rose) to watch the Moto GP race, I tucked in my 6 year old little boy (Luke Jordan), kissed my beautiful 12 year old daughter (Katie Rose) and bear-hugged my 14 year old son (David Jess, Jr.). They all complained because I smelled of cigars, which I had just enjoyed with a good friend out on his back porch. We talked about why we love living in El Dorado Hills, CA, how the Gospel really is good news, and which port goes best with a Gurkha maduro. We spoke of restoration of the soul and how I hate my job and long for the day when that is using music to help people learn to follow Jesus. We talked about Thrive and what Aslan may be up to.
What About Bob?: Well, just like Mr. Wiley I’ve come so far, I’m baby steppin’. I’m doin’ the work, I’m baby steppin. I’m not a slacker! Today is a treasure I’m not gonna wish away, yesterday was a path to strength and tomorrow will be a gift. I’m here, I’ll journey on.
About it: That’s about it I guess. Sometime I’ll post my story.
Forgot a famous one: What About Bob?
Work that one in and I’ll be impressed.
Aslan, is most obviously on the move!!! You’re living proof that the cursed death grip of a desolate winter is giving way to springtime in the Narnia of our souls. Aslan be praised!!! “Aslan, He is not safe, but ah child, He is good.”
My hat’s off to you, Mr. Wiley. I am now impressed.
You could have worked in the famous line from Good Will Hunting, “Sorry, guys; I gotta see about a girl.”
I thought ABOUT that, JB, but that got me in trouble last time…
In college we had a continuous running in our dorm room of What About Bob and Wayn’s World. Bob is still one of my all-time favorites.
Great “about”! It’s good to meet you here.
peace,
Chad
Hi Dave,
I was going through some old emails, and came across your blog! How are you doing these days? Hope life is treating you and your family well!!!
Richard