I began baking for Rosie's place about 8:30 am when I realized I didn't have a few things. Got dressed walked to the Frutastica, and saw all sorts of road blocks. I was curious but didn't know what it was about.
Often there are road blocks here, checking passports, and the retevy on the cars. This is a sort of registration.
Came back and fought with my oven. It would not stay lit, I had three cheesecakes made and ready to go in, I had all the pastry dough made and resting in the fridge. All day I fought untill Finally Roberto my landlord came down and I told him about it after checking for a half hour he decided to let me use his upstairs. Now imagine I went up and down all day checking loading unloading and preparing for Rosie.
Around 5:30 I was finished, and called her to come and get me. It was her birthday but we talked earlier about making these for her to begin selling. Just another way of me keeping busy so I don't loose it completly.
Nothing going on no work and not much in the bush.
But I hope everyday that MONEY COMES IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. Weather it be work or new project or new idea some way to bring something in.
So Rosie arrives, we load up its getting dark around 6:00 now. I was suppose to cook for almost 12 people.
She wanted chicken Marsala, Armenian rice pilaf and and Italian salad that I made for her before. Its with the mushrooms and parmesean, the pilaf she ate and died for it. Also the Marsala.. so After that all day I went and cook in the hot little service kitchen in her place.
It was tough because they had so many orders and there is very little room. So I found myself waiting and moving and waiting and then cooking it was a mess but I did it!!
While we were enjoying our dinner, talking laughing and cutting up. The news came on.
Some one earlier had said had you heard the news about Charles Boyd? that he had been arrested?
Charles is the guy that I was trying to do the big landscape job for, he and his wife, but now I know its not his wife.. gave me such a hard time. He asked me to take his name off the internet at one point and stop blogging about what I was doing at this house. It ended up totally bad sistuaion, And I was very angry that I took on the job and knew from the beginigng wasn't going to be good.
Well he got arrested for armed robbery, asault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficing, and false passport from Mexico.
I wont go into the details of my dealings with him but my assistant Clint, and Cristhian both witnessed a bad situtation with the brother and I who he looks scary than Charles. Clint wittnessed him bad mouthing me when he hardly knew me.
The dealings with this man was really harsh, I knew something was seriously wrong when one day he met me in the road to give me some cash.
He was talking to someone on the phone and told them were road blocks this was back in Sept. He said he had to change his route. I thought that was curious because he was driving a new car, had a big new house, a big new office and loads of cash. If you have a new car there is hardly a worry about road blocks they simply check the retevy, your passport and if its good you go nothing more.
I saw the video of him he looked very drawn, scary, and well some of the people here are shocked. I wasn't at all not kidding. In fact I thought oh oh not again. Not that it has anything to do with me at all, but several times in my life I have had people do horrendous things to me or about me. And soon they become fired, arrested, and other circumstances that are shocking.
You never really know someone do you? the dirty little secrets we all keep. I don't have many but we all have something we don't want to share with others. BUT THIS WAS CRAZY... he was so public, and tried with all the business people to be so on target, so professional .
Another reason to be ever so carefull about who you trust and allow into your life. I learned a big something today. For sure the next time REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I NEED MONEY, I will never go against my gut feelings again.
That could have been a really bad situation, not just a loss of money but maybe a loss of more than my life.
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RULES OF LIFE
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." (Helen Keller)
Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside.
Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'.
Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn.
Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen.
Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities.
Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace.
Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.
Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.
Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration.
Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.
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