941. The gift of eating lunch alone today, which gives me rare time to myself to read. Number 942 below is what I read that moved me and stayed with me all day.
942. Rebel magazine's Letter from the Publisher, Mar/Apr 2012 Issue. This is a brand new magazine in Phoenix targeted at men, but I find that I enjoy nearly every page, advertisements and all. It's all about making the world a better place by starting with yourself and what you give. Check it out at www.rebelmagazine.com
Change is fostered when we, you and me, decide we want to make a difference. It's a decision we come to live with, or I suppose, more artfully stated, one we can't live without. It isn't rooted in perfection and cannot wait until one gets it right. It is Now. And lives within a leap of FAITH.
Funny thing is... when we peel away the layers, cultural labels and political affiliations we've assumed due to social class, education, religion or birthright, we are, at our essence, the same. We are part of the human condition, even half a world apart. We understand heartache, dreams and worldly desires, we've felt the sting of bad decisions or the empowerment of overcoming personal fears, the blinding light of love when it visits and empties our souls. We've shared in birth and death, and recognize there's beauty in it all.
So rebel is a magazine for us. People like you and me, who despite our best efforts don't always get it right, aren't the funniest in the room, the smartest, sexiest or most adept - we recognize and accept only, that we can do more. Be more. More caring. Loving to those we may not understand. More accountable to ourselves and others, more of who we were meant to be, before we gave up or reluctantly gave in. Because when I can be more of me, I think you can be more of you. Who knows... we might even start to get "REAL."
So rebel is a magazine? No. It's more than that. It's a movement, or a mission; maybe it's a question. A collective of voices that have plenty to say and more to do. We are storytellers, and standing stage right, we are actors, preparing for a part with no end, because it is not yet written.
So rebels, unite and join us in the opportunity to, in some small way, change the world. But we must start by first allowing ourselves to be changed. That, my friend, is an occurrence of the heart and cannot stop to consider the head. The heart is the best of who we are - it's our truth, and when we let it guide our way, we are better served, and so is the world in which we live.
Michael Kelley
michael@rebelmagaine.com
Co-founder/Publisher
943. Making a dinner that surprised Andy (and honestly, me too!) by actually looking and tasting amazing. The delight on his face as he ate made me giddy:) Balsamic Chicken and Pears with whole wheat garlic olive oil couscous and french cut green beans.
944. Get well poster courtesy of girl scouts and a gift from us for a friend recovering from post breast cancer reconstructive surgery.
945. Picking up another Daisy for the meeting tonight and hearing her and Lily talk, laugh, and read to each other in the backseat.
946. Emmy, my little ball of fidgety non-stop energy, falling asleep without a movement tucked under my arm in her rocking chair tonight.
947. The delicious simplicity of peanut butter and jelly with blackberry jam - indulged in a few decadent knife-fulls as I made lunches tonight for tomorrow.
948. A beautiful blog shared on Facebook tonight, a post that made reminded me about what it means to be a mom and to have a mom in the midst of our worlds technology and drive to do more, be more, at all costs: http://powerofmoms.com/2012/04/your-children-want-you/.
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