echoing a life to others

I hold a cinder of burning coal in my heart to share. This curriculum is found written in the pain, trials, passion, fears, joy, failures and life of my existence. Only once composed never repeated, forever lost to men when my season ends. My heart craves to share a bigger truth, cut you to the marrow of your soul, driving words deep into your inner most being. Tell you hard truths causing you to reflect, cast vision upon areas you fear to tread, bestow upon you tools and weapons for a mighty task. “That in hope,” will give direction when lost, comfort in pain, purpose in failure and meaning in doubt. Do not be average, hasten to be your self, true to your calling, fear not for you are young and the way will be hard, yet so beautiful in many ways untold. Do I have all the answers for your life this day, if what I share is folly and lacks wisdom, then I relinquish from my task. For I don’t have all the answers, I grope for more, amassing information of this path I have walked. I want to remain teachable in every way, yet firm on all that I hold as truth. I want you to walk in a life of challenging hardships, trails that test your character to the limit and shun from self destructive decisions that destroy the mind, soul and body. The past few days I have been speaking to the freshman at a local high school about drugs, alcohol and life decisions. This is a passion of mine that I have been doing sense I was 18 traveling to speak at different schools and youth programs. To share my life testimony in hopes to inspire change or direction to at least one kid in a positive manner. I am limited by law and statutes on topic and harshness of my message, but in some atmospheres and formats I can express deeper issues of life. Focusing on being real and transparent has been my means of attack and success for reaching youth for the past ten years. This is life with purpose beyond measure when weighted against trivial things such as guiding, fishing, surfing, climbing and the other vocations in my life. There is no substitute for this kind of work; it’s relevant yet humbling, inspirational but futile as the message can falls on deaf ears. The mystery at hand is where these young adults will end up as they grow into an image of there decisions and reactions to life’s trialing surprises. I leave you with this, take responsibility for your own actions in a culture and country that allows you to blame the other for your response, have the courage to own each of your achievements and faults, do not fear failure for it to is an enriching experience.