Good evening!
It is Saturday, but I plan to do something in the pursuit of my goals every day but Sunday.
I will begin by confessing that I did not work on the model of the Rosson House yesterday afternoon as I indicated that I would. Both my wife and daughter had commitments, so I had the privilege of watching three of our lovely grandchildren from 6:30 PM on. I was able to work on the model for an hour or two this afternoon, however, and made good progress. This is a very complex design. It took several weeks to complete preliminary versions of the front and right-side elevations, and will take several more to complete even a rough version of an exterior-only model. Nonetheless, I am passionate about such beautiful buildings, and am thrilled to be recreating this one in three-dimensional form. This is truly 'a work of love,' and I can't get enough of it! The only thing that will be better is seeing the completed physical model, and, ultimately, a full-scale replica.
With all of that said, this is a good time for me to inform you, my reader, of our current circumstances. In brief I have not received an income for several years. One of those years was spent writing my first book, The Secret of Life, a series of three short books, actually, published in a single volume, on the power of thought.
It was published just about a year ago. However, we essentially ran out of money some 14-15 months ago, and the only money I have earned during that time was from a few home maintenance projects for several of our children. My wife, Jan, has brought in enough for us to survive on by babysitting for our children from time to time (with some assistance from me), and doing a few sewing projects. The book has not been a best seller - yet!
Meanwhile, since returning to Arizona from California (Palm Desert), on June 1 of last year, Jan and I have been living with our daughter Jodee and her three children - Kylee (age 8), Micah (5), and Boone (4), in a home purchased for them by our oldest daughter, Hydee, and her husband Adam. Without their help we'd have been in dire straits, so we are very grateful.
While it has been a bit challenging to have young children around 24/7 - after being 'empty nesters' for the past six years or so - it has turned out to be a wonderful experience in the end, and Jodee could certainly use the help. Without belaboring the point, I will add that we are in the midst of a major recession, with almost no construction of any kind going on. I have looked at a dozen or more possibilities since returning to Arizona, and at least that many in California, but to no avail. I could possibly have gone to work at Auto Nation where I sold my H2 back in September, I believe, but I have continued to vacillate with respect to what I should do. I have been passionate about architecture over the past twenty years, but fell in love with the idea of being an author and motivational speaker several years ago. In the midst of nothing seeming to work out, I have wondered if we ultimately have any say about what happens to us - in spite of what I wrote in my book.
Nonetheless, I ultimately came to the conclusion that I needed to stick with my long-term goals - all centered in architecture. Nothing that I had done relative to the project I have described in previous posts had (has) born fruit. I had been successful in contacting the prospective owner back in July, but then he never responded to emails that I sent in an effort to stir an interest in my marketing ideas for his project. There are several other local business owners and property holders whom I had hoped to involve in the Thanksgiving parade, but they too were unwilling to even meet. So in spite of my initial feelings of enthusiasm and hope for the project, not a single effort that I had made with respect thereto had born fruit.
Finally I simply said "I'm doing this. Period." And here we are. Tomorrow is the Sabbath, and I will honor it. I may write from time to time on Sunday if I receive insights of a broader spiritual nature that I wish to share. Otherwise, no work will be done on the project on the Sabbath. That is a correct principle, and there are promised blessings associated therewith. I may share those tomorrow as they will show both the basis for my commitment, and the associated promises. They are beautiful indeed.
While it will take a lot of work to accomplish my stated goals in the next nine to ten months, the mental/spiritual 'work' will be the underlying keys, and one of my primary objectives in creating this blog is to shed light on the spiritual principles that ultimately bring about success in the 'real' world. I am not too sure, however, that the 'real' world isn't, in fact, the spiritual, as it is ultimately the basis of everything that we see and experience.
It is a tenet of my Latter-Day Saint faith that the Lord created everything "spiritually" before it was created "physically" upon the earth. It would appear that we do likewise in creating our own life and circumstances - whether intentional or otherwise. I hope to demonstrate here the 'reality' of that spiritual or mental creation.
It's all good . . . and I am ever grateful!
Good night!
Mr. Roark
PS. While I didn't state it as one of my three main goals for this year, one of my first goals - which may simply be mine for the asking - is to be the 'chief architect' for the development. Interestingly, the day that I saw the project for the first time back in July, the very act of envisioning the true potential of the project probably qualified me for the job of 'chief architect,' as all of the other 'mice' have fled the sinking ship. I am the only one still 'standing,' as it were. 'The fact that I am a registered architect in the state of Arizona simply makes it legal! At this point I believe (and will act on the assumption) that the position is mine. I also hope to have my office either in the real estate sales office at the entry to the property, or in the one unoccupied spec house currently sitting vacant. Either one or both would do! I will begin immediately to visualize the my 'ideal' (circumstances). To the degree that I 'see' it, it can at some point be mine. What an exciting concept: If we can truly see it, we can ultimately have (or do) it!
It is Saturday, but I plan to do something in the pursuit of my goals every day but Sunday.
I will begin by confessing that I did not work on the model of the Rosson House yesterday afternoon as I indicated that I would. Both my wife and daughter had commitments, so I had the privilege of watching three of our lovely grandchildren from 6:30 PM on. I was able to work on the model for an hour or two this afternoon, however, and made good progress. This is a very complex design. It took several weeks to complete preliminary versions of the front and right-side elevations, and will take several more to complete even a rough version of an exterior-only model. Nonetheless, I am passionate about such beautiful buildings, and am thrilled to be recreating this one in three-dimensional form. This is truly 'a work of love,' and I can't get enough of it! The only thing that will be better is seeing the completed physical model, and, ultimately, a full-scale replica.
With all of that said, this is a good time for me to inform you, my reader, of our current circumstances. In brief I have not received an income for several years. One of those years was spent writing my first book, The Secret of Life, a series of three short books, actually, published in a single volume, on the power of thought.
It was published just about a year ago. However, we essentially ran out of money some 14-15 months ago, and the only money I have earned during that time was from a few home maintenance projects for several of our children. My wife, Jan, has brought in enough for us to survive on by babysitting for our children from time to time (with some assistance from me), and doing a few sewing projects. The book has not been a best seller - yet!
Meanwhile, since returning to Arizona from California (Palm Desert), on June 1 of last year, Jan and I have been living with our daughter Jodee and her three children - Kylee (age 8), Micah (5), and Boone (4), in a home purchased for them by our oldest daughter, Hydee, and her husband Adam. Without their help we'd have been in dire straits, so we are very grateful.
While it has been a bit challenging to have young children around 24/7 - after being 'empty nesters' for the past six years or so - it has turned out to be a wonderful experience in the end, and Jodee could certainly use the help. Without belaboring the point, I will add that we are in the midst of a major recession, with almost no construction of any kind going on. I have looked at a dozen or more possibilities since returning to Arizona, and at least that many in California, but to no avail. I could possibly have gone to work at Auto Nation where I sold my H2 back in September, I believe, but I have continued to vacillate with respect to what I should do. I have been passionate about architecture over the past twenty years, but fell in love with the idea of being an author and motivational speaker several years ago. In the midst of nothing seeming to work out, I have wondered if we ultimately have any say about what happens to us - in spite of what I wrote in my book.
Nonetheless, I ultimately came to the conclusion that I needed to stick with my long-term goals - all centered in architecture. Nothing that I had done relative to the project I have described in previous posts had (has) born fruit. I had been successful in contacting the prospective owner back in July, but then he never responded to emails that I sent in an effort to stir an interest in my marketing ideas for his project. There are several other local business owners and property holders whom I had hoped to involve in the Thanksgiving parade, but they too were unwilling to even meet. So in spite of my initial feelings of enthusiasm and hope for the project, not a single effort that I had made with respect thereto had born fruit.
Finally I simply said "I'm doing this. Period." And here we are. Tomorrow is the Sabbath, and I will honor it. I may write from time to time on Sunday if I receive insights of a broader spiritual nature that I wish to share. Otherwise, no work will be done on the project on the Sabbath. That is a correct principle, and there are promised blessings associated therewith. I may share those tomorrow as they will show both the basis for my commitment, and the associated promises. They are beautiful indeed.
While it will take a lot of work to accomplish my stated goals in the next nine to ten months, the mental/spiritual 'work' will be the underlying keys, and one of my primary objectives in creating this blog is to shed light on the spiritual principles that ultimately bring about success in the 'real' world. I am not too sure, however, that the 'real' world isn't, in fact, the spiritual, as it is ultimately the basis of everything that we see and experience.
It is a tenet of my Latter-Day Saint faith that the Lord created everything "spiritually" before it was created "physically" upon the earth. It would appear that we do likewise in creating our own life and circumstances - whether intentional or otherwise. I hope to demonstrate here the 'reality' of that spiritual or mental creation.
It's all good . . . and I am ever grateful!
Good night!
Mr. Roark
PS. While I didn't state it as one of my three main goals for this year, one of my first goals - which may simply be mine for the asking - is to be the 'chief architect' for the development. Interestingly, the day that I saw the project for the first time back in July, the very act of envisioning the true potential of the project probably qualified me for the job of 'chief architect,' as all of the other 'mice' have fled the sinking ship. I am the only one still 'standing,' as it were. 'The fact that I am a registered architect in the state of Arizona simply makes it legal! At this point I believe (and will act on the assumption) that the position is mine. I also hope to have my office either in the real estate sales office at the entry to the property, or in the one unoccupied spec house currently sitting vacant. Either one or both would do! I will begin immediately to visualize the my 'ideal' (circumstances). To the degree that I 'see' it, it can at some point be mine. What an exciting concept: If we can truly see it, we can ultimately have (or do) it!
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