Speaker 1: Creativity is an addiction unplugged because we will always say
yes to creativity, totally uncut because we all make mistakes,
So turn it into a tool. This is arrow unplugged.
While in prayer this morning, I whispered these words. There
are times that we're getting only half the word. We
need to be patient while receiving and not instantly spending everything.
You know, so much can go into a thought like that.
Instantly I had flashbacks of my early years as a
newlywed in Lewistown, Montana, my very first full time job
in radio. We spent every cent when that money came in.
We were at the store buying everything, learning the fine
art of living from paycheck to paycheck. Oh, it took
some time, but we evolved. You know, life is no different.
We choose to ignore the tough times and the lessons
required for future growth. We all want those victories right
now and then turn around and spend what little we
just got. I see it with those that are playing
the scratch off lottery. Some will spend forty bucks to
get sixty bucks. Then they turn around and lose it all.
They felt that moment of victory and then they realized
they lost one hundred dollars, receiving one word at a time,
learning how to hold on to it and letting it grow. Hey,
it's arrow. This is the Daily Mess, A chronological walk
through an everyday world. I am a silent wolf. I
love to watch and observe and learn from, take notes,
do research, and then come back and say, hey, you're
not going to believe what I saw the other day.
And I bet you did too. This is the daily Mess.
So what is it? In the beginning, we thought it
was a bat, you know, in this selfie moment of Hey,
here we are with these cameras on our phone. Do
you think that we took a picture of this so
called bat. We didn't know what it was. No, we
didn't take a picture. We just thought it would be there.
Next morning, we would take a snapshot in the daylight.
Nump gone. Then we endured night number two, it was back.
What is it? The first step? Oh, we took the
picture and we enlarged it to see what it was.
We still couldn't figure it out. Maybe an owlet, which
is a baby owl. Some say it's a wren, But
the thought of a bat is now totally out of
the picture. See this is why I love living inside
of a forest. From the baby fawn laying in the
tall grass near the slow moving stream to the black
snake slowly climbing into the chipmunk's hole. Nature is very
vibrant and always willing to share. As a human being,
the question is how much are you willing to give up? Now?
Two raccoons in my attic earlier this year. No, no, no, no,
that was an invasion, a very costly invasion. Spiders with
huge webs just outside my door. Oh they're welcome. Oh yeah,
the insect population in my yard not so over, because
I love my spiders. We would love to see the
flying visitor in the daylight, but it's already gone by sunrise.
So I'm asking that question as we go into maybe
night number three? What is it nature and its endless
amount of mystery? The goal for all of us as
human beings with all of this destruction around us, from
the financial destruction to the wars in other countries, to
the challenges and changes to the political system, all of
this destruction and nature is and bothered. Nature is willing
to give its story to teach each and every one
of us peace, love, compassion. It's around you. If you
just allow it to flow through you, you may not
be as lucky as I am to have a forest
in South Charlotte, North Carolina. This forest, by the way,
was not a forest when I came here in nineteen
ninety two. We created this forest by planting the right
natural trees, and nature came. Maybe you have a park,
or you've got a green way near you, maybe you
live in an uptown or a downtown area. You know
those are just as beautiful and as vibrant as a force,
because I love listening to the sounds of the city
in motion. Find your force, find your nature, plant things.
Even if you live on a tall skyscraper, grab yourself
a little pot, put some seeds in it, and bring
love and life to your journey. I'm Errol, and that's
the daily mess.