Allah in alla His glory talked to me one day

work in progress

 

I changed my name at college one semester, or rather I started going by my middle name, which is Michael. This fell apart quickly, as I kept looking around, wondering who this Mike person was that was being called upon.

 

I wanted to change my life and thought a new name would be interesting; just ended up realizing the extent of my short-term memory loss. I'm Joe, I'll always be Joe, meh.

 

Change is a profound thing, true change a spiritual event. In my case it took a word from God to set me on a better course, and nothing short of that would have reached me.

 

"You are keeping yourself down"  I heard this inside my head, and it came with illustrations, video highlights of some of my stupidest impulsive moments. My life actually passed before my eyes and it was not a pretty sight. It was a gift though, and profound in its impact.

 

Until this time, I had been intermittently homeless. I arrived in CA from OK with $3 in my pocket and an ignorant grin on my face.