From The Wilderness By Eugene Willis Jr.

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Introduction I wrote this manual for me so that I could start having something to examine myself by. As you read this you can read it in the mind frame that you are not alone. I know in life we feel like nobody knows how we feel nor cares. And that we also would like to change things in our lives but we don't know how to start. Well this manual is for us! So let's get started!

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Stop with the crying about who you are, who you arent, and what you do and don't have. This is the face yourself moment. This is the time where you stop making excuses about what went wrong and what didn't work out and start making the changes that needs to be made. Sometimes we spend to much time knit picking on ourselves and that becomes an energy drainer. I did this for years I would say "I'm not normal. But then I began to ask myself what is normal? I had created this illusion of how "normal" people act and forgot the fact that I was uniquely made and that there was nobody like me! You to are great and you to are one of a kind! So remember that!
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Life, universe, Mother Earth, and etc. is not going to give you anything. Somewhere in our walk on this planet we created in our heads that people owe us
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something! As an African American young male growing up down south I have seen my fore fathers use their hands and their minds to advance themselves in their lives. I have seen men who could not stand for what society has tried to handcuff them to. They made dramatic changes in their lives and in the lives of others. What should this say to us as the future of our families. That we to can do the impossible, we to can gird up our loins, and step out on faith and change our worlds! If you don't like the way something is going you have the power to change it. I remember one day just thinking on all the mayhem that was going on in my life and I had a moment of realization that I had the power to stop it. I had the power not to worry, the power to cut negative people off, and the power to be happy. So I chose being at rest! Not to say we are not going to go through things but I did have the power to
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choose what I would deal with and what I wouldn't deal with. We have the power, you should tell yourself" you have the power! "You are in control of you and your direction in life!

TruthFace the facts about who you really are! Become your mirror. Take a day to examine yourself by listening to your language and by watching your actions. By doing so, some of us will learn that our actions are not lining up with our words. Take this truth and realize that you are not who you say you are. This is not a bad thing or a time to become depressed, but this is the time to acknowledge your imperfections as a person and make peace with them. Then and only then can you move forward in correcting bad habits or in breaking bad habits. You literally have
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to become someone else because the old you is not getting it. Once you face this truth, then you will see what needs to be done. I would say I want to accomplish "this and that." But as I took time to watch my actions, my mouth was saying one thing and my actions was doing the opposite. I was saving money for my company budget, but I would spend money that wasn't in my budget! Then I wondered why things weren't working! Do you believe in yourself? You may ask, Why do I need this? Its only through faith in yourself can you become the person you need to become to get the job done! I told you that you have the power to change your life. Face facts about yourself don't sugar coat your own truth. That is called being in a state of self-illusion In order to embark on this journey truth will be your best friend.
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RealizationI was reading 50 Cent book "The 50th Law" and Fifty touched on this. Fifty said "You got to see your surroundings for what they are" . In realization you have to look at your neighbors, friends, family, and the company you keep. These are the reflections of you! Just like kids are the reflection of their parents, the same is true about your circle. You hang around nobodies and you become a nobody. If you want more than an apartment in the hood, trailer parks, etc., you have to look pass the block. But you must first make peace within yourself about where you are so that you can advance pass what your eyes see.

Tap into your dreamer

A lot of people are giving up on what they wanted or envisioned for their lives. I have come across so many of my talented friends who have just settled for the way things are and have told me that this is how it is going to always be. You have the power to change your life. No one can do it for you! I was hanging out with a friend one day and he told me, "Don't be a shouldve, couldve, and would've guy!" He began to explain that when you don't take advantage of your life and dreams and act on what you believe in your heart you become that man or woman in a few years talking about the past. You know those people that live in the past! They never talk about what they are doing now. They are
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always in the past and their conversations are always about what they use to do! You don't want to be that person! Every morning you get up you should remind yourself that you have purpose. No matter what comes your way, dont allow situations or people to dictate your mental and physical stability. Being a dreamer means being different from the norm! You will be by yourself on many occasions and you will find yourself wondering, Is this really what you are supposed to be doing? Time, television, radio, local surroundings, local friends, family members etc., are going to let you know that you are a fool to believe in your dream. When the tests and pressures of life come against you and you have to continue to declare that YOU still believe in your dream even though it is not manifested yet! When people are surpassing you and you have been
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working at it longer than they have you still have to declare your dream. My cousin was telling me about how hard it was to get his work papers cleared and sent through the system so that he could begin his job because he needed income to provide for his family! It was taking a long time for the paperwork to go through and he knew he had been in some legal trouble and had done some things in his past that could potentially hinder him from getting the job. But he kept declaring that his record was clean. He kept saying I am clean and never moved off that declaration. So a few weeks later, the company called him and let him know that he could start working the following week. The point of that example is to let you know don't change your language up while you are in pursuit of your dream. There is "life and "death" in your tongue! So you have to be wise in what you speak and believe what you say! You
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already have enough to contend with, therefore you don't need to become your own enemy!

Live in the Vision

I know this may sound crazy and you may be like "I can't I have to live in reality!" But may I say this to you? You already live in reality. There is no escaping what is right in front of you. You already know you have bills. You know you have issues to deal with! You know if you don't work lights may get cut off. But in order to achieve your dream or vision for your life, you have to live by Faith and believe in the un-seen and walk in the dreamer that lives inside you!

Transformation
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It's time to make the proper modifications in your life. You may say where and how can I do this? It starts and begins in the spirit, mind, and body.
THE SPIRIT

I don't know what you believe in but I am a follower and disciple of Jesus Christ. So when I make reference to spirit I am talking about sitting down praying so that you can get some guidance. I am talking reading the Holy Bible so you can get tools and weapons stored up within your spirit so that you can fight off all unrighteousness. Also, talk and use your spiritual voice to speak to mountains and cast them into the sea. Your spirit is your guiding force. It is the part of you that God and heaven will communicate with; it is that part that will instruct you in the way of the wise.

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When your spirit is free and clean and open to hear from the unseen then you can operate at a higher caliber. When operating in fullness of spirit, man or woman there are not too many things that will surprise you. Your spirit will keep you ready and armed at all times.

MIND

The mind is the task giver and the force to getting the task done! The spirit reassures the mind that we can overcome and that we can also do it! The mind communicates to the rest of the body that we can and need to get moving! Also, you have to work hard to keep your mind settled because the smallest little thing can get the mind off course. Then it will bring everything to a halt! The mind is
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one of the most powerful natural tool! It can rearrange lives, fix situations, ponder on the riddle of life, imagine another way, and then bring that image it saw in imaginary land and bring it to the natural realm.

BODY

Keeping your body in some kind of shape is very profitable for you. I'm not saying become a heavy duty body builder but what I am saying is that by working the body out you release stress and tension in your body. Youre able to dispose of your stress or anger in a healthy manner. Usually when people hear talk about the body they jump to diet and gyms and cut back. But I have learned over the years
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that it is all about being healthy. It is all the above not just one thing. You can do a thirty minute workout and cut back on your food intake. It is all about being mindful and finding something that works for your body. When your body feels good you will see that you are in a better mood about your life.
PUT THE WORK IN

You have to bring your spirit, mind, and body together. You have to work daily on making a better life for yourself and those around you. You have to commit to this new person you are trying to create. Then the crazy thing is you are going to drop the ball and fall and feel like you are wasting your time. But, I promise you that you are not. It just takes time. Some people get overnight results and for some it takes a year or years to see the change.
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But if you don't give up, I promise you will see the results! If you faint not, you will eat the good of the land. If you fret not and continue to sow, you will reap in due season and in your season. Just continue to put that work in.

The End of Everyday

At the end of everyday reflect and laugh. When I was a kid I went over to a friends house to hangout one evening. As we were hanging out, his Father called the family into the living room. As we all gathered his father began explaining to me why everybody was gathering. He said, We always come together in the evenings to reflect on the day and the week." They would talk about what went good and what didn't go so good that week or day. And as each child and adult spoke, everyone just sat and listened. I was so amazed by this process and what
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was even more wonderful is that they didn't leave me out. That was very flattering and a honor and it always stuck with me. So I say to you reflect on your days and weeks and as we said before be honest with yourself and operate in the truth of the reality and laugh. Find something to laugh about because life is too short to die sad! At the end of the day you cannot take people with you when you die and you cannot take objects with you. So remember to laugh and enjoy your life! I believe in you my friends and I believe there is greatness in you that is about to come out and overtake you because you are ready for it to overtake you. Disregard all the let downs up to now and look back on them and ask yourself, "What did I learn from my past experiences?" Then apply the new wisdom to your life! Go

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now and reshape your life into greatness and into the life you want to live! #ninjaout

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