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The worst form of living death is losing the ability to day dream. I day dream all the time. I day dream eyes wide open and day dream even when others around me dismiss everything these dreams represent. Following my day dreams has led to every achievement I’ve experienced. To quote my late grandfather, you never want to sit down one day moaning, ” i wish I hadda ( tried to make day dreams real ). ”
Day dreaming is often your super self e-mailing the conscious mind things you should do to fully realize potential. Obviously all the day dreaming in the world minus action amounts to nothing.
I view my day dreams as action plans and set about instituting them into real life. As a Southern Black male of Jim Crow-Lite vintage, I’ve actively dreamed my way past decades of captive community and external day dream-busters.
My Capt Black role is a call to arms for folks of all kinds not to surrender deeply held desires to ( un )popular opinion.
There’s no need to tell you following day dreams is easy. It gets so rough that some crack under the strain and give up… or collapse by giving out! Others gather resolve to end it all rather than tolerate unending unpleasantness. I can’t honestly type here that this doesn’t have built-in risk.
All I can tell you is if you’ve ever worked a dream into reality, that supreme feeling is worth chasing for a lifetime actively realizing other day dreams.
Day Dreaming of becoming champions gives the world champions. Day dreaming about being helpers gives others much needed helping hands. Active day dreaming delivers active people ready for duty! They make the world a better place, one part at at time. A fortunate few day dreamers are able to help millions but helping even one person is enough. No good deed is too little or day dream to grand not to pursue. Somebody will benefit, beginning with you.
SUGGESTION: Give yourself a flashy name and take your day dream out into the streets. That’s how many in what the media calls the real life superhero ( RLSH ) movement pursue theirs. Calling attention to worthy causes especially when so many are overwhelmed is an indescribably valuable public service.
Day dream believing is all we have left when money is tight and doors of opportunity seem wielded shut. The more we put our day dreams into action, the more we free ourselves, with the bonus of freeing others to do the same. We can literally squeeze good out of misery if we don’t give up on making day dreams come true.
The price of day dream believing is simply paying attention.
NADRA ENZI AKA CAPT BLACK promotes crime prevention and self-development. http://www.captblack.info
 

Originally posted: http://www.therlsh.net/public-forum-f8/appearances-may-be-deceiving-but-should-always-be-presentable-t3570.htm
By Silver Sentinel
Have you ever seen Geist? In his photographs, and his videos, he’s flashy, he’s impeccable, and he looks just damned cool! He has spent a lot of time, and effort, crafting his appearance, and his public persona. But what message would he be sending people if he smelled like he hadn’t bathed in two weeks? Yeah, that would definitely detract from his carefully crafted image. (Fortunately, I’ve been told, he does not have an odor problem. I merely use him as an example here.)
Whatever our appearance may be when in our dramatis personæ, we should always maintain ourselves in a clean and presentable manner. Our costumes should be clean, and well maintained. The parts of us that are exposed should be well groomed, and clean. And we should be free of offensive odors. This not only adds to our public image, but to our self confidence as well.. which in turn adds to our public image even more.
If you expect to remain active on a long patrol, or perhaps participate in a day long event in the hot sun, carefully consider the use of deodorant, or even carry an extra uniform to change into should the need arise. For myself, my body seems to react badly to spandex, making me smell like a funky monkey after a few hours, so I have to take extra precautions, such as talcum powder, and changeable under layers.
Your image is part of your command presence. When you appear presentable and confident, you automatically command a certain degree of respect. If you suddenly needed to give emergency directions, such as, “Everyone please proceed calmly to the nearest exit”, or, “Remain calm. The ambulance is on the way”, people are more likely to respond favorably to you.
Waving your arms like a lunatic, looking like a crackhead, and shrieking on the edge of hysteria, will most likely make people think you’re nuts, and fail to obey you, even if it’s in their best self interest. You do not want to distract people from the seriousness of a situation. You want to carefully guide them to safety, and rational behavior.
A positive and confident appearance will automatically attract attention in a good way. Swaggering, boisterous behavior, and general bossiness will attract attention in a bad way. Carefully maintain your appearance in public, and amongst your peers. Let your composure and behavior reflect your message, and your beliefs. Let people know that what they see is what they get. That you can be trusted, that you can be taken seriously, and that you act professionally in this thing you do.