Aj's entry in the gypsey book

"Regrets, Fears, Secrets:
Regrets! none. Everything, I mean everyhing, happens for a reason. I believe in social engineering. Saying something nice to a stranger or offering to help to move something into a truck at a King Soopers. Perhaps even holding a door or a sincere "thank you." These random acts of abnormal human interaction leave an impresion on people.
An Example: I was in Boulder on pearl street, enjoying a rootbeer and a cigarette when I heard a tornado siren go off. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. On a street corner not far were three girls. I approached the one who was not the most beautiful, passing up the blonde, big boobed college girl for the petite brunette. I walked up to her and said:
"If that had been an air-raid siren and we all would have died in moments, I'd want you to know that I think you're very pretty."
And walked away.
Maybe she still tells that store, maybe she forgot. Maybe she suddenly grew the balls to ask out the boy she likes. But I did it for a reason, god knows what it is, but a reason.
Fears: Aliens.
Only aliens. Not a phobia; I can watch movies with aliens, but that show on History Channel: Ancient Aliens; that shit freaks me out.
Death is of no concern. I know what happens when you die. I've seen my past lives. I've been murdered twice! Stabbed in the stomach as an Aztec priest and shot in the chest as a law enforcement agent in the 1930's New York.
Heights, snakes, midgets, chainsaw weilding midgets , pain, fire. No problem. Being abducted? Shit my pants.
Secrets: The only secrets I keep are the ones no one asks about.
This was not my story. This is barely a cross section. The story told here should be inspirational.
My message: Write outside the lines. Act outside the norms. Don't be afraid to be afraid. Open yourself to possibilities and self discovery. Find out who you are through any means you can. I won't tell you how, fate will lead you if you believe in yourself.
Believe in fate is optional.
Final Advice:
Listen to "Sunscreen" by Boz Luhrman, then write your own version.
Never feel "old".
The most important expectations are your own.
Medidtate.
There is a difference between being child-like and childish.
Stay Hydrated.
Ask questions and never question your heart.
Never take advice as rules.

-A.J. Hoelter"