Halo

Je ne l'aurai appris que trois mois après, et sans autres détails sur ce qui s'est passé (je devine - le diabète, la dialyse, l'insuffisance rénale ou cardiaque) mais... il n'y aura plus de "- Hello Beautiful ! - Hello Halo-Tiger !", plus de SMILE ! Je ne retournerai pas en Jamaïque... alors, que reste-t-il ? Sans doute la plus belle et la plus inspirante de nos rencontres CouchSurfing, ce papa afro-américain parti faire le tour du monde avec ses garçons dans l'objectif de leur ouvrir les portes du monde - rien que ça. Une rencontre amicale, amoureuse, familiale, qui nous aura profondément influencés, les enfants et moi.

Et un trousseau de clés dont je me rends compte que, depuis notre rencontre, je les ai intégrées à ma vie, les transmettant autour de moi, à mes proches, à mes patients... 

- If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
- What would you do if you coud not fail ? 
- What is the worst thing that could happen ?
- What's the alternative ?

-Thinking small, Halo, isn't easy or hard. It's just a habit. A habit with consequences. Same for thinking big.

- I'm very spiritual. In that sense this has been an eye opening trip for me. My beliefs are that there is a God, I don't know what name he goes by. Jesus, Allah, who knows. He wants us to love each other as people, religion gets in the way of that, sometimes. God is in the people we have met, that accept us just as we are, that care for us as if we are part of their family. We are all his angels, and he puts us where he needs us to help someone. This has happened to me and for me. Some things could have no other explanation. It's happened to me several times on this trip already.

Il a été le premier à me parler des 5 langages de l'amour aussi... et de la nécessité d'être vigilants face aux dreamkillers. 

Ce soir j'ai replongé dans les photos de nos différentes rencontres, de celles avec nos enfants aussi - Léo est allé seul à Denver, Isaiah est venu au Kremlin... dans leurs photos de voyage, toujours en ligne, dans la présentation de son projet sur CouchSurfing - avant que peut-être, ses traces ne s'effacent. 

HALO'S HYMNS for HAPPINESS
1 Search out Happiness. It's looking for you too !
2 Transform someones life. Start with your own.
3 Look to connect with people. Eliminate strangers campaign.
4 When God winks, wink back (there are no accidents).
5 Be a superhero, fight FEAR (False Expectation Appearing Real).
6 Pour your passion, let it flow.
7 Thoughts become actions. Speak life to what you want.

- I'm a single father to 2 great young men. They are the reason my heart beats. I wish I was able to travel and explore the world when I was their ages, but I didn't have experiences like that. I'm about breaking cycles.

- I’ve come to the realization that through discourse with others we could eliminate a good deal of the mistrust and misgivings we have for people. It takes no work to see what’s different. We could find some common ground. It’s there ; we just have to look for it. 

- When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world. (~Author Unknown)