Arroe Collins The Choice The Silent Wolf

We have never erased our daughter's presence as a teen from our home in this forest. The moment you step into her room you're taking a time machine back to the early 1990's. Let the children play. Then save it beyond forever.

Here we are! A pathway leading how far? We are starting to fade in with history. Walking forward into the unseen to make way for today's unwritten scene. Do we wait for the process of wait and see only to complain about how fast life is moving and nothing is getting done? We all bring a special vibration. Life is Jazz. It's supposed to be all over the place. God is on the trumpet; Gabrielle doesn't need to play lead.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Do business leaders choose to be the victim during battles and office chaos?  Plus… how much emotion is pulled into a moment when the boss feels like the victim?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

In August of 2024 I penned out several questions that dealt with how weather was predicted from the 1800's forward. The eye has always been on science. Entering the picture today is AI technology which still can't be fully trusted.

Unconditional love, forgiveness, compassion, a truer source of having a foundation of peace and not the kind that easily fixed inside ten minutes. We need space as well as belief. To get there is going to require a lot of bruises from getting knocked down, which then takes a swipe at our ego system. Funny how that's always included as we make our way through and across multiple journeys through and across mental states. Not an easy highway, a trail of trials. To live with humble. To grow with others sailing on the very ship of life.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Who is bigger and why?  Is it the Beatles or Taylor Swift?  Plus…war…what is it good for?  Obviously, something!  We’ve been at it since the beginning of time.    I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

I call it postproduction blues. You put in the work. You made sure everything in the recipe was present. You did it all including experiencing the victory. Then you are suddenly alone. Postproduction blues is dangerous. It's when most of our worst decisions are put into play alongside the victory.

Millions if not billions of people are asking why.  The struggle with inflation, higher gas prices and the idea that you probably can't afford to drive to work.  One national publication printed this headline today: My Life Is Not Affordable.  None Cares..."  Is it time to hit God in the pocket?  Rather than tythe 10% on Sundays, due to conditions that God clearly agreed to create, lets lower it to 1%.  Who can volunteer with outreaching for the church?  People are working two to three jobs a day 12 to 15 hours.  Let's just leave it at that.  

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   How many published book authors are relying on AI technology for added digital support?  Plus…How are advertising agencies reacting to Chat GPT, Gemini and Grok creating free logos, commercial copy and more?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

We are addicted to the word and actions associated with prevention. As kids we're taught to prevent forest fires. As adults its the daily game of preventing pain, tooth decay, heart attacks and losing weight. Over the counter medications can easily lead to liver damaging decisions all in the name of prevention. We've made it too easy to live off one thought, "It will never happen to me."

Billions of people wake up with each new sun inside the harsh grips of pain. Doctors no longer have answers. It's always, "Have you tried this?" The best we can do is no longer the answer. Hips and knees are easily replaced. Bottles are dumped into our tummies; anger is the valve stem which is calmed by outside the body remedies. The truth is... doctors are the pain! Google is still very very free, and you can't get hooked on pain relief by way of pills only words and pictures.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why is professional wrestling more popular today?  Or is it?  Plus…what’s keeping those wrestling fan numbers at the top of their game?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

When it’s extremely difficult to make up your mind.  Having the power of choice can actually weaken someone.  On this episode we’re going to explore our choice to ask someone how are you while not letting others know how we feel.  Plus, the choice to blow air from your lungs on hot food.  Really?  Does it cool things off? I’m Arroe.  Life is a series of choices.  Who decides when you’re not making it the right choice?  Is it the fear of going wrong?  The greatest lessons in life are often lost inside hidden away attempts and concepts.  It’s time to reopen your heart. Having a choice is a daily gift.  On this highway we learn to trust mirages… What is the choice? 

We've always been taught for every cause there's an effect. Multiple levels of change are needed. Now bring in the challenges, openness, forgiveness and well needed compassion. It's always been we are here and God is there. Where is there? Is our story already written or is the Creator waiting for us to cross the foul line to finally bring up the subject at hand?

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is it ok to just show up at work and do the basics, whatever it takes to get the job done.  Plus…who’s keeping their job longer?  The visionary or the dependable one who shows up to do the basics?    I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

Prayer can be bent in so many different directions. Are we doing it right? Is there a right way? Many of us make the choice to humanize the spiritual presence. So many walls. The calling is to get to know what perseverance means. The unpredictable other side. Lift us all above the tears we cry.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why does it feel like CBS Sunday Morning and 60 Minutes are cheap copies of what they used to be?  Plus…is Kanye West or Ye washed up?  What would it really take to get a fan base back?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

  Do you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion. My Boy Boy Ernie spoke with me every chance we had together.  But this isn’t about resurrecting a spiritual brother of nearly 34 years.  This resurrection is that of a writing instrument. Verbal documentation of what some may call a vision quest.  Trusting the great mysteries of life.  Tools are handed to us to carve out each expectation.  This tool was laid to rest inside a forest floor.  To experience the elements of reality while connecting with a universe that unconditionally shares its stories.  But whose writing it?  Welcome to The Resurrection…   Close:    The Resurrection is a true story.  Learn more about this forest and My Boy Boy Ernie on Arroe.net.  His story, journey and new path with a writing instrument are available on the podcast The Lyrics From Ernie’s Forest. Future episodes of this podcast will focus on the transition of materialistic value to that of an authentic storyteller.  The ice storms, a record setting 11 inches of snow, the fear of walking to the grave site to find nothing. The Resurrection.  Faith, hope, forgiveness and discovery. What lessons will the writing instrument bring back to the surface of walking forward?  Let it rise above our tears.      

The things we do in the way of grasping onto hope. Leadership, partnership, collaborators, builders and planners. Trust... and in return we get what? Ouch! Trying to negotiate during a moment of receiving? My mother didn't raise me this way. We are endlessly bothered by people who constantly ask for things. Why wouldn't the universe be the same? We should be more about less taking. More about less taking. Growing beyond today.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Whatever happened to the three sons on Tim Allen’s Home Improvement.  Plus…Being an overeater does that open the door for you to over do things in other areas?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

Why do we endlessly allow other people to define who we are as people. It's not just politicians and bosses. It's your family, friends and new gatherings. Oh, you are. Why? Because we said so. Stop being afraid of your shadow and be you.

Loving creator... then I pause. A word like creator stunts me. Do we truly earn the gifts placed in the world? The end results could be unbelievably deadly, but it didn't stop Oppenheimer from building a bomb that a modern voice threatens the world with if things don't play in the way of his decision making. Look at what we're doing with AI madness. Two of its creators are on trial and the press wants to know which one will be called God. One of them was quoted wo years ago, "The digital God is already here."

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is there really such a thing as a beginning middle and end?  Plus…Can the average person today afford the unexpected rise and falls associated with toll road costs?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

My sign is Cancer. I'm supposed to enjoy water. Not! That symbol of a crab associated with being a Cancer has made me an old crab.

Prayer is what you make of it. Like an egg roll or classic old fashioned Italian pizza. Find your base and throw everything into it including the kitchen sink. The smallest things are the ingredients that make a relationship more than something special but its open to all things around us. This is what happens when who you believe in is greater than Chat GPT, Gemini and Grok combined.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   What carries more importance sports, religion or business success?  Plus…is the hot new term upcycling rather than recycling?    I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

When it’s extremely difficult to make up your mind.  Having the power of choice can actually weaken someone.  On this episode we’re going to explore our choice to join a church or a cult.  Aren’t they one in the same?  Plus… What is the real dividing line between a church and a cult? I’m Arroe.  Life is a series of choices.  Who decides when you’re not making it the right choice?  Is it the fear of going wrong?  The greatest lessons in life are often lost inside hidden away attempts and concepts.  It’s time to reopen your heart. Having a choice is a daily gift.  On this highway we learn to trust mirages… What is the choice? 

Everything we do is pretty much set up on social media then shot out to the world. I can't imagine what life would've been like for the tiny farm boy David who came off that field to take on Goliath. What if he had Chat GPT? This day, this way, we've been overtaken by self-proclaimed Goliaths that believe whatever word they share is the gospel. Then God comes around giving away wine, rainwater and bread while the Goliath wannabe continues to brag about being the greatest of all time.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why do creative people feel so much anxiety?  Plus…if more people invested in creative writing would there be less axiety?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

So often we hear or read stories about the walk up talk rolling hills or mountains, what about the adventures that ensue while struggling to keep your balance going down?

Living in the present. Which means what to a traveler of the past? The present? But why? There's a lot of work to be done in the past. Mindfulness, gratefulness and being present walk the same path. A stroll through reality, the good, bad, mysterious, empty, lost, not guilt free and too much weight to carry. But what about the Sunday morning preacher people tossing out verses? It's not living in the past, it's reflecting, learning from and growing beyond yesterday.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Are movie theaters really truly losing big Hollywood money?  Plus…why are grocery stores and other retail outlets always cutting back their staff?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

How often do we document the stories of all living things? It's a huge part of our everyday! Are we really supposed to drop our hearts into the soil and hope to locate another sooner more than later? Embrace your stories by including all living things in your paragraphs and chapters.

Love, peace, happiness, forgiveness and compassion. We want it every day by the hour! In baseball its three strikes then you're out. The NBA gives you six personal fouls then you're gone. I don't see anyone skating into hockey's penalty box. Love, peace, happiness, forgiveness and compassion, none of this just happens. AI and other digital devices toy with our hearts. Love, peace, happiness, forgiveness and compassion when not met is set to the side because we're ok with having the Prime Mall secondhand store experience, where everything is torn, bent, broken and cheap.

Thanks to social media and the constant talk of a community of know it all's... Who are you in the eyes of those who assume they know you?