My new friend, Jesus.

“Beginning today, treat everyone you as if they were going to be dead by midnight.  Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward.  Your life will never be the same again.” – Og Mandino

 Really, Yell at People!  Get their Attention!!!

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My new profession, Window Washing.

That is how Jesus and I became friends.  

I was walking out of the Jumpin’ Java coffeehouse in Grand Haven, when “Hey, Brother!!!” 

I thought he was calling his little brother at first.

“Where you goin’, Brother?”  He was talking to me.  

Jesus took me in and got me some dinner and offered me a bed at his place.  His friend, Summer was giving me great tips on how to make money as I go.

“You can make 100$ a day window washing.”  She explains if I get myself a squeegee and a bucket of wash and go around the local shops, it can be a lucrative biz.  She also talked about her travels and an organization called WWOOF.

World Wide Organization of Organic Farms is an organization that connects organic farms that need workers with travelers that need some grub and a place to stay.  Depends on the place as to what your responsibilities will be.

“You could work 10 hours in Texas or 5 hours in Arkansas.”  It all depends on how hard the farmers work.

Jesus Loves You

Jesus drives me out to his diesel, yellow Mercedes he is selling and drops me off near 96, a major highway where I can probably get a ride.  

“NADA!!!”  He sees a woman driving a large van with big red sunglasses on.  ”I think I might have just hooked you up.”  He says and jumps from the car to go talk to Nada.

Nada is going to Grand Rapids (I am headed to Greenville and Grand Rapids, MI is right on the way) and after some intial hesitation about picking up a hitchhiker (AHH!!!) we are headed to Grand Rapids and talking about her family.

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Kelly has worn these bracelets since she was a kid and Jesus wants to build a treehouse.

Yell at People!!!

 Not actually yell at people, but I respect and somewhat envy Jesus’ style of meeting people.  Just yell and talk to them!  

It can be hard to meet new people in America today.  We sit in cafe’s, coffee shops, restaurants, theatres, or whereever, just a few feet away from each other, but it is against some social faux pas’ to strike up a conversation.  

I like talking to people!  To feel like a part of a community!

I am going to try and “yell at people” more.

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I am going to be spending time with my father and mother over the next couple weeks but the posts are going to keep coming.  Thanks to all whom have been reaching out to me and sharing Create Our World with others!!! It makes my day everytime!!!

Create Our World.

Ben.

“Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, “Make me feel Important!”  Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in Life.” – Mary Kay Ash

 

Tags: Benjamin Jenks, create our world, grand haven, hitchhiking
Categories: People.

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